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To write a subject-verb agreement sentence, make sure that the subject and verb in the sentence match in number. For example, in a sentence like "She eats pizza," "eats" agrees with the singular subject "She." In contrast, for a plural subject like "They," you would use a plural verb form, as in "They eat pizza."
A singular subject must have a singular verb, and a plural subject must have a plural verb. When the subject is joined by "and," use a plural verb. Use a singular verb with singular indefinite pronouns like "everyone" or "nobody." Collective nouns can take a singular or plural verb depending on the context. Make sure to match the verb with the closest subject when using phrases like "along with" or "as well as."
The second person, personal pronoun is you.The pronoun 'you' functions as a subject or an object in a sentence.The pronoun 'you' functions as a singular or a plural pronoun.The second person, possessive pronoun is yours.The pronoun 'yours' functions as a subject or an object in a sentence.The pronoun 'yours' functions as a singular or a plural pronoun.The second person, possessive adjective is your.The pronoun 'your' can describe a noun that is a subject or an object in a sentence.The pronoun 'your' can take the place of a singular or a plural noun.Examples:Jack, you can wash up for lunch now. (singular subject)Children, you can wash up for lunch now. (plural subject)Lunch is ready. Jack, yours is on the table. (singular subject)Lunch is ready. Children, yours is on the table. (plural subject)Jack, your lunch is ready. (singular, describes the subject noun)Children, your lunch is ready. (plural, describes the subject noun)
The pronouns "everyone" and "everything" are actually considered singular, not plural, even though they may refer to multiple individuals or things. These pronouns take singular verb forms, such as "everyone is" or "everything was."
The plural subject pronouns take the place of a plural noun or two or more nouns or pronouns as the subject of a sentence or a clause.The plural subject pronouns are: we and they.The subject pronoun that functions as both singular and plural is: whoThe pronoun that functions as both singular and plural, subject and object is: you.Examples:The books were half price because they had some water damage.Jack and Jill came for a visit. They brought photos of their vacation.The people who come to the party will all get a gift.You will love the cake I made for you.
To write a subject-verb agreement sentence, make sure that the subject and verb in the sentence match in number. For example, in a sentence like "She eats pizza," "eats" agrees with the singular subject "She." In contrast, for a plural subject like "They," you would use a plural verb form, as in "They eat pizza."
rule 1:a singular subject requires a singular verb rule2:a plural subject requires a plural verb rule3:singular indefinite pronouns take singular verbs rule4:plural indefinite pronouns take plural verbs rule5:a collective noun takes a singular verb when the group it names acts as one single unit rule6:a collective noun takes a plural verb when the group it names acts individually rule7:compound subjects joined by"AND" take plural verbs.However ,when these compound subjects are considered one item or reffer to one person or thing, then it requires a singular verb rule8:compound subjects connected by or,nor,either...or and neither...nor,the verb agrees with the nearer subject. rule9:titles,amounts,and measurmaents take singular verbs rule10:plural nouns preceded by"a number of" take plural verbs rule11:plural nouns preceded by"the number of" take singular verbs
The second person, personal pronoun is you.The pronoun 'you' functions as a subject or an object in a sentence.The pronoun 'you' functions as a singular or a plural pronoun.The second person, possessive pronoun is yours.The pronoun 'yours' functions as a subject or an object in a sentence.The pronoun 'yours' functions as a singular or a plural pronoun.The second person, possessive adjective is your.The pronoun 'your' can describe a noun that is a subject or an object in a sentence.The pronoun 'your' can take the place of a singular or a plural noun.Examples:Jack, you can wash up for lunch now. (singular subject)Children, you can wash up for lunch now. (plural subject)Lunch is ready. Jack, yours is on the table. (singular subject)Lunch is ready. Children, yours is on the table. (plural subject)Jack, your lunch is ready. (singular, describes the subject noun)Children, your lunch is ready. (plural, describes the subject noun)
Plural because it has a "s." If you take off the "s'' it will become singular.
Did you mean does it take a singular or plural noun form? If so, the answer is singular. A range of products WAS available, not WERE available.
The noun workforce is singular and takes a singular verbThe plural form is 'workforces'.Examples:The workforce at the plant is on strike. (singular)Most of the workforces of the nineteenth century were in agriculture. (plural)
The plural subject pronouns take the place of a plural noun or two or more nouns or pronouns as the subject of a sentence or a clause.The plural subject pronouns are: we and they.The subject pronoun that functions as both singular and plural is: whoThe pronoun that functions as both singular and plural, subject and object is: you.Examples:The books were half price because they had some water damage.Jack and Jill came for a visit. They brought photos of their vacation.The people who come to the party will all get a gift.You will love the cake I made for you.
Subjects and verbs must agree in number and personVerb agreement is a matching relation between subject and verb, the main rule of agreement is:singular subjects go with singular verb phrasesplural subjects go with plural verb phrases.In present tense (3rd person) - if the noun is singular the verb must have an -s. If the noun is plural the verb doesn't have an -s.The bench needs cleaning ( singular subject - bench, verb - need+s)The benches need cleaning (plural subject - benches, verb - need)The flower looks beautiful. The flowers look beautiful.Verbs have singular and plural forms only in the present tense. In the past tense there is no agreement problem as the verb doesn't change.The flower looked beautiful. The flowers looked beautiful.Be verb has plural and singular forms.Presentam - singular, with I as subject. I am ready.are - plural, with we, you, they or plural subjects. We are ready. The cars are ready.is - singular, with he,she,it or singular subjects. She is ready. The car is ready.Pastwas- singular, with I, he, she, it or singular subjects. He was ready. The car was ready.were- plural, with we, you, they or plural subjects. We were ready. The cars were ready
The pronouns "everyone" and "everything" are actually considered singular, not plural, even though they may refer to multiple individuals or things. These pronouns take singular verb forms, such as "everyone is" or "everything was."
are takes the plural form
Pronouns that take a plural verb are: we, you, they, and these; and any combination of singular pronouns will take a plural verb, such as 'You and I...'.
The personal pronoun that is used for singular or plural is you.The pronoun 'you' can take the place of a singular, plural , or a compound antecedent.Examples:Jack, I've made lunch for you. (singular)Boys, I've made lunch for you. (plural)Jack and Jill, I've made lunch for you. (plural)