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Agreement: Subject-Verb Agreement Pronoun Antecedent Agreement

Agreement: Subject-Verb Agreement Pronoun Antecedent Agreement. Pronoun- Antecedent Agreement. FILL IN THE BLANK: 1. The student should put _____binder on the desk. his or her their. FILL IN THE BLANK: 2. The clerk is on the way to ______house. his or her their. FILL IN THE BLANK:

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Agreement: Subject-Verb Agreement Pronoun Antecedent Agreement

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  1. Agreement:Subject-Verb AgreementPronoun Antecedent Agreement

  2. Pronoun- Antecedent Agreement FILL IN THE BLANK: 1. The student should put _____binder on the desk. • his or her • their

  3. FILL IN THE BLANK: 2. The clerk is on the way to ______house. • his or her • their

  4. FILL IN THE BLANK: 3. The teacher is eating _______lunch. • his or her • their

  5. FILL IN THE BLANK: 4. The doctor is examining ______patient. • his or her • their

  6. FILL IN THE BLANK: 5. The lawyer is reviewing _______case. • his or her • their

  7. The following pronouns are SINGULAR:

  8. FILL IN THE BLANK: 6. Each of the students _____ purchased new books. • has • have

  9. FILL IN THE BLANK: 7. Each of the boys tore up_____ old notes. • his • their

  10. FILL IN THE BLANK: 8. Neither of the girls _____going to the party. • is • are

  11. FILL IN THE BLANK: 9. Either of the girls can bring _____IPOD to the gym. • her • their

  12. FILL IN THE BLANK: 10. Nobody here is going to _____ house after school today. • his or her • their

  13. FILL IN THE BLANK: 11. One of the students left ______history book in my class. • his or her • their

  14. Answers • 1-11: A • 12: B • 13: A

  15. SINGULAR OR PLURAL? SINGULAR: each, either, neither, one, no one, nobody, nothing, anyone, anybody, anything, someone, somebody, everyone, everybody, everything, every PLURAL: several, few, both, many EITHER SINGULAR OR PLURAL: some, any, none, all, most

  16. EITHER SINGULAR OR PLURAL: some, any, none, all, most • All of the jewelry is in the safe. singular • All of the necklaces are in the safe. plural None of the chocolate is here. singular None of the books are here. plural

  17. Two subjects joined byAND Compound subjects joined by andalways take a plural referent. Example:

  18. Two Subjects Joined byOr/Nor With compound subjects joined byor/nor,the referent pronoun agrees with the antecedent closer to the pronoun. Example #1 (plural antecedent closer to pronoun):

  19. With compound subjects joined byor/nor,the referent pronoun agrees with the antecedent closer to the pronoun. Example #2 (singular antecedent closer to pronoun):

  20. 12. Neither the president nor the senators ___ on vacation. • is • are 13. Neither the senators nor the president ___on vacation. • is • are

  21. Collective Nouns Collective Nouns may be singularorplural, depending on their meaning in a sentence. Singular—Function as a unit Plural—Function as separate entities

  22. Jury is a collective noun. Single or Plural? In this example, the jury is acting as one unit; therefore, the referent pronoun is singular. In this example, the jury members act as individual members rather than as a unit; therefore, the referent pronoun is plural. EXAMPLE: The jury are still arguing among themselves. plural plural

  23. Amounts An expression of an amount (a measurement, a percentage, or a fraction, for example) may be singular or plural depending on how it’s used in the sentence. Thirty dollars is too much for a concert ticket.(A word or phrase stating an amount is singular when the amount is thought of as a unit.) Five dollars are scattered all over the floor. (Sometimes, however, the amount is thought of as individual pieces or parts. If so, )

  24. Amounts (continued) • Three fourths of the pizza is gone. • Of these songs, three fourthsare new. • Two hours is a long time to wait. • Twohours—one before school and one after—are all I have for practice.

  25. When the Subject Follows the Verb Here is a list of addresses. Here aretwo lists of addresses. There ismy notebook. There aremy notebooks. Where is Heather? Where is Chris? Where are Heather and Chris?

  26. Words that End in ‘S” SINGULAR: • Politicsis a controversial topic. • The news of the nominee was a surprise. • Ricketsis a serious health problem in some countries. PLURAL: • The scissors need to be sharpened. • They Olympics are on television.

  27. Titles Of Creative Works, Names Of Organizations, Names Of Cities And Countries Are Usually SINGULAR • The Souls of Black Folk is often cited as a classic of African American literature. • “Greensleeves” is an old English folk song. • The United Nations was founded in 1945. • White Plains is home to several colleges.

  28. Subjects preceded by “every” or “many a” take a singular verb • Every homeowner and storekeeper has joined the cleanup drive sponsored by the town council. • Many a litterbug was surprised by the stiff fines.

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