Subject-Verb Agreement 9D

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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 (singular or plural) with its verb.

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When do you use a singular verb?

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A singular verb is used when the subject is singular, meaning it refers to one person, place, thing, or idea.

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When do you use a plural verb?

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A plural verb is used when the subject is plural, meaning it refers to more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

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What is a collective noun?

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A collective noun is a word that represents a group of individuals or things, such as 'team', 'flock', or 'band'.

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How does a collective noun affect verb agreement?

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A collective noun is usually treated as singular when it refers to the group as a single unit, so it takes a singular verb.

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What is an example of a sentence with subject-verb agreement?

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The dog barks loudly. (singular subject with singular verb)

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What is an example of a sentence with plural subject-verb agreement?

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The dogs bark loudly. (plural subject with plural verb)

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What is an intervening phrase?

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An intervening phrase is a group of words that comes between the subject and the verb in a sentence, but does not change the subject-verb agreement.

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The group of students is studying.'

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The subject is 'group', which is singular.

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Identify the verb in the sentence: 'The cats play in the yard.'

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The verb is 'play', which agrees with the plural subject 'cats'.