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What is subject verb agreement? and function of this one |
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Answer» Subject-Verb Agreement.Subjectsand verbs mustAGREEwith one another in number (singular or plural). Thus, if asubjectis singular, itsverbmust also be singular; if asubjectis plural, itsverbmust also be plural. Here are some examples of subject verb agreement (the subject is bolded and the verb underlined): Mydogalwaysgrowlsat the postal carrier. Basketballsrollacross the floor. Idon'tunderstandthe assignment. Theseclothesaretoo small for me. Peterdoesn'tlikevegetables. Thesubject-verb agreementrules apply to all personal pronouns except I and you, which, although SINGULAR, require PLURAL forms of verbs. ... Compound nouns canfunctionas a “compoundsubject.” In some instances, a compoundsubjectposes special problems for thesubject-verb agreementrule (+s, -s) |
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