{"id":12244,"date":"2016-11-08T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grockit.com\/blog\/collegeprep\/?p=1689"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:42:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:42:35","slug":"subject-verb-agreement-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/act\/subject-verb-agreement-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ACT English: Subject \u2013 Verb Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s extremely likely that you\u2019ll face some questions in the ACT English section that test your knowledge of subject-verb agreement. With just a little practice this can be one of the easiest areas to rack up points in the English section.
\nLet\u2019s look at some basic rules governing Subject-Verb construction.
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1. Verbs agree with their subjects in person.<\/h4>
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\nFirst-person:<\/strong>
\nI am<\/strong> a good student.
\nWe are<\/strong> good students.
\nSecond-person:<\/strong>
\nYou are<\/strong> going to get a great ACT score!
\nThird-person: <\/strong>
\nHe was<\/strong> very good at writing essays.
\nShe is<\/strong> excellent at trigonometry.
\nSharon is<\/strong> going to study abroad next year.
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2. Verbs agree with their subjects in number.<\/h4>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nA singular subject requires a singular verb.
\nLois fills<\/strong> up her gas tank whenever it\u2019s low.<\/em>
\nA plural subject requires a plural verb.
\nLois and Marie fill<\/strong> up her gas tank whenever it\u2019s low.<\/em>
\nThey were<\/strong> going to fill up the tank, but they forgot.<\/em>
\nVerbs may not always follow directly after the subject.
\nThe puppies in the cages at the mall looked<\/strong> so adorable.<\/em>
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3. Generally, collective nouns take singular verbs.<\/h4>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nCollective nouns are nouns that imply more than one person (such as a group, a team, a family, etc.). Even though they imply more than one person, the nouns themselves are singular and require singular verb forms.
\nT<\/em>he board is<\/strong> reviewing the plans to revise the budget.<\/em>
\nThe family was<\/strong> concerned over the recent tax hikes.<\/em>
\nOccasionally collective nouns will take plural verbs when the collective noun is meant in the sense of many individuals and not the group as a whole.
\nA number of people are<\/strong> interested in running for governor.<\/em>
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4. When collective nouns are in plural form, they require plural verbs.<\/h4>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nThe boards are<\/strong> reviewing the plans to revise the budget.
\nThe families were<\/strong> concerned over the recent tax hikes.
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5. Compound subjects are made with the conjunction and. They require plural verbs.<\/h4>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nBenjamin and Sarah love<\/strong> to ride their bikes.
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6. Two singular subjects connected by either\/or or neither\/nor take a singular verb<\/h4>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nEither Jeffrey or Donna is<\/strong> going to eat the leftovers.
\nNeither Clair nor Daniel is<\/strong> attending the meeting.
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7. When a singular and plural subject are connected by either\/or, the verb agrees with the item closest to it.<\/h4>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nEither Jeffrey or the girls are<\/strong> going to eat the leftovers.<\/em>
\nEither the girls or Jeffrey is<\/strong> going to eat the leftovers.<\/em>
\nHere are some common words that will always require singular verbs: each, everyone, every one, everybody, anyone, someone, <\/em>and somebody.<\/em>
\nKeep a list of these rules next to you as you study and get in the habit of \u201cmatching\u201d a sentence\u2019s subject to its verb!
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