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agreement is a matching relationship between subject and verb
singular subjects go with singular verb phrases
plural subjects go with plural verb phrases.
verbs have singular and plural forms only in the present tense.
This rose looks beautiful (singular), These roses look beautiful (plural)
He likes Rugby (singular) The men like rugby (plural)
past: He liked rugby. The men liked rugby - same verb form
But the be verb has singular and plural forms in both past and present tense.
singular: The box is empty (present) The box was empty (past)
plural: The boxes are empty (present) The boxes were empty (past)
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10 Example of subject and intransitive verb?
she swims nicely
What is the linking verb in the reporter might have been right about the approaching storm?
The easy way to recognize a linking verb is that a linking verb acts as an equals sign, the object of the verb is a different form of the subject (Mary is my sister. Mary=sister); or the subject becomes the object (My feet got wet. feet->wet). The linking verb in your sentence 'might have been' (reporter = right).
What is the object of this sentence Please put the wet clothes in the dryer?
YOU is the subject (understood) PUT is the verb, CLOTHES is the object of the verb put.
Is general noun or verb?
general is noun when you are speaking of a person in t he military " the general led his troops up the hill...". its also an adjective if you are speaking in summation " in general, most people enjoy eating..."
What is the difference between object of the preposition and predicate nominative?
An object of the preposition is a noun that ends the prepositional phrase as in the following sentence: She looked at the nurse. The prepositional phrase is "at the nurse." The preposition is "at" and the objective if the preposition is "nurse." A predicate nominative follows a linking verb and renames the subject as in the following sentence: My sister is a nurse. The linking verb is "is" and the predicate nominative is "nurse" which renames the subject "sister."
What is the general rule in observing subject-verb agreement?
There are about 20 rules in observing subject-verb agreement. The general rule in observing the subject verb agreement is that the subjects and the verbs must agree in number.
Inumerate 14 rules and subject verb agreement?
14 rules on subject verb agreement
What is the meaning of verb concord?
Verb concord refers to the agreement between the subject and the verb in a sentence. This means that the verb must match the subject in terms of number and person. For example, if the subject is singular, the verb should be singular, and if the subject is plural, the verb should be plural. Verb concord helps to ensure grammatical accuracy and clarity in sentences.
Pronoun verb agreement requires a correct match between a pronoun and a verb based on-?
Pronoun-verb agreement requires a correct match between a pronoun and a verb based on number (singular or plural).A singular pronoun requires a verb for a singular subject.Example: She is expected at noon. (singular subject pronoun)A plural pronoun requires a verb for a plural subject.Example: They are expected at noon. (plural subject pronoun)
Rule 7 of subject-verb agreement?
Rule 7 of subject-verb agreement states that when "either...or," "neither...nor," or "not only...but also" introduces two subjects, the verb agrees with the closer subject.
What is agreement of subject and verb?
why the subject verb agreement
Why does it matter to a verb if the subject is singular or plural in a sentence?
Subect and verb must agree, this is called the subject-verb agreement
Politics are your least favorite conversation topic. Is this the correct subject verb agreement?
Politics are your least favorite conversation topic. Is this the correct subject verb agreement?
What are rules in subject verb agreement?
The rules for subject verb agreement are that a singular subject requires a singular verb. Plurals subjects need plural verbs. For example, the singular subjects John takes the singular verb runs, or (John runs).
Agreement between subject and verb?
Agreement between subject and verb means that both are the same person and tense. This is especially important and inflected languages such as Latin, French, Italian etc. These languages have conjugation forms for person and tense and the subject and verb need to agree.
What answers who or what the sentence is about?
Subject verb agreement, i think...
Correct the subject verb agreement where is the scissors?
Where ARE the scissors.
