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The subject is implicitly "the result of five plus two", which is singular. As a result the verb is in the singular: equalsrather than equal.
The rule is that a singular subject takes a singular verb, and a plural subject takes a plural verb.The important note is that plural verbs are generally those that do not end in S. For the third person singular, the singular verb will often have an S.Example:The boys eat. (plural)The boy eats. (singular)They eat. (plural pronoun)He eats. (singular pronoun)(see the related question)
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There is only one rule of which I am aware -- Subjects and verbs must agree in number and in person.
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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.
The dog barks loudly every morning. She sings beautifully in the choir. They have gone to the beach for a vacation. He eats pizza every Friday night. The children play in the park after school. The company is hiring new employees next month. My sister is studying for her exams. The book contains valuable information about history. The sun sets in the west every evening. The music playing in the background soothes my soul. John and Lisa go to the same school. The team plays well together. The cat and the dog chase each other in the yard. The teacher and the students discuss the topic in class. The man and the woman dance gracefully at the party.
Here .. I only got one :) Every good boy does fine. -Onellefullente(Neko-chan)
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.
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A verb must agree with a subject noun in number (singular or plural). This rule applies whether the subject noun is a concrete or an abstract noun.Examples:My idea of a great vacation issomeone else doing the cleaning and cooking.Your ideas are very helpful.
Subject-verb agreement means ensuring that the subject and verb in a sentence agree in terms of number (singular or plural). Pronoun-antecedent agreement means ensuring that a pronoun matches its antecedent in number, gender, and person. Both agreements are essential for clear and grammatically correct communication in writing.
Yes.The rule is "a number" is plural and "the number" is singular.For example:A number of my friends have bought new cars.The number of my friends has dwindled.A trick to remember the rule is "a number are": both "a" and "are" start with the letter a.
The answer is "Who belongs to the soccer team."
The adjective and noun agreement rule in Latin requires that a noun and any adjective that modifies must agree in gender, number, and case (but not necessarily ending).