Basic Grammar Subject verb agreement
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The document discusses subject-verb agreement, noting that the subject and verb must agree in number (singular or plural) and person (first, second, or third). It provides examples of six common situations where subject-verb disagreement occurs: when the subject and verb are separated, with compound subjects, with indefinite pronouns, with collective nouns, with plural nouns that are singular in meaning, and with titles. The document aims to help identify and avoid subject-verb disagreement errors.
Basic Grammar Subject verb agreement
- 1. Subject Verb Agreement 息 2005 Ma Foi Management Consultants
- 2. The subject of a sentence must agree with the verb of the sentence in two ways: in number: singular vs plural in person: first, second, or third person 息 2005 Ma Foi Management
- 3. How do we know we have disagreement between the subject and verb? How do we catch subject-verb disagreement? 息 2005 Ma Foi Management
- 4. Disagreement Errors There are six situations in which subject-verb disagreement errors occur most often: 息 2005 Ma Foi Management
- 5. Disagreement Errors - 1 When the subject and verb are separated: The characters in this Shakespeares play lives in a world that has been turned upside-down incorrect The characters in this Shakespeares play live in a world that has been turned upsidedown - correct 息 2005 Ma Foi Management
- 6. Disagreement Errors - 2 Compound subjects: Rama and Lakshmana is characters from The Ramayana - incorrect Rama and Lakshmana are characters from The Ramayana - correct 息 2005 Ma Foi Management
- 7. Disagreement Errors - 3 Indefinite Pronouns: Each of the poems are not more than 4 lines incorrect Each of the poems is not more than 4 lines correct 息 2005 Ma Foi Management
- 8. Disagreement Errors - 3 Indefinite Pronouns: Both of the main characters in the movie shows music has a strong influence in ones life - incorrect Both of the main characters in the movie show music has a strong influence in ones life - correct 息 2005 Ma Foi Management
- 9. Disagreement Errors - 4 Collective Nouns: The majority of British prefer to wear black or grey attire incorrect The majority of British prefers to wear black or grey attire - correct 息 2005 Ma Foi Management
- 10. Disagreement Errors - 5 Plural nouns that are singular in meaning: Politics are not an issue in most western countries - incorrect Politics is not an issue in most western countries - correct 息 2005 Ma Foi Management
- 11. Disagreement Errors - 6 Titles: Gullivers Travels are my favorite story book - incorrect Gullivers Travels is my favorite story book - correct 息 2005 Ma Foi Management