Motlow State Community College



Subject/Verb Agreement Point of view and numbersSubjects and verbs should always agree in person and number.PersonNumberNumberSingularPluralFirstI sleep.We sleep.SecondYou sleep.You sleep.ThirdHe/she/it sleeps.The puppy sleeps.They sleep.Puppies sleep.Plural and Singular Subjects/Verbs Noun: SingularVerb: SingularSarawatches.Noun: PluralVerb: PluralTheyeat.Noun: singularVerb: SingularThe girlwalks.Noun: PluralVerb: PluralThe pound Subjects/VerbsTwo singular subjects can be combined into a compound subject that requires a plural verb.Bob and Sue plant a garden every year.The llama and the goat are the most popular animals at the petting zoo.Indefinite PronounsWith an indefinite pronoun such as anybody or all, use a singular or plural verb as appropriate. An indefinite pronoun is one that doesn’t refer to a specific person or thing. Although most take a singular verb, some take a plural verb and some take a singular or a plural verb. See chart mon Indefinite Pronouns SingularSingular or PluralPluralAnybodyNeither AllBothAnyoneNobodyAnyFewAnything No oneMoreManyEach NothingMost SeveralEitherOneNoneEverybodySomebodySomeEveryone SomeoneEverything SomethingMuchExamples: Singular indefinites refer to a single unspecified person or thing and take a singular verb:Everybody works.Something isn’t right. Plural indefinites refer to more than one unspecified thing and take a plural verb:Several are going. Both were invited. The others take a singular or plural verb depending on whether the word they refer to is singular or plural. The word is either stated or implied. Stated:Any person employed at the college is invited to the party.More people are going than I expected.Implied:All is going toward the benefit fund.None are coming like we had planned. ................
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