Subject/Verb Agreement with Prepositional Phrases

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What is subject-verb agreement?

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Subject-verb agreement means that the subject of a sentence must match the verb in number (singular or plural). For example, 'The dog barks' (singular) vs. 'The dogs bark' (plural).

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What is a prepositional phrase?

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A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. For example, 'in the park' or 'under the table.'

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How does a prepositional phrase affect subject-verb agreement?

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A prepositional phrase does not affect the subject-verb agreement. The verb should agree with the main subject, not the noun in the prepositional phrase.

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

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The subject is 'group.' Even though 'students' is plural, the main subject 'group' is singular, so the verb 'is' is used.

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Choose the correct verb: 'The team of players ____ winning the game.' (is/are)

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is

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What is the correct verb form: 'The flock of birds ____ flying south.' (is/are)

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is

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The box of chocolates was delicious.'

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The subject is 'box.' The verb 'was' agrees with the singular subject 'box,' not the plural 'chocolates.'

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Choose the correct verb: 'The committee ____ making a decision.' (is/are)

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is

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What is the present tense of the verb that agrees with the subject? 'The cat (chase) the mouse.'

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chases

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Choose the correct verb: 'The group of friends ____ going to the concert.' (is/are)

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is