Agreement between simple subjects and verbs Agreement between tricky subjects and verbs Agreement between collective nouns as subjects and verbs Agreement between subject nouns or pronouns joined by ...
When we write things down, it's important to keep things nice and clear, so it's easy to read. Sentences help us give an order, ask a question, state a fact, or express an emotion or idea. Words are ...
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When notion and grammar disagree
One of the earliest and most useful grammar rules in English is that a verb should always agree with its subject in both person and number. Stated more simply, singular subjects should take verbs in ...
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The mood and attitude of English verbs
The reason is verbs in the singular third-person subjunctive ignore the subject-verb agreement rule. They drop the "-s" or "-es" at their tail ends and take the base form of the verb (the verb's ...
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