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Hi everyone! How’s life? I’m back again. As usual, I’d like to share some stuff here and today it’s gonna talk about one of the material which relate to syntax as a study of sentence structure. It’s subject-verb agreement.
Subject-Verb agreement is necessary to make sure that a sentence is grammatically correct. In a sentence, the verb must agree in number with the subject. If the subject is singular, the verb must be singular. If the subject is plural, the verb must be plural. Here’s the rule of subject-verb agreement.
Compound Subjects
Compound subjects (two subjects in the same sentence) usually take a plural verb, unless the combination is treated as singular in popular usage or the two subjects refer to the same thing or person.
·         Sugar and flour are needed for the recipe.
·         Pepperoni and cheese are great on a pizza.
·         My friend and his mother are in town.

Singular Indefinite Pronouns
Here are some examples of subject verb agreement with singular indefinite pronouns:
·         Each gets a trophy for playing.
·         Somebody will pay for this.
·         Anybody is more fun than you.

Plural Indefinite Pronouns
Here are some examples of subject verb agreement with plural indefinite pronouns:
·         Both are qualified for the job.
·         Many went to the beach and got sunburned.
·         Few know what it really takes to get ahead.

Midsentence Phrase or Clause
Here are some examples of subject verb agreement with a phrase or clause between the subject and verb:
·         The women who went to the meeting were bored.
·         A virus in all the company's computers is a real threat to security.
·         The causes of this prevalent disease are bad diet and lack of exercise.

Collective Nouns
Collective nouns can be singular or plural depending on meaning. Here are some examples of subject verb agreement with collective nouns:
·         The committee meets here every Thursday. (singular)
·         The jury has finally reached a decision. (singular)
·         The staff have gone their separate ways for the holidays. (plural)

Inverted Subjects
Inverted subjects must be agree with the verb. Here are some examples:
·         There is a hair in my lasagna.
·         Over the rainbow flies a bird.
·         How are the employees enjoying the new building?
·         A good gift is a gift card.


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