Agreement Summary

Sentence Agreement
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Review of Plural Noun Forms
1a	Indicates "more than one" or a "countable noun".	Two apples were swinging on a high branch.
1b	Irregular & foreign endings	We saw several cacti along side of the highway.

Count vs. Non-count Nouns
2a	COUNTABLE nouns can be singular or plural.	The dollar is on the table. The dollars are on the table. The dollars and coins are on the table.
	NONCOUNTABLE nouns are singular. (Something that cannot be counted because it is too small, too spread out, a group, or is abstract.)	The money is on the table.
2b	NONCOUNT - After foods: source & substance	Some lamb is in the refrigerator. Also: source: sheep -- meat: lamb
	COUNT - After parts, pieces, slices, etc.	A lamb kabob is in the refrigerator.

Subject-Verb Agreement
3a	After singular nouns, singular verb forms are used. After plural nouns, plural verb forms are used.	My sister writes programs. My sisters write programs.
	After certain nouns, with special agreement rules.	The English are a proud people. English is a universal language. Common error: The news are good.

Verb Agreement with Nouns and Noun-clauses
4a	Sometimes a verb agrees with the quantifier. Other times a verb agrees with the quantifier's noun.	One of the kids knows the answer. Some of the kids know the answer.
4b	Subject - verb agreement is kept even if a prepositional phrase or clause separates the two.	At least three quarters of the monkeys in the zoo suffer from nutritional deficiencies.
4c	After "there", the verb agrees with the closest noun.	There is milk, cheese and eggs on the table. (British - There are milk, cheese and eggs on the table.)

Pronoun Agreement
5a	A prounoun can be used in place of a noun. The noun that it "refers" to almost always comes before it.	Lelani is dancing the hula. She (Lelani) enjoys dancing it.
5b	A singular personal pronoun (his) refers to a singular indefinite pronoun. (Everyone)	Everyone had his fishing pole. Everyone had their fishing pole. (informal usage)

Essay Agreement - Editing for Errors
6	"Gender Neutral" pronoun use: Using "their" vs. "his" or "her"	Everyone in my family have several pictures of their childrens.
6b	Within an essay the subjects-verbs, and singular-plural nouns and pronouns need to agree. Edit sentences within a paragraph	Edit a paragraph
In Context
Agr	Recognizing subject verb agreement in context.	Thirty million barrels of oil is "a drop in the bucket" compared to U.S. demand.