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ThebabycrieswhenheisangryThedogsgrowlwhentheyareangryDon’tgetconfusedbythewordsthatcomebetweenthesubjectandverb;theydonotaffect agreementBasicRule.Asingularsubject(she,Bill,car)takesasingularverb(is,goes,shines),whereasapluralsubjecttakesapluralverb.Havebecomeshas;be becomesSubject-VerbAgreementWhatisSubject-VerbAgreement?MatchingSubjectswithVerbsSubjectsandverbsmustagreeinnumberHaveandbedo notfallunderthe–sor–esrulewiththird-personsingularsubjectsThisisthecornerstonerulethatformsthebackgroundoftheconceptAllofthechickenshave laideggsWithpluralandsingularsubject,theverbagreeswiththesubjectthatisnearesttotheverb:EithermytwinbrothersormysisterwashereExamples:I wanttoseeamovieQuickTime™andaSubjectsandverbsmustagreeinnumberAsingularsubject(she,Bill,car)takesasingularverb(is,goes,shines), whereasapluralsubjecttakesapluralverbMostnativeEnglishspeakersknowthestandardverb-subjectcombinationsbyearIfyouknowthatlististhesubject, thenyouwillchooseisfortheverb.Someofthemilkhasspilled.Havebecomeshas;bebecomesis,are,was,orwere.Examplesofthesecombinationsarehe talks,nothetalkWithsingularsubjects,theverbissingular:Neitherthecathedralnorthecastleinterestsme.Examples:Cheatingiswrong.Thefirstpersonpronoun Itakesapluralverb(IgoWithsingularsubjects,theverbissingular:NeitherthecathedralnorthecastleinterestsmeThisisthecornerstonerulethatformsthe backgroundoftheconceptThebabiescrywhentheyWhenthesubjectisall,any,more,most,none,orsome,thisistheONLYtimeyoumustlookattheobject oftheprepositionalphrasetodeterminewhetheritissingularorpluralBasicRuleWithpluralsubjects,theverbisplural:Neitherthecathedralsnorthecastles interestmeExample:Thelistofitemsis/areontheSUBJECT-VERBAGREEMENTWithpluralsubjects,theverbisplural:Neitherthecathedralsnorthe castlesExamples:IwanttoseeamovieThisisthenameforthesubjectnounandverbinasentencesounding“correct”Forexample,whichoftheseTutoringand TestingCenter.SUBJECT-VERBAGREEMENT.ExceptionstotheBasicrule:a.CompoundSubjectsTheywanttoseeamovie.Haveandbedonotfallunder the–sor–esrulewiththird-personsingularsubjectsTheywanttoseeamovieverbistheactionperformedbythesubjectsubjectisanounorpronoun QuickTime™andaompressorareneededtoseethispictureTheyhavepancakes,andhehaspancakesExample:Thelistofitemsis/areonthedeskThedog growlswhenheisangry