SENTENCE A is a group of words expressing a complete thought. The subject is the part of the sentence about which something is explained; it is what the sentence is talking about. had a headache. The werewolf caused him to wince. His infected fang The predicate is the other necessary part of the sentence; it is the part that has something to say about the subject. The humiliated woman is squatting under the bridge. The door slammed in his face. Usage - Subject-Verb Agreement and must AGREE with one another in (singular or plural). Thus, if a subject is Subjects verbs number singular, its verb must also be singular; if a subject is plural, its verb must also be plural. A phrase or clause between subject and verb does not change the number of the subject. Compound subjects joined by are always plural. and With compound subjects joined by the verb agrees with the subject nearer to it. or/nor, Plural indefinite pronoun subjects take plural verbs. PLURAL: several, few, both, many Some indefinite pronouns may be either singular or plural: with uncountable, use singular; with countable, use plural. EITHER SINGULAR OR PLURAL: some, any, none, all, most Sugar is uncountable; therefore, the sentence has a singular verb. Marbles are countable; therefore, the sentence has a plural verb.
A SENTENCE is a group of words expressing a complete thought. The subject is the part of the sentence about which something is explained; it is what the sentence is talking about. The werewolf had a headache. His infected fang caused him to wince. The predicate is the other necessary part of the sentence; it is the part that has something to say about the subject. The humiliated woman is squatting under the bridge. The door slammed in his face. Usage - Subject-Verb Agreement Subjects and verbs must AGREE with one another in number (singular or plural). Thus, if a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular; if a subject is plural, its verb must also be plural. A phrase or clause between subject and verb does not change the number of the subject. Compound subjects joined by and are always plural. With compound subjects joined by or/nor, the verb agrees with the subject nearer to it. Plural indefinite pronoun subjects take plural verbs. PLURAL: several, few, both, many Some indefinite pronouns may be either singular or plural: with uncountable, use singular; with countable, use plural. EITHER SINGULAR OR PLURAL: some, any, none, all, most Sugar is uncountable; therefore, the sentence has a singular verb. Marbles are countable; therefore, the sentence has a plural verb.
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