Subject-Verb
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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT RULES 1. Use verbs that agree with a subjet! "#t with a "#u" that is $art #% a &#'i%(i"g $hrase #r )ause betwee" verb a"' subjet* +. Use si"gu)ar #r $)ura) verbs that agree with the subjet! "#t with the #&$)e&e"t #% the subjet* ,. Use si"gu)ar verbs with si"gu)ar i"'e%i"ite $r#"#u"s eah! the -b#'ies!/ -#"es!/ a"' -thi"gs/ 0anybody ! everyone! nothing ! a"' the )i2e* 3. Use $)ura) verbs with $)ura) i"'e%i"ite $r#"#u"s* 4. Use si"gu)ar verbs with u"#u"tab)e "#u"s that %#))#w a" i"'e%i"ite $r#"#u"* 5. Use $)ura) verbs with #u"tab)e "#u"s that %#))#w a" i"'e%i"ite $r#"#u"* 6. Use $)ura) verbs with #&$#u"' subjets that i")u'e and * 7. Use $)ura) verbs #r si"gu)ar verbs! 'e$e"'i"g #" the %#r& #% the "#u" "earest the verb! with #&$#u"' subjets that i")u'e nor #r or * 8. Use si"gu)ar verbs with i"verte' subjets that i")u'e si"gu)ar "#u"s* 19. Use $)ura) verbs with i"verte' subjets 0th#se begi""i"g with the e:$)etive there rather tha" the atua) subjet that i")u'e $)ura) "#u"s*
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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT RULES
1. Use verbs that agree with a subjet! "#t with a "#u" that is $art #% a &#'i%(i"g $hrase
#r )ause betwee" verb a"' subjet*
+. Use si"gu)ar #r $)ura) verbs that agree with the subjet! "#t with the #&$)e&e"t #%the subjet*
,. Use si"gu)ar verbs with si"gu)ar i"'e%i"ite $r#"#u"s eah! the -b#'ies!/ -#"es!/a"' -thi"gs/ 0anybody ! everyone! nothing ! a"' the )i2e*
3. Use $)ura) verbs with $)ura) i"'e%i"ite $r#"#u"s*
4. Use si"gu)ar verbs with u"#u"tab)e "#u"s that %#))#w a" i"'e%i"ite $r#"#u"*
5. Use $)ura) verbs with #u"tab)e "#u"s that %#))#w a" i"'e%i"ite $r#"#u"*
6. Use $)ura) verbs with #&$#u"' subjets that i")u'e and *
7. Use $)ura) verbs #r si"gu)ar verbs! 'e$e"'i"g #" the %#r& #% the "#u" "earest theverb! with #&$#u"' subjets that i")u'e nor #r or *
8. Use si"gu)ar verbs with i"verte' subjets that i")u'e si"gu)ar "#u"s*
19. Use $)ura) verbs with i"verte' subjets 0th#se begi""i"g with thee:$)etive there rather tha" the atua) subjet that i")u'e $)ura) "#u"s*
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11. Use si"gu)ar #r $)ura) verbs with #))etive "#u"s 'e$e"'i"g #" &ea"i"g*
1+. Use si"gu)ar verbs %#r 'esig"ati#"s #% e"tities! suh as "ati#"s #r #rga"i;ati#"s! #r#&$#siti#"s! suh as b##2s #r %i)&s*
1,. Use si"gu)ar verbs %#r subjets $)ura) i" %#r& but si"gu)ar i" &ea"i"g*
13. Use si"gu)ar #r $)ura) verbs %#r subjets $)ura) i" %#r& but $)ura) #r si"gu)ar i"&ea"i"g 'e$e"'i"g #" the #"te:t*
14. Use $)ura) verbs %#r subjets $)ura) i" %#r& a"' &ea"i"g*
15. Use $)ura) verbs i" #"struti#"s #% the %#r& #"e #% th#se 0b)a"2 wh# . . ./*
16. Use si"gu)ar verbs i" #"struti#"s #% the %#r& the #")( #"e #% th#se 0b)a"2wh# . . ./*
17. Use si"gu)ar verbs i" #"struti#"s #% the %#r& the "u&ber #% 0b)a"2 . . ./*
18. Use $)ura) verbs i" #"struti#"s #% the %#r& a "u&ber #% 0b)a"2 . . ./*
+9. Use si"gu)ar verbs i" #"struti#" #% the %#r&s ever( 0b)a"2 . . ./ a"' &a"( a0b)a"2 . . ./*
