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SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT STRATEGIES FOB SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT ITEMS ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS: Is the noun a collective noun? Is it considered a unit? If so, is the verb singular? INCORRECT [The committee are meeting again on Monday morning.] CORRECT The committee is meeting again on Monday morning Is the noun a collective noun that refers to single, separate elements? Is it considered plural? If so, is the verb plural? INCORRECT The police is currently investigating the situation CORRECTS The police are currently investigating the situation is the noun ending in —s considered singular? if so, is the verb singular? INCORRECT [The news have not been good lately.] CORRECT The news has not been good lately is there a phrase that separates the subject from the verb? If so, have you found the verb? Have you found the subject of that verb? Do they agree? INCORRECT [The price of our goods are lower than that of our competitors CORRECT The price of our goods is lower than that of our competitors We have (A) interviewed many people who is (B) interested in the job we have (C) been advertising in the trade newsletter that is (D) distributed so widely Newsletter (n) a printed report containing news of the activities of a club or organization that is sent regularly to all its members To distribute sth (to / among sb/sth) to give things to a large number of people; to share sth between a number of people: Ex: The organization distributed food to the earthquake victims My staff has (A) contacted a group of doctors that are (B) involved in research and development efforts that are (C) so greatly needed by children who suffer (D) from this disease To be/To get involved (in sth) taking part in sth; being part of sth or connected with sth: to be / become / get involved in politics Effort (to sth) an attempt to sth especially when it is difficult to do: a determined / real / special effort to make an effort My family is (A) planning a visit to the United States, which have (B) issued them visas that are (C) good for six months and expire (D) by the end of the year To issue sth (to sb) | To issue sb with sth [often passive] To give sth to sb, especially officially: To issue passports/visas/tickets Ex: New members will be issued with a temporary To expire (of a document, an agreement, etc.) to be no longer valid because the period of time for which it could be used has ended SYN  run out: Ex: When does your driving licence expire? There’s (A) at least a couple of good reasons that explain (B) why most cactuses have (C) evolved with large thorns that are (D) as sharp as daggers Men-of-war is (A) a form of jellyfish with poisonous parts that are (B) capable of doing serious harm to swimmers who aren’t (C) taken to a hospital right away and don’t (D) get medical help quickly Man-of-war (n) (pl men-ofwar) Portuguese a sea creature similar to a jellyfish, with long tentacles that can give a poisonous sting Jellyfish (n) (pl Jellyfish) a sea creature with a body like jelly and long thin parts called tentacles that can give a sharp sting Poisonous (adj.) causing death or illness if swallowed or absorbed into the body SYN  Toxic: poisonous chemicals / plants Capable of sth/of doing sth Having the ability or qualities necessary for doing sth: I’m perfectly capable of doing it myself, thank you Harm (n) damage or injury that is caused by a person or an event: Ex: He would never frighten anyone or cause them any harm 10 The government is (A) sending a team of agronomists to remote areas to look into cooperative farming techniques that the peasants claims (B) have (C) greatly improved their (D) crop yields Agronomist (n) a scientist who studies the relationship between crops and the environment Peasant (n) (especially in the past, or in poorer countries) a farmer who owns or rents a small piece of land: Ex: peasant farmers Crop yield (n) the total amount of crops, profits, etc that are produced: Ex: a high crop yield THANK YOU! ...STRATEGIES FOB SUBJECT- VERB AGREEMENT ITEMS ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS: Is the noun a collective noun? Is it considered a unit? If so, is the verb singular? INCORRECT [The committee... if so, is the verb singular? INCORRECT [The news have not been good lately.] CORRECT The news has not been good lately 4 is there a phrase that separates the subject from the verb? If so, have... phrase that separates the subject from the verb? If so, have you found the verb? Have you found the subject of that verb? Do they agree? INCORRECT [The price of our goods are lower than that

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  • STRATEGIES FOB SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT ITEMS ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS: 1. Is the noun a collective noun? Is it considered a unit? If so, is the verb singular? INCORRECT [The committee are meeting again on Monday morning.] CORRECT The committee is meeting again on Monday morning.

  • 2. Is the noun a collective noun that refers to single, separate elements? Is it considered plural? If so, is the verb plural? INCORRECT The police is currently investigating the situation. CORRECTS The police are currently investigating the situation. 3. is the noun ending in —s considered singular? if so, is the verb singular? INCORRECT [The news have not been good lately.] CORRECT The news has not been good lately.

  • 4. is there a phrase that separates the subject from the verb? If so, have you found the verb? Have you found the subject of that verb? Do they agree? INCORRECT [The price of our goods are lower than that of our competitors. CORRECT The price of our goods is lower than that of our competitors.

  • 1. We have (A) interviewed many people who is (B) interested in the job we have (C) been advertising in the trade newsletter that is (D). distributed so widely.

  • Newsletter (n) a printed report containing news of the activities of a club or organization that is sent regularly to all its members

  • To distribute sth (to / among sb/sth) to give things to a large number of people; to share sth between a number of people: Ex: The organization distributed food to the earthquake victims

  • 2. My staff has (A) contacted a group of doctors that are (B) involved in research and development efforts that are (C) so greatly needed by children who suffer (D) from this disease.

  • To be/To get involved (in sth) taking part in sth; being part of sth or connected with sth: to be / become / get involved in politics

  • Effort (to do sth) an attempt to do sth especially when it is difficult to do: a determined / real / special effort to make an effort

  • To suffer (from sth) | To suffer (for sth) to be badly affected by a disease, pain, sadness, a lack of sth, etc.: Many companies are suffering from a shortage of skilled staff.

  • Disease (n) an illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection

  • 3. Although mathematics was (A) never easy for him when he were (B) younger, he’s glad he has chosen (C) to take some classes since the university requires (D) him to do so.

  • 4. The results of the research is (A) considered satisfactory, even though there are (B) complaints about how long it has (C) taken to compile the data and about how much money was (D) spent.

  • Satisfactory (adj.) good enough for a particular purpose SYN  acceptable: a satisfactory explanation/ answer 

  • To compile to translate instructions from one computer language into another so that a particular computer can understand them

  • 5. The personal computers that were (A) ordered last week have (B) already arrived and are (C) being installed by the technicians who has (D) the most training.

  • 6. The media have (A) been investigating facts that were (B) collected by an astronomer who claims (C) that astrophysics are (D) full of errorneous facts.

  • The media [U+sing./pl. v.] the main ways that large numbers of people receive information and entertainment, that is television, radio, newspapers and the Internet: the news / broadcasting / national media

  • To investigate (v) to carefully examine the facts of a situation, an event, a crime, etc. to find out the truth about it or how it happened: The FBI has been called in to investigate.

  • Astronomer (n) a scientist who studies astronomy (the scientific study of the sun, moon, stars, planets, etc.)

  • To claim to say that sth is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it

  • Astrophysics (n) the scientific study of the physical and chemical structure of the stars, planets, etc.

  • Erroneous (adj.) not correct; based on wrong information: erroneous conclusions/ assumptions

  • 7. My family is (A) planning a visit to the United States, which have (B) issued them visas that are (C) good for six months and expire (D) by the end of the year.

  • To issue sth (to sb) | To issue sb with sth [often passive] To give sth to sb, especially officially: To issue passports/visas/tickets. Ex: New members will be issued with a temporary identity card.

  • To expire (of a document, an agreement, etc.) to be no longer valid because the period of time for which it could be used has ended SYN  run out: Ex: When does your driving licence expire?

  • 8. There’s (A) at least a couple of good reasons that explain (B) why most cactuses have (C) evolved with large thorns that are (D) as sharp as daggers.

  • 9. Men-of-war is (A) a form of jellyfish with poisonous parts that are (B) capable of doing serious harm to swimmers who aren’t (C) taken to a hospital right away and don’t (D) get medical help quickly.

  • Man-of-war (n) (pl. men-of-war) Portuguese a sea creature similar to a jellyfish, with long tentacles that can give a poisonous sting

  • Jellyfish (n) (pl. Jellyfish) a sea creature with a body like jelly and long thin parts called tentacles that can give a sharp sting

  • Poisonous (adj.) causing death or illness if swallowed or absorbed into the body SYN  Toxic: poisonous chemicals / plants

  • Capable of sth/of doing sth Having the ability or qualities necessary for doing sth: I’m perfectly capable of doing it myself, thank you.

  • Harm (n) damage or injury that is caused by a person or an event: Ex: He would never frighten anyone or cause them any harm.

  • 10. The government is (A) sending a team of agronomists to remote areas to look into cooperative farming techniques that the peasants claims (B) have (C) greatly improved their (D) crop yields.

  • Agronomist (n) a scientist who studies the relationship between crops and the environment

  • Peasant (n) (especially in the past, or in poorer countries) a farmer who owns or rents a small piece of land: Ex: peasant farmers

  • Crop yield (n) the total amount of crops, profits, etc. that are produced: Ex: a high crop yield

  • THANK YOU!

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