Subject-Verb Agreement Bellringer Notes

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Subject-Verb AgreementBellringer Notes
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Intervening Phrases

• The number of the subject is not changed by a
  phrase following the subject.
• The subject is NEVER part of a prepositional
  phrase!
• Examples
• That curtain behind the actors is new.
• The verb is agrees with the subject curtain.
• The books on that shelf (is, are) dictionaries.

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Intervening Phrases

• Compound prepositions such as together with, in
  addition to, as well as, and along with following
  the subject do not affect the number of the
  subject.
• Examples
• Leona, as well as her parents, is visiting us.
• The verb is agrees with the subject Leona.
• The lettuce, in addition to the tomatoes, (has,
  have) been washed.

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Indefinite Pronouns

• Indefinite pronouns are pronouns that do not
  refer to a specific person or thing.
• The following pronouns are singular each,
  either, neither, one, everyone, everybody, no
  one, nobody, anyone, anybody, someone, somebody.
• Examples
• Neither of the books is difficult.
• Someone does have the key.

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Indefinite Pronouns

• The following pronouns are plural several, few,
  both, many.
• Examples
• Several of the books are easy.
• Both have keys to the house.

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Indefinite Pronouns

• The following pronouns can be singular or plural
  some, all, most, any, and none.
• Singular Examples
• All of the report is factual
• Most of the lawn has been raked
• Plural Examples
• All of the facts are true.
• Most of the leaves have been raked.