Subject Verb Agreement Flashcards

1
Q

<p>SANAM (What are the words and what is the rule)?</p>

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Some, Any, None, All, More/Most - Countable is plural and uncountable is singular.
Check the noun immediately following the prepositional phrase - if that noun is singular, then it’s singular - if that noun is plural, then it’s plural.

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2
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<p>Each</p>

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Singular

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3
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<p>Every</p>

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Singular

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4
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<p>Whoever</p>

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Singular

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5
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<p>Whatever</p>

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Singular

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6
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<p>Either (without or)</p>

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Singular

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<p>Neither (without nor)</p>

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Singular

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8
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<p>Everyone</p>

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Singular

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9
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<p>Everybody</p>

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Singular

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10
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<p>Everything</p>

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Singular

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11
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<p>Someone</p>

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Singular

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12
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<p>Somebody</p>

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Singular

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13
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<p>Something</p>

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Singular

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14
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<p>Anyone</p>

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Singular

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15
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<p>Anybody</p>

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Singular

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16
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<p>Anything</p>

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Singular

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17
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<p>Noone</p>

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Singular

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18
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<p>Nobody</p>

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Singular

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19
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<p>Nothing</p>

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Singular

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20
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<p>A or B</p>

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Dependant on which one the verb is closer to

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21
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<p>Neither A nor B</p>

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Dependant on which one the verb is closer to

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22
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<p>Either A or B</p>

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Dependant on which one the verb is closer to

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23
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<p>A and B</p>

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Plural

24
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<p>A in addition to B</p>

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Always A

25
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<p>A along with B</p>

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Always A

26
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<p>A together with B</p>

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Always A

27
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<p>A as well as B</p>

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Always A

28
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<p>Less</p>

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Singular

29
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<p>Little</p>

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Singular

30
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<p>Much</p>

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Singular

31
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<p>Enough</p>

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Singular

32
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<p>One</p>

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Singular

33
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<p>Greater</p>

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Singular

34
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<p>Few</p>

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Plural

35
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<p>Several</p>

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Plural

36
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<p>Many</p>

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Plural

37
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<p>Others</p>

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Plural

38
Q

<p>Both</p>

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Plural

39
Q

<p>Numerous</p>

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Plural

40
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<p>Countable fractions/percentages</p>

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Plural

41
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<p>Uncountable fractions/percentages</p>

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Singular

42
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<p>One of many</p>

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Singular

43
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<p>Not one of many</p>

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Singular

44
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<p>Only one of many</p>

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Singular

45
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<p>The only one of the many + that/who</p>

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Singular

46
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<p>One of many + that/who</p>

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Plural

47
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<p>Not one of many + that/who</p>

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Plural

48
Q

<p>Only one of many + that/who</p>

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Plural

49
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<p>A and B</p>

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Plural

50
Q

<p>The number</p>

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Singular

51
Q

<p>A number</p>

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Plural

52
Q

<p>Collective Nouns (referred to as entities) Eg. Jury, committee, army, audience, board, class, company</p>

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Singular

53
Q

<p>Abstract Nouns</p>

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Singular

54
Q

<p>Collective Nouns (if the members of the group function individually)</p>

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Plural

55
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Fewer

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Plural