Mastering Subject-Verb Agreement with Intervening Phrases

What is the primary focus of the video tutorial?

• Subject-verb agreement with intervening phrases

• Use of adjectives and adverbs

• Passive and active voice

• Pronoun-antecedent agreement

What does the verb in a sentence typically agree with?

• The object of the preposition

• The longest noun phrase

• The main subject

• The nearest noun

In the example with 'CD' and 'songs', what does the verb 'is' agree with?

• None of the above

• Bob Marley and the Wailers

• CD

• Songs

Why does the verb 'represent' not agree with 'allegory' in the given examples?

• Allegory is not the main subject

• It is part of a participial phrase

• The verb always agrees with the nearest noun

• Allegory is plural

What role does the adjective clause play in the sentence about the Great Barrier Reef?

• It is the main focus of the verb agreement

• It serves as the main subject

• It changes the verb to plural

• It provides additional information but does not affect verb agreement

Which phrase does not affect the number of the subject in a sentence?

• Along with

• As well as

• Both A and C

• Including

What is the correct verb form when the subject is 'the teacher' followed by a compound preposition?

• Have been

• Are

• Was

• Were

If 'students' is the subject in a sentence with a compound preposition, what is the correct verb form?

• Has been

• Were

• Is

• Was

What should you not be misled by when determining the subject-verb agreement?

• Compound prepositions

• All of the above

• Subordinate clauses

• Adjective clauses

What is the verb agreement in the sentence 'The Great Barrier Reef, which supports many marine animals, lies off northeastern Australia'?

• Is lying

• Are lying

• Lie

• Lies