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 a plural verb?

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Use a plural verb when the subject is plural, meaning it refers to more than one person or thing.

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What is the correct verb form for 'The team and the cheerleaders ___ on the football field'?

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The correct verb form is 'were' because 'team and cheerleaders' is a compound subject.

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What is the correct verb form for 'The mascot, as well as the hockey players, ___ at the school'?

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The correct verb form is 'volunteers' because the main subject is 'mascot', which is singular.

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What is the correct verb form for 'They ___ every day in their journals'?

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The correct verb form is 'write' because 'they' is a plural subject.

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What is the correct verb form for 'Gio, together with his girlfriend, ___ the guests at the party'?

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The correct verb form is 'greets' because 'Gio' is a singular subject.

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What is the correct verb form for 'The pants ___ made of denim'?

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The correct verb form is 'are' because 'pants' is a plural subject.

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What is a compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more subjects that are joined by a conjunction and share the same verb.

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What is the rule for subjects joined by 'and'?

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When subjects are joined by 'and', they typically take a plural verb.

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What is the rule for subjects joined by 'or' or 'nor'?

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When subjects are joined by 'or' or 'nor', the verb agrees with the subject closest to it.