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Grammar Class: Concord
Being able to find the right subject and verb will help you correct errors of subject-verb agreement. Basic Rule. A singular subject ( she, Bill, car) takes a singular verb ( is, goes, shines), whereas a plural subject takes a plural verb. Example: The list of items is /are on the desk. If you know that list is the subject, then you will choose is for the verb. Rule 1 . A subject will come before a phrase beginning with of. This is a key rule for understanding subjects. The word of is the culprit in many, perhaps most, subject-verb mistakes. Hasty writers, speakers, readers, and listeners might miss the all-too-common mistake in the following sentence: Incorrect: A bouquet of yellow roses lend color and fragrance to the room. Correct: A bouquet of yellow roses lends . . . ( bouquet lends , not roses lend ) Rule 2 . Two singular subjects connected by or, either/or, or neither/nor require a singular verb. Examples: My aunt or my uncle is arriving by train today. Neither Jo...
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