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 of a sentence must agree in number (singular or plural) with its verb.

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When should you use 'does' instead of 'do'?

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Use 'does' with singular subjects (he, she, it) and 'do' with plural subjects (they, we) or with 'I' and 'you'.

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What is the correct verb form for the sentence: 'Eighty dollars _____ all the money that I had left in my bank account'?

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was

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What is the correct verb form for the sentence: 'Houses in this neighborhood (is, are) very expensive'?

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are

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What is the correct verb form for the sentence: 'Neither my dad nor my mom _____ how to speak another language'?

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knows

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What is the correct verb form for the sentence: 'Forest fires in the United States (destroys, destroy) millions of trees each year'?

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destroy

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What is the rule for using 'neither/nor' with verbs?

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When using 'neither/nor', the verb agrees with the nearest subject.

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What is the correct verb form for the sentence: 'The team (is, are) winning the game'?

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is

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What is the correct verb form for the sentence: 'A group of students (was, were) selected for the competition'?

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was

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What is the correct verb form for the sentence: 'The committee (decides, decide) on the new policy tomorrow'?

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decides