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• SingularSingular subject requires a singularsubject requires a singular

verb

verb,, pluralplural subject requires plural verbsubject requires plural verb..

Examples:

Examples:

The

The boy

boy eats

eats banana.

banana.

The students

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Examples: Examples: 1.

1. The news was too good to be The news was too good to be true.true. 2.

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Examples:

1. Mathew and John are identical twins.

2. The president and the secretary lead the

discussion.

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Examples:

1. Two adolescent boys or a man is enough.

2. Neither a pony ride nor turns at the shooting game excite young Polly.

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Examples:

1. You make me feel uneasy.

2. I serve food and wine to guests almost

every day.

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Examples:

1. The teacher, as well as her students,

participates in the campaign.

2. The man, together with his children,

arrives from Cebu.

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1. The ship or the shuttle (is, are) in our travel options.

2. Melissa, together with Anton, (donate, donates) money for the foundation.

3. You (handle, handles) the class very well.

4. Economics (is, are) not a very difficult subject. 5. Neither Aunt May nor her daughters (is, are) trapped inside the house.

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6. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.

7. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.

8. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.

9. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's. 10. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject.

11. The car (stay, stays) in the garage. 12. I (win, wins) the game.

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13. These clothes (is, are) too small for me. 14. Sugar and flour (is, are) needed for the recipe.

15. My mom or dad (is, are) coming to the play. 16. The flower (smell, smells) good.

17. The computers (is, are) new. 18. You (is, are) beautiful.

19. Either Grandpa or my sisters (is, are) going to the park.

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21. Her eyes (is, are) beautiful. 22. I (drink, drinks) the water.

23. Neither Jane nor John (is, are) going to the mall.

24. I don’t (understand, understands) the assignment.

25. The doctor, together with the nurses, (eat, eats) in the canteen.

26. Physics (is, are) very hard.

27. The bird (catch, catches) the worm.

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29. My dog (growl, growls) at the man. 30. The girls or the boys (is, are) fine. 31. Cristine (care, cares) for her mother. 32. You (kick, kicks) the table.

33. The door (is, are) open.

34. The girl, including the boys, (sing, sings) beautifully.

35. I (ask, asks) money from my brother. 36. The candidates (is, are) very pretty.

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37. Neither my brother nor my sisters (play, plays) with me.

38. You (is, are) wonderful.

39. Gerry and Marvin ( check, checks) the paper.

40. My mother ( buy, buys) some pizza. 41. The student (kick, kicks) the table. 42.Roses (is, are) my favorites.

42.Gymnastics (is, are) very popular.

The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.

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• Examples:

1. Among the boys in the basketball team, each has

his own strengths.

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Examples:

1. Both

have means to accomplish their tasks.

2. Very

few gain access to the department’s

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Examples:

1. Some of the milk was spilled. 2. Some of the chairs are broken.

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1. The couple is having a vacation. 2. The couple are in disagreement.

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1. Half of the oil was used.

2. Half of the lamps were used. 3. One-fifth of the fruit is rotten.

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1. More than one student has questioned the

new policy.

2. More than one pellet was stuck in the

barrel.

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Choose the correct form of the verb to be used

1. All of the liquid (has been spilled, have been spilled) on the floor.

2. Both (has, have) two babies.

3. Everybody (was informed, were informed) not to cross the newly constructed bridge yet.

4. The committee (has, have) made a decision. [individual members]

5. More of those apples (is being delivered, are being delivered).

6. More than one word (is, are) printed on the shirt.

7. Fifty percent of the herd (graze, grazes) on those hills.

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1.In that shed live/lives four women.

2.Unscathed by the monsters

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1.There go/goes our hard-earned

money.

2.Here are/is the notebooks you

asked for.

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1. He is among the employees who

work/works overtime every week.

2. Liza is our only student who have

achieved/ has achieved national

recognition.

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1.A number of Filipinos are/is living

below the poverty line.

2.The number of dengue victims

increase/increases every hour.

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1. Two hundred meters are/ is too

much distance for a toddler to

walk.

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1.Traffic violations is/are now a

major concern.

2.What I want is/ are two new

books.

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I. Choose the correct form of the verb to be used.

1. There (is, are) your plants.

2. Along (comes, come) a spider.

3. Decades ago, ten dollars (was, were) already a large amount of money.

4. A number of participants (has been eliminated, have been eliminated).

5. Analyn is among the few children who (speaks, speak) English fluently.

6. Leg warmers (is, are) the trend.

7. The number of enrolees (has increased, have increased) this year.

II. At the back of your paper, construct one example each of Rule 12 to 17.

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Rule 12. An inverted sentence (wherein the verb comes before the subject), the verb must agree with the subject that follows it.

Ex. In that shed live four women.

Rule 13. Sentences that begin with here and there are also inverted. Again, the verb agrees with the subject that follows it.

Ex. There goes our hard-earned money. Here are the notebooks you asked for.

Rule 14. The verb that follows the relative pronouns who, that, or which agrees with the noun before the relative pronoun.

Ex. He is among the employees who work overtime every week.

Rule 15. The expression ”the number” takes the singular form of the verb, while ”a number” takes the plural form of the verb.

Ex. A number of Filipinos are living below the poverty line. The number of dengue victims increases every hour.

Rule 16. Subjects that state amount of time, money, weight, and volume take the singular form of the verb.

Ex. Two hundred meters is too much distance for a toddler to walk. Rule 17. a verb agrees with its subject, not with the predicate nominative.

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