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A verb must agrees with the subject in a sentence.
Singular noun takes a singular verb and a plural noun
takes a plural verb.
With the pronoun you, we
If the subject is a phrase, we have to find the main always use a plural verb.
noun and make the verb agree with it.
Read the following examples:
The boy wearing a T-shirt and jeans is my brother.
Singular subject Singular verb
People like aunt Mary are not easy to please.
Plural subject Plural verb
G If the subject begins with one of and is followed by a plural noun, we need a
singular verb to agree with one.
One of the girls we met on holiday lives in the same street as us.
Singular subject Singular verb
G If the subject begins with a few , a lot of or a number of and is followed by a
plural noun, we need a plural verb to agree with the plural noun.
A number of mistakes were found in the document.
Plural subject Plural verb
A. Choose the subject that agrees with the verb. Circle a) or b), then fill in
the blanks with the correct answer.
1. ____________ belongs to us.
a) Those pencils b) That book
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