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Subject/Verb Ag reement
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❚ When subjects and verbs agree, they match in number and person. ❚ In other words, singular subjects require singular verbs and plural subjects match plural verbs; third person subjects require the third person form of the verb.
My brothers buy old bicycles to repair. McGraw-Hill
My brother buys old bicycles to repair. Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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❚ In English, regular verbs take the same form for singular and plural except for the third-person singular form of verb. Thethe boy walks. The boys walk. ❚ The -s, or -es ending on a verb designates a singular verb. ❚ In fact, nouns and verbs are the opposite where plural endings are concerned. McGraw-Hill
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❚ A subject agrees with its verb no matter how far apart the two are. Do not be distracted by nouns or pronouns placed between the subject and verb. ❙ The ducks on the lake behind the school swim in large groups. ❙ A list of required readings is mailed to entering freshmen. McGraw-Hill
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❚ A compound subject that is linked by the conjunction “and ” requires a plural verb. ❙ Both the college newspaper and the literary magazine fail to attract experienced staff.
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❚ A compound subject linked by the conjunction or or nor requires a singular verb. ❙ Either the dean or his assistant addresses the freshmen class. ❙ Neither geology nor astronomy is required for my major.
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❚ Indefinite pronouns refer to indefinite persons or things and usually require a singular verb. ❙ Each of the volunteers tutors for at least three hours every week.
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❚ If a collective noun acts as a single unit, it takes a singular verb. ❙ My entire family is coming for homecoming weekend.
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❚ When normal word order is inverted and the subject follows the verb, the subject and verb must agree. ❙ Standing at the door with grins on their faces were the cheerleaders.
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❚ Note: Sentences that begin with there or here have the subject follow the verb. ❙ There are three branches of government: judicial, executive , and legislative.
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Incorrect Incorrect Movies in today’s market makes a great deal of money.
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Revised Revised Movies in today’s market make a great deal of money.
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Incorrect Incorrect The American audiences pays for tickets at the theater and for cable at home.
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Revised Revised The American audiences pay for tickets at the theater and for cable at home.
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Correct Correct The international market, which includes dozens of countries, produces even more profit.
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Incorrect Incorrect Films are very expensive to manufacture, so American studios creates far more films than other countries.
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Revised Revised Films are very expensive to manufacture, so American studios create far more films than other countries.
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Incorrect Incorrect There is many advantages to seeing a movie in the theater rather than watching a video at home.
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Revised Revised There are many advantages to seeing a movie in the theater rather than watching a video at home.
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20
Correct Correct The dark theater and the enormous screen take the movie viewer to another world.
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21
Incorrect Incorrect The background music in movies play an important role.
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Revised Revised The background music in movies plays an important role.
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Correct Correct The music creates a mood and gives a signal of something to come.
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Incorrect Incorrect Not everyone in the entertainment fields agree about the quality of movies.
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25
Revised Revised Not everyone in the entertainment field agrees about the quality of movies.
McGraw-Hill
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26
Incorrect Incorrect Neither the use of subtitles nor black and white photography demonstrate the preferences of most Americans.
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Revised Revised Neither the use of subtitles nor black and white photography demonstrates the preferences of most Americans.
McGraw-Hill
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Any Questions?
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McGraw-Hill
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1
Subject/Verb Agreement
2
❚ When subjects and verbs agree, they match in number and person. ❚ In other words, singular subjects require singular verbs and plural subjects match plural verbs; third person subjects require the third person form of the verb.
My brothers buy old bicycles to repair. McGraw-Hill
My brother buys old bicycles to repair. Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Subject/Verb Agreement
3
❚ In English, regular verbs take the same form for singular and plural except for the third-person singular form of verb. Thethe boy walks. The boys walk. ❚ The -s, or -es ending on a verb designates a singular verb. ❚ In fact, nouns and verbs are the opposite where plural endings are concerned. McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Subject/Verb Agreement
4
❚ A subject agrees with its verb no matter how far apart the two are. Do not be distracted by nouns or pronouns placed between the subject and verb. ❙ The ducks on the lake behind the school swim in large groups. ❙ A list of required readings is mailed to entering freshmen. McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Subject/Verb Agreement
5
❚ A compound subject that is linked by the conjunction “and ” requires a plural verb. ❙ Both the college newspaper and the literary magazine fail to attract experienced staff.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Subject/Verb Agreement
6
❚ A compound subject linked by the conjunction or or nor requires a singular verb. ❙ Either the dean or his assistant addresses the freshmen class. ❙ Neither geology nor astronomy is required for my major.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Subject/Verb Agreement
7
❚ Indefinite pronouns refer to indefinite persons or things and usually require a singular verb. ❙ Each of the volunteers tutors for at least three hours every week.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Subject/Verb Agreement
8
❚ If a collective noun acts as a single unit, it takes a singular verb. ❙ My entire family is coming for homecoming weekend.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Subject/Verb Agreement
9
❚ When normal word order is inverted and the subject follows the verb, the subject and verb must agree. ❙ Standing at the door with grins on their faces were the cheerleaders.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Subject/Verb Agreement
10
❚ Note: Sentences that begin with there or here have the subject follow the verb. ❙ There are three branches of government: judicial, executive , and legislative.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
11
Incorrect Incorrect Movies in today’s market makes a great deal of money.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
12
Revised Revised Movies in today’s market make a great deal of money.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
13
Incorrect Incorrect The American audiences pays for tickets at the theater and for cable at home.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
14
Revised Revised The American audiences pay for tickets at the theater and for cable at home.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
15
Correct Correct The international market, which includes dozens of countries, produces even more profit.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
16
Incorrect Incorrect Films are very expensive to manufacture, so American studios creates far more films than other countries.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
17
Revised Revised Films are very expensive to manufacture, so American studios create far more films than other countries.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
18
Incorrect Incorrect There is many advantages to seeing a movie in the theater rather than watching a video at home.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
19
Revised Revised There are many advantages to seeing a movie in the theater rather than watching a video at home.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
20
Correct Correct The dark theater and the enormous screen take the movie viewer to another world.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
21
Incorrect Incorrect The background music in movies play an important role.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
22
Revised Revised The background music in movies plays an important role.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
23
Correct Correct The music creates a mood and gives a signal of something to come.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
24
Incorrect Incorrect Not everyone in the entertainment fields agree about the quality of movies.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
25
Revised Revised Not everyone in the entertainment field agrees about the quality of movies.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
26
Incorrect Incorrect Neither the use of subtitles nor black and white photography demonstrate the preferences of most Americans.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
27
Revised Revised Neither the use of subtitles nor black and white photography demonstrates the preferences of most Americans.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
28
Any Questions?
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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