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 and verb in a sentence must agree in number (singular or plural).

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When do we use 'likes' instead of 'like'?

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We use 'likes' when the subject is singular (he, she, it) or when using 'either...or' or 'neither...nor' with a singular subject.

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What is the correct verb form for 'Neither Tina nor Fernando ____ jazz'?

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The correct verb form is 'likes' because the subject is treated as singular.

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When do we use 'has' instead of 'have'?

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We use 'has' with singular subjects (he, she, it) and 'have' with plural subjects (they, we, you).

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What is the correct verb form for 'Either Andy or Karla ____ the information you need'?

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The correct verb form is 'has' because the subject is treated as singular.

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What is the correct verb form for 'There ____ twenty students in my French class'?

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

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When do we use 'have' instead of 'has'?

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We use 'have' with plural subjects (they, we, you) and with the pronouns I and you.

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What is the correct verb form for 'Many of us ____ been fascinated by the wonders of outer space'?

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The correct verb form is 'have' because 'many of us' is plural.

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What is the correct verb form for 'Your friends ____ gone home by now'?

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The correct verb form is 'have' because 'friends' is 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 (e.g., cat, dog, Tina).