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RULES ON

SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT
RULE: SUBJECTS AND VERBS
MUST AGREE IN NUMBER.

Example: VERB

LAZINESS IS THE SIBLING OF


SUBJECT
STARVATION.
 WHO,
THAT AND WHICH ARE
CONSIDERED SINGULAR OR
PLURAL ACCORDING TO THE NOUN
DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THEM. DO
NOT GET CONFUSED BY THE WORDS
THAT COME BETWEEN THE SUBJECT
AND THE VERB; THEY DO NOT
AFFECT AGREEMENT.
Example:
SUBJECT

One who spends too much time


choosing ends up with crack wares..
VERB
Example:
SUBJECT

Those who act tough are really coward.


VERB
RULE: PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES BETWEEN THE
SUBJECT AND THE VERB DO NOT AFFECT AGREEMENT.

VERB
Example:
FAITH IN GOD BRINGS US
SUBJECT
SUCCES IN LIFE.
Example:
SUBJECT

A friend in need is a friend indeed.


VERB

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