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Subject & Verb Agreement |
Familiarize yourself with the following charts, and you
will feel comfortable with subject/verb agreement:
1. Memorize the following list of 16
prepositions:
above
about
after
at |
below
beside
between
by |
for
from |
in
into
to |
of
under |
with
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- When matching a subject with the verb, delete the
prepositional phrase.
- One
(of the girls) is going.
- The samples (on the table) need to be put away.
- The killing (of protected animals) is illegal
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| 3. Treat
indefinite pronouns as singular Anybody,
anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, none, no
one, somebody, someone, something
- Everyone
(in this room) believes college should be
free.
- Each
(of those children) needs to complete his
homework.
- Everybody
(in the church) was caught up in a fellowship of
love.
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| 4.Connected
Subjects Subjects connected by and
are nearly always plural
- John and Ann are going to college now.
Subjects connected by or, nor, either/or, & neither/nor
agree with subject nearest the verb
- Money or a credit card is required for membership.
- If young boys or little girls are going, please let me know.
- Neither John nor his friends were able to make the game.
- Neither John nor Mary is in class tonight.
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| 5.
Tidbit for the day:
Always use the object form at the end of the prepositional phrase
John and him
Nancy and me
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