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    Sentence Correction
  I: Introduction
  II: Grammar Basics
  III: Sentence Correction Tips
  IV: Three-Step Method
V: Seven Error Types  
 1. Subject-Verb Agreement
      A. Introduction
      B. Subject/Verb Separation
      C. Collective Nouns
      D. Plural/Singular
      E. Neither/Either
      F. Or/Nor
      G. Subject/Verb/Object
      H. Quantity Words
      I.   Sample Questions
 2. Modifiers
 3. Parallelism
 4. Pronoun Agreement
 5. Verb Time Sequences
 6. Comparisons
 7. Idioms
  VI: Sample Questions
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1. Subject-Verb Agreement: Introduction
 
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Subject-Verb Agreement

A. Introduction
B. Subject / Verb Separation
C. Collective Nouns
D. Plural / Singular
E. Neither / Either
F. Or / Nor
G. Subject / Verb / Object
H. Quantity Words
I. Sample Questions




Subjects and verbs must agree. Singular subjects must be paired with singular verbs, and plural subjects with plural verbs. Agreement allows us to show who's doing what in a sentence by indicating which parts of the sentence go together.

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Singular verbs generally have an "s" at the end. Plural verbs do not. Nouns are the opposite:

John (singular noun) walks (singular verb)
Cars (plural noun) drive (plural verb)

Pronouns must match as well.
He walks
They drive
Seven Error Types B. Subject/Verb Separation

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