Subject-Verb Agreement

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Subject-verb agreement means:

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A subject and its verb must be both singular or both plural.

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Subject-verb agreement occurs when a subject and its verb share the same number, person, and gender.

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Same number, person, and gender.

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Basic rule of subject-verb agreement:

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A singular subject takes a singular verb; a plural subject takes a plural verb.

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Verb agreement in a compound subject:

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The part of the subject that is closer to the verb.

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When the subject and verb don't agree in number:

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The sentence lacks subject-verb agreement.

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Term for agreement between subject and verb?

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Subject-verb agreement

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Subjects and verbs must agree in number.

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Subjects and verbs must agree with each other in number (singular or plural).

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Verb agreement in person and number with:

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Its subject

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Subject-verb agreement in linguistics refers to a word changing form based on related words.

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A word changes form depending on the other words to which it relates.

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What does a verb lack when the subject doesn't agree in number?

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Subject-verb agreement