SUBJECT- VERB

AGREEMENT
RULE # 1
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A verb agrees with
its subject in
number.

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  The car stays in the garage.
RULE # 1
Example  The car is in the garage.

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The flower _____ good.
(smell)

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The ice cream _____ sweet.
(is, are)

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The policemen_____ fast.
(run)

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RULE # 2
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The number of the subject
(singular or plural) is not
changed by words that
come between the subject
and the verb.

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  One of the eggs breaks.
RULE # 2
Example  One of the eggs is broken.

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The fruits on the basket _____ good.
(smell)

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The sandwich at the canteen_____ excellent.

(is, are)

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One of the policemen_____ fast.
(run)

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RULE # 3
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Some subjects always take
a singular verb even though
the meaning may seem
plural.

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  Someone in the game is hurt.
RULE # 3
Example  Someone in the game hurts
the referee.

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Each student _____ given a book.
(is, are)

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Everyone _____ the parade.
(join)

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Nobody _____ to him.
(speak)

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RULE # 4
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Some words may be singular
or plural, depending upon
their use in a sentence,

some, any, all, most.

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  Most of the news is good.
RULE # 3
Example  Most of the flowers are yellow.

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  Most of the news contains
good information.
RULE # 3
Example  Most of the flowers dry after a
week

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Any tools _____ useful.
(is, are)

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Any tool _____ useful.
(is, are)

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Most of the kids _____ to play.
(want)

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Direction: Write the correct verb to be used in each of
the sentences below
1. Your friend (talk-talks) too much.
2. The man with the roses (look-looks) like your
brother.
3. The women in the pool (swim-swims) well.
4. Bill (drive-drives) a cab.
5. The football players (run-runs) five miles
every day.
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6. That red-haired lady in the fur hat (live-lives) across the
street.
7. He (cook-cooks) dinner for his family.
8. The boys (walk-walks) to school every day.
9. The weather on the coast (appear-appears) to be good
this weekend.
10. The center on the basketball team (bounce-bounces)
the ball too high.

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11. Each of the girls (look-looks) good on skis.
12. Everybody (was-were) asked to remain quiet.
13. Neither of the men (is-are) here yet.
14. (Is-Are) each of the girls ready to leave?
15. Several of the sheep (is-are) sick.

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16. Some members of the faculty (is-are) present.
17. Nobody in the class (has-have) the answer.
18. Each of the girls (observe-observes) all the
regulations.
19. All of the milk (is-are) gone.
20. Most of the seats (was-were) taken.

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