8:12-14 - Subject Verb Agreement

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What is Subject-Verb Agreement?

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Subject-Verb Agreement is the grammatical rule that the subject of a sentence must agree in number with its verb. If the subject is singular, the verb must be singular; if the subject is plural, the verb must be plural.

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What is a singular subject?

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A singular subject refers to one person, place, thing, or idea. For example, 'The cat runs.' Here, 'cat' is singular.

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What is a plural subject?

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A plural subject refers to more than one person, place, thing, or idea. For example, 'The cats run.' Here, 'cats' is plural.

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What verb form should be used with a singular subject?

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A singular subject requires a singular verb form, often ending in 's' or 'es'. For example, 'The dog barks.'

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What verb form should be used with a plural subject?

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A plural subject requires a plural verb form, which typically does not end in 's'. For example, 'The dogs bark.'

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What is the correct verb form in the sentence: 'Neither the cat nor the dogs ___ hungry.'

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The correct verb form is 'are'. 'Neither...nor' takes the verb form that agrees with the nearest subject, which is 'dogs' (plural).

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What is the correct verb form in the sentence: 'The team ___ winning the game.'

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The correct verb form is 'is'. 'Team' is a collective noun treated as singular.

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What is a collective noun?

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A collective noun refers to a group of individuals or things considered as a single unit, such as 'team', 'flock', or 'family'.

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What is the correct verb form in the sentence: 'A group of students ___ going on a field trip.'

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The correct verb form is 'is'. 'Group' is singular, so the verb must also be singular.

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What is the correct verb form in the sentence: 'The flock of birds ___ flying south.'

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The correct verb form is 'is'. 'Flock' is singular, so the verb must also be singular.