English Flashcards
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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 1- Subjects and verbs must agree in (?).
Name / Number
Number
SVS - Singular Verbs Have an S
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 2 - Don’t get confused by the words that come (?) the subject and verb.
Between / Before
Between
Ex.
The detective who was called to the case is usually very good.
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 3 - (?) phrases between the subject and verb usually do not affect the agreement.
Prepositional / Conjuctional
Prepositional
Ex.
The biker in this race is very competitive.
The bikers in this race are very competitive.
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 4 - If a sentence starts with “there” or “ here”, the subject will always be placed (?) the verb.
Before / After
After
Ex.
There is a meeting today.
Here are the results from this past month.
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 5 - Subjects can come after the verb in (?).
Interjections / Questions
Questions
Ex.
Does Betty always play with dolls?
How are the Bosco sticks today?
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 6 - If two subjects are joined by “and”, they typically require a (?) verb.
Singular / Plural
Plural
Ex.
The puppy and the lady are friends.
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 7 - If two subjects are separated by “and,” and refer to the same thing, the verb is (?).
Singular / Plural
Singular
Ex.
Spaghetti and meatballs is my favorite pasta dish.
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 8 - If both subjects are singular and connected by or, nor, neither/nor, either/or and not only/but also, the verb is (?).
Singular / Plural
Singular
Ex.
Sally or Bubba has stolen the stolen the scarecrow.
Not only the guitar player but also the drummer was soaked with sweat.
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 9 - If both subjects are plural and connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, the verb is (?).
Singular / Plural
Plural
Ex.
Cookies or brownies are nice treats for your teacher.
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 10 - If one subject is singular and one plural and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, use the subject that is (?) the verb.
Nearest / Farthest
Nearest
Ex.
Either my sisters or my mom has sent me a present.
Not only Bob but also the Smiths want some hamburgers for supper.
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 11 - Units of measurement usually use a (?) verb.
Singular / Plural
Singular
Ex.
Six gallons of paint was used on the house.
Five dollars is too much for a cup of coffee.
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 12 - (?) nouns usually take a singular verb.
Possessive / Collective
Collective
Ex.
The herd is stampeding.
The class was ready for the test.
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 13 - Titles of books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as (?).
Singular / Plural
Singular
Ex.
Holes was one of my favorite books. I want to see the movie.
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 14 - Two infinitives separated by and take a (?) verb.
Singular / Plural
Plural
Ex.
To run and to read are my two favorite “Free-time” activities.
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 15 - (?) alone take a singular verb. They are linked by and take a plural verb.
Gerunds / Infinitives
Gerunds
Ex.
Dancing is not something everyone can do as well as I can!
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 16 - If the words each, every or no come before the subject, the verb is (?).
Singular / Plural
Singular
Ex.
Each boy and girl has to take the test.
Every frog and toad turns into a prince.
No paper and pen is required.
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 17 - Most (?) pronouns take singular verbs.
Ex. someone, somebody, something, anyone, anybody, anything, etc.
Definite / Indefinite
Indefinite
Everybody is happy.
No one has a dime.
Nothing was going to help.
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 18 - Both, few, many, others,
and several take a (?) verb.
Singular / Plural
Plural
Ex.
Several need to finish the race.
A few have the right answer.
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 19 - When the subject is all, any, more, most, none, or some, this is the ONLY time you must look at the object of the (?) phrase to determine whether it is singular or plural.
Prepositional / Conjuctional
Prepositional
Ex.
All of the chickens have laid eggs.
Some of the milk has spilled.
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
Rule 20 - Only the
(?) affects the verb.
Subject / Object
Subject
Past Verb Tenses
To indicate a past habit or an action already completed.
Simple / Continuous / Perfect / Perfect Continuous
Ex.
I ate pizza yesterday.
Simple Past Tense
Past Verb Tenses
To indicate uncompleted action of the past.
To indicate persistent habits of the past.
Simple / Continuous / Perfect / Perfect Continuous
Ex.
I was eating pizza when you arrived.
Continuous Past Tense
Past Verb Tenses
To indicate a completed action of the past that happened before another event took place.
Simple / Continuous / Perfect / Perfect Continuous
Ex.
I had eaten all of the pizza when you arrived.
Perfect Past Tense
Past Verb Tenses
To indicate an action in the past that began before a certain point in the past and continued up until that time.
Simple / Continuous / Perfect / Perfect Continuous
Ex.
I had been eating pizza for 2 hours when you arrived.
Perfect Continuous Past Tense
