Subject-Verb Agreement #1

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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. Singular subjects take singular verbs, and plural subjects take plural verbs.

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The dog barks.'

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The subject is 'The dog.'

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Identify the verb in the sentence: 'The dog barks.'

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The verb is 'barks.'

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What is the correct verb form for the subject 'The team'?

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

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Choose the correct verb: 'Neither the teacher nor the students ____ ready.'

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The correct verb is 'are' because 'students' is plural.

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What is the rule for using 'each' with verbs?

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When 'each' is the subject, it takes a singular verb.

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Identify the subject and verb in the sentence: 'The flowers bloom in spring.'

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Subject: 'The flowers'; Verb: 'bloom'.

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Choose the correct verb: 'The committee ____ making a decision.'

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The correct verb is 'is' because 'committee' is a collective noun treated as singular.

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What is the correct verb form for the subject 'The children'?

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The correct verb form is 'are' because 'children' is plural.

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The cat sleeps on the mat.'

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The subject is 'The cat.'