Sentence Agreement |
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| Exceptions: Subject - Verb Agreement | Framed | Unframed |
Read & Compare
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| Plural Noun with Plural Verb (normal) | Singular Noun form with Plural Verb (rare) |
![]() A goat is watching us. The goats are watching us. |
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Some other exceptions:
| Singular Nouns with Plural Verbs | |
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![]() The police are coming. |
![]() The English are a proud people. THE PEOPLE: The Japanese, The Chinese, The Portuguese, The Arabs, etc. |
![]() People are funny. |
![]() The cattle are in the field. |
For other examples see: Singular-plurals
More Exceptions:
| Plural Nouns with Singular Verbs! | |
![]() The news is good today! |
![]() The United States is a large country. The Philippines, the Maldives, the Netherlands, etc. |
![]() The Boy Scouts is a large organization. Organizations: The United Nations, The Democrats, The Lyons Club, etc. |
![]() Macy's is a nation-wide store. Quantities of time: 24 hrs, 7 days a week, Four plus four is eight. One and one is two. |
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![]() Twenty minutes is a short time. Quantities of time: 24 hrs, 7 days a week, Four plus four is eight. One and one is two. |
![]() English is spoken here. LANGUAGE: Spanish Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Chinese, Swahili, etc. |
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Practice
Decide whether the sentence needs a
singular or plural verb. Choose the answer that best
completes the sentence. * indicates an incorrect answer. |
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Julie Sevastopoulos - College of San Mateo - San Mateo, CA 94402 USA |