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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 Subject and Verb Agreement BrainstormFreewriting [Revising]MuscleBone Skin [Thesis] Statement 1, 2, 3... Nouns such as civics, mathematics, dollars, measles, and news require singular verbs. Find My Place as A Writer Do not be misled by a phrase that comes between the subject and the verb. The verb agrees with the subject, not with a noun orpronoun in the phrase. "His friends or the boy runs every day." When a compound subjectcontains both a singular and a plural noun or pronoun joined by or or nor, the verb should agree with the part of the subject that is nearer the verb. English 221 RWMark Xu Collective nouns are words that imply more than one person but that are considered singular and take a singular verb, such as group, team, committee, class, and family. " "The news is on at six." "One of the boxes is open.""The team captain, as well as his players, is anxious.""The woman with all the dogs walks down my street." Expressions such as with, together with, including, accompanied by, in addition to, or as well do not change the number of the subject. If the subject is singular, the verb is too. In sentences beginning with "there is" or "there are," the subject follows the verb. Since "there" is not the subject, the verb agrees with what follows. "The book or the pen is in the drawer." When two or more singular nouns or pronouns are connected by or or nor, use a singular verb. "Either is correct.""Everybody knows Mr. Jones.""Each of these hot dogs is juicy." The words each, each one, either, neither, everyone, everybody, anybody, anyone, nobody, somebody, someone, and noone are singular and require a singular verb. And we also need to take care of these details....
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