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Subject Verb Agreement: Falculan Twins' Review Center

This document provides a summary of key concepts related to subject-verb agreement: 1. Verbs ending in -s are singular, while verbs without -s are plural. The linking/verb must agree with the real subject. 2. Collective nouns can take either a singular or plural verb depending on whether the group is viewed as a unit or individuals. 3. Mass nouns and proper nouns ending in -s typically take singular verbs. 3. Items with two parts, like scissors or eyeglasses, take a plural verb. When used with "pair", the verb is singular. 4. Plural measurements that indicate a single unit, like distance or time

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Subject Verb Agreement: Falculan Twins' Review Center

This document provides a summary of key concepts related to subject-verb agreement: 1. Verbs ending in -s are singular, while verbs without -s are plural. The linking/verb must agree with the real subject. 2. Collective nouns can take either a singular or plural verb depending on whether the group is viewed as a unit or individuals. 3. Mass nouns and proper nouns ending in -s typically take singular verbs. 3. Items with two parts, like scissors or eyeglasses, take a plural verb. When used with "pair", the verb is singular. 4. Plural measurements that indicate a single unit, like distance or time

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FALCULAN TWINS' REVIEW CENTER

ispws (formerly Brainspeed LET Review Center)


14 : 2/F Southjunction Building, Mallengke Quirino Corner Pichon Ext, Bankerohan, 8000 Davao Gty
Phone Number: 0977 — 219 — 2737 PROF ED: SOCIAL DIMENSION & TEACHING PROFESSION

because provided (that) while Than

before since why though

c.. Correlative Conjunction- A correlative conjunction is a paired conjunction that links balanced words, phrases,
and clauses.
Examples: either... or, neither... nor, not only... but also

8. Interjection — is a word that expresses the feeling or emotion, and functions independently in a sentence.
Examples: Ah! Oh! Uh! Alas! Hey! Ouch! Well! Wow!

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

1. Verb with —s is singular. Verb without —s is plural.


:He loves the musical. They love the musical.

1.1 Make the linking / verb agree with the real subject.
Rona's choices are final.

1.2 "I" takes plural verb & "am".


I believe in you. I am yours.

2. In most cases, collective noun subjects take singular verbs, but if the group is viewed as individual memb , use
a plural verb.

The orchestra plays a hit song.


The orchestra discuss the matter.

3. Non-count noun subjects take singular verb.


Sugar is sweet. Her feedback is good.

3.1 Mass nouns can only be pluralized by quantifiers. Nouns such as sugar, rice, and, hair, information, and
evidence,
Three sac sugarare heavy.

4. Some proper noun subjects that end in —s such as names of courses, diseases, places, as well as book and film
titles and the word news, take singular verbs (news, politics, physics, mathematics, mumps, measles).

Examples:
Digos is in Davao del Sur. The news was not fake. Economics is my favorite subject.

5. Items that have two parts take a plural verb.


Slippers Eyeglasses Trousers Earrings

Scissors Sunglasses Pants Pliers

The scissors are cute.

5.1 Verb is singular when used with the word "pair".


My pair of scissors is lost.

6. Plural subject nouns such as a unit of measurement (distance, weight, time, or amount of money) that signal one
unit should take a singular verb.

Four kilometers costs P200 for a taxi ride.


Five years was not issue when I waited for him.
Fifty thousand pesos has less value now.

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