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Subject & Verb Agreement
English 10
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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
General rule:
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Daisy her homework everyday.
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Children to have a good education.
does
need
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Peter swimming a lot.
likes
live
Sing S Sing V
Plural S
Plural V
(do)
(need)
(like)
(live)
My husband and I in a small flat.
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
There an accident last night.
was
There many people at the
party last night.
were
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When an expletive construction (there is,
there are, here is, etc.) begins a sentence,
the subject comes after the verb.
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(be)
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(be)
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
The news her sad.
makes
Good health important.
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(Non-count noun)
Sing V
(make)
(be)
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The balance of good health