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Neither the plates nor the serving bowl ______ on that shelf.
Neither the plates nor the serving bowl ______ on that shelf.
goes
A bouquet of yellow roses ______ color and fragrance to the room.
A bouquet of yellow roses ______ color and fragrance to the room.
lends
Neither she, my friends, nor I ______ going to the festival.
Neither she, my friends, nor I ______ going to the festival.
am
The first person pronoun I takes a plural verb (I ______, I drive).
The first person pronoun I takes a plural verb (I ______, I drive).
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Being able to ______ the right subject and verb will help you correct errors of subject-verb agreement. Basic Rule. A singular subject (she, Bill, car) takes a singular verb (is, goes, shines), whereas a plural subject takes a plural verb. Example: The list of items is/are on the desk. If you know that list is the subject, then you will choose is for the verb.
Being able to ______ the right subject and verb will help you correct errors of subject-verb agreement. Basic Rule. A singular subject (she, Bill, car) takes a singular verb (is, goes, shines), whereas a plural subject takes a plural verb. Example: The list of items is/are on the desk. If you know that list is the subject, then you will choose is for the verb.
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A ______ subject (she, Bill, car) takes a ______ verb (is, goes, shines), whereas a plural subject takes a plural verb. Example: The list of items is/are on the desk. If you know that list is the subject, then you will choose is for the verb.
A ______ subject (she, Bill, car) takes a ______ verb (is, goes, shines), whereas a plural subject takes a plural verb. Example: The list of items is/are on the desk. If you know that list is the subject, then you will choose is for the verb.
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Rule 1. A subject will ______ before a phrase beginning with of. This is a key rule for understanding subjects. The word of is the culprit in many, perhaps most, subject-verb mistakes. Hasty writers, speakers, readers, and listeners might miss the all-too-common mistake in the following sentence: Incorrect: A bouquet of yellow roses lend color and fragrance to the room. Correct: A bouquet of yellow roses lends. (bouquet lends, not roses lend)
Rule 1. A subject will ______ before a phrase beginning with of. This is a key rule for understanding subjects. The word of is the culprit in many, perhaps most, subject-verb mistakes. Hasty writers, speakers, readers, and listeners might miss the all-too-common mistake in the following sentence: Incorrect: A bouquet of yellow roses lend color and fragrance to the room. Correct: A bouquet of yellow roses lends. (bouquet lends, not roses lend)
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The word of is the culprit in many, perhaps most, subject-verb ______. Hasty writers, speakers, readers, and listeners might miss the all-too-common mistake in the following sentence: Incorrect: A bouquet of yellow roses lend color and fragrance to the room. Correct: A bouquet of yellow roses lends. (bouquet lends, not roses lend)
The word of is the culprit in many, perhaps most, subject-verb ______. Hasty writers, speakers, readers, and listeners might miss the all-too-common mistake in the following sentence: Incorrect: A bouquet of yellow roses lend color and fragrance to the room. Correct: A bouquet of yellow roses lends. (bouquet lends, not roses lend)
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This rule can ______ to bumps in the road. For example, if I is one of two (or more) subjects, it could ______ to this odd sentence: Awkward: Neither she, my friends, nor I am going to the festival.
This rule can ______ to bumps in the road. For example, if I is one of two (or more) subjects, it could ______ to this odd sentence: Awkward: Neither she, my friends, nor I am going to the festival.
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