- Words in middle, or appositives, don’t affect the number of the subject.
- Indefinite pronouns are singular.
- Object of the “of-phrase” must be followed.
- “Some” is taken plural.
- If correlative conjunctions were used, the closest subject will be followed.
- A word which normally has “s” on their base form is still singular.
- Subjects as a body of knowledge is singular, but subjects as a body, quality, or characteristic is plural.
- “There” and “Here” can be singular or plural depending on the word net to it.
- Collective nouns as a group are a singular and plural if it meant separately in the sentence.
- A work or title is singular.
- Measurements are singular.
- Relative pronouns follow the antecedents for plurality.
- Both “all” and “several” are taken as plurals.
- Adjectives are plural.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Subject Verb Agreement
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