Sub-Verb-Agr & Run-on - Fragment

"To consider Subject-Verb Agreement, we need to follow...."

• Number of Subject

• Gender of Subject

• Time/ Tense

• State/ Condition

• Types of Subject in the sentence

"Subject-Verb Agreement rules apply only when it is .................................... time/ Tense."

"Considering the following is important to apply SVA correctly."

• How is the Subject considered (Individually, as units etc.)

• Distance of the Subject from the Verb

• Type of presentation of the Subject (For example, through Coordinating Conjunctions)

• The type/ number/ meaning of Pronouns

• General rules of Tense

"In the following, the correct sentence is..."

• Water and Clothes are essential for survival in the desert

• Water and Clothes is essential for survival in the desert

"The correct version is..."

• Either the sculpture or the paintings are there is the museum

• Either the sculpture or the paintings is there is the museum

"The correct sentence is ..."

• Neither he nor I am going to Paris

• Neither he nor I are going to Paris

"The correct one would be..."

• Each of the horses are strong

• Each of the horses is strong

"The correct sentence would be..."

• I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time.

• I love to write papers. I would write one every day if I had the time.

• I love to write papers, I would write one every day if I had the time.

"The appropriate version is..."

• The results of the study were inconclusive, therefore more research needs to be done on the topic

• The results of the study were inconclusive. Therefore more research needs to be done on the topic

• The results of the study were inconclusive. Therefore, more research needs to be done on the topic.

"The issue with completeness does not lie with the sentence..."

• Because I love to write papers.

• I love to write papers.

• I love to write papers because.