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Subject/Verb
Agreement
Which sentence is
correct?
Packing your own lunches save money.
Why?
The subject is collection, which is a singular noun, so the
verb must be singular. The correct verb is impresses.
Remember, the object of the preposition (silver spoons
and tea sets) is never the subject of the sentence.
In the following pairs, one
sentence is correct, and the
other sentence has a subject-
verb agreement error. Which
sentence is correct?
Why?
Remember rule #7: The verb must agree with its
subject even when the subject follows the verb.
Questions, sentences beginning with here or there,
and sometimes sentences beginning with a
prepositional phrase, place the subject after the verb.
Example: Here are several ideas.
In the following pairs, one
sentence is correct, and the
other sentence has a subject-
verb agreement error. Which
sentence is correct?
Why?
Remember rule #2: Here the subject is
compound (the pole and bait), which makes it
plural. Therefore, the verb must also be plural.
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