Basic Grammar Rules

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​SV Agreement

by Richmond Caliwliw

When can we say that the subject is sinular or plural?

Singular subjects must have singular verbs. Plural subjects take plural verbs

• The boy runs.

• She eats cucumber.

  They buy foods for the new year celebration.

• He suffers from Covid 19.

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The pronoun "you" always take a plural verb.

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​Example:

You were invited to come.

​You are asked to clean the room.

​You sing so well.

Nouns connected by the conjunction and in the subject work as the plural subject and take a plural verb.

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​Example:

• Alex and Murphy are coming here.

• Robin and his friends want to go on a tour.

• Apples and mangoes are my favorite fruits.

Expressions of time, money, weight, and distance are singular even if the form is plural.

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​Example:

• Two years is a long time to wait.

• One million dollars was given back to the owner.

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If two subjects, one singular one plural, joined by "either/or and neither/nor, the verb agrees with the nearer subject.

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​Example:

• Neither the agents nor the trainer is joining.

• Either the conductor or the singers are attending the concert .

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