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Subject Verb Agreement

The document provides rules for subject-verb agreement and examples to demonstrate those rules. It states that subjects and verbs must agree in number, and that pronouns like who, that, which take their number from the noun they refer to. It also notes that prepositional phrases between the subject and verb do not affect the agreement. The document concludes by providing some practice sentences for the reader to apply the rules of subject-verb agreement.

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Subject Verb Agreement

The document provides rules for subject-verb agreement and examples to demonstrate those rules. It states that subjects and verbs must agree in number, and that pronouns like who, that, which take their number from the noun they refer to. It also notes that prepositional phrases between the subject and verb do not affect the agreement. The document concludes by providing some practice sentences for the reader to apply the rules of subject-verb agreement.

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SUBJECT VERB

AGREEMENT
Read and study the following
sentences.
Our ancestors were value oriented
people.

God helps those who help


themselves
 
A proverb which teaches simple
living is my favorite.

The people during the Pre-


colonial period were assertive.
THIS IS GOOD TO KNOW!
Rules on Subject Verb Agreement
Subjects and verbs must agree in number.
Example: Laziness is the sibling of
starvation
Who, that, which, are considered singular or
plural according to noun in front of them.
Do not confused by the words that come
between the subject and the verb; they do
not affect the agreement.
Example: One who spends too much tome
choosing ends up with cracked wares.
Those who act tough are really coward.
Prepositional phrases between the subject
and the verb do not affect agreement.
Example: Faith in God brings us success in
life.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Let’s Practice!
 

1. Annie and her brothers are at school.


 2. Either my mother or my father is coming
to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats are outside.
4. Either my shoes or your
coat is always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara don't want
to see that movie.

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