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Agreement
Subject and Verb /Pronoun and Antecedent
Chapter 5
Agreement Subject / Verb
Number Singular Plural
Intervening Indefinite Compound subjects Special problems
Pronoun / Antecedent Number Gender Person Indefinite
Subject / Verb Agreement
A subject must agree with a verb in number.
Singular subjects take singular verbs
Ex) Election Day is
tomorrow. My grandfather
trains dogs.
Subject / Verb Agreement
Plural subjects take plural verbs
Teachers are nerds.
Harold and Kumar go to White Castle.
Subject / Verb Agreement
Collective nouns can be singular or plural, depending on how they are used in a sentence. General Motors is
holding its annual meeting in Detroit
The Chicago Bears were awesome.
Subject / Verb Agreement
Indefinite Pronouns Some are singular, some are plural, and
some can be singular or plural, depending on how they are used.
Subject / Verb Agreement
Indefinite Pronouns Singular (need to remember
these): Anybody, anyone, anything,
each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, something.
Ex) Everyone in America loves tourists.
Subject / Verb Agreement
The following indefinite pronouns are plural (need to remember these): Both, few, many
and several Ex. Both of the
chefs were Swedish.
Subject / Verb Agreement
The indefinite pronouns all, any, more, most, none, and some may be singular or plural, depending on their meaning in a sentence Most of the food
has already been eaten.
Most of the hot dogs have already been eaten.
Subject / Verb agreement
Compound Subjects Subjects joined by
and usually take a plural verb
Ex) Mr. Kelly and Mr. Waterman smell weird.
Subjects joined by or or nor take on a singular verb
Ex) Mr. Kelly or Mr. Waterman smells weird.
Subject / Verb Agreement
The LEAST you need to know: Agreement means that sentence parts
match Subjects must agree with verbs
Your turn
Page 100 – Exercise 2: Identifying Subject and Verbs that Agree in Number
Pronoun / Antecedent Agreement
A pronoun usually refers to a noun or another pronoun, which is called the pronoun’s antecedent.
Pronoun / Antecedent Agreement
A pronoun must agree in number. Singular pronouns
refer to singular antecedents
Kung-fu star Jim Kelly made his debut in the movie Black Belt Jones.
Plural pronouns refer to plural antecedents
Beth and Lisa talk on their phones
Pronoun / Antecedent agreement
Pronouns must agree in gender Ex) Tony eats his
Frosted Flakes
Pronoun / Antecedent Agreement
Pronouns must agree in person First person: I need
a transcript of my grades.
Second person: Have you fastened your seatbelt?
Third person: They create their own dances.
Pronoun / Antecedent Agreement
Indefinite Pronouns See page 111-112 for list of
indefinite pronouns. You will be responsible for these.
Pronoun / Antecedent Agreement
The most common of errors: When the subject is singular, use
either his, her or a combination of both. WRONG:
Each student completes their homework. RIGHT:
Each student completes his/her homework. Each student completes his or her
homework. Each student completes her homework. Each student completes his homework.
Pronoun / Antecedent Agreement
The LEAST you need to know Make a pronoun clearly refer to a single
antecedent Place pronouns close to their
antecedents. Make a pronoun refer to a definite
antecedent
Your turn
Page 114 Exercise 5: Supplying Pronouns that Agree with Their Antecedent
To Study for quiz Pages 119 – 121: Chapter Review