Which sentence uses correct subject/verb agreement? A. Each of the symptoms of dyslexia appears in boys and girls. B. Each of the symptoms of dyslexia appear in boys and girls. C. Several symptoms of dyslexia appears in boys and girls. D. Several of the symptoms of dyslexia has appeared in boys and girls.

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

1.Decide whether or not the subject is SINGULAR or PLURAL. 2.The verb MUST agree in number. ***Remember: S ingular S ubjects take Singular verbs!*** sLydia screams as she runs down the hall. The dog begs for the treat.

Special Nouns Collective noun- a noun that acts as a single unit even if it consists of multiple members. (band, family, crew, committee, class, crowd, etc.) These nouns are treated as SINGULAR nouns: Examples: The band plays its set to a screaming crowd. The committee discusses taxes before it leaves for the day.

Pronouns Singular- he, she, it Plural- they Regular: he, she, it (singular), they (plural) He goes to the mall.They go to the mall. She goes to the mall. It goes to the mall.

Indefinite Pronouns –Words that replace nouns without specifying the noun they replace –They can be either plural or singular Plural Few people enjoy reading. Both Few Many Several

Singular Everybody is welcome to attend. Neither Jacob nor Elizabeth enjoys going to the mall. Anybody Everybody Nobody Somebody Anyone Everyone No one Someone Anything Everything Nothing Something Each Either Neither One

Both Singular and Plural-number depends on noun in the phrase that follows All of the (girls) attend the wedding. Most of the (stain) does not come out of the shirt. All Any More Most None Some

Write the correct verb. 1.Many of the foreigners (is,are) able to speak the language. 2.The dog (bark, barks). 3.The babies (cry, cries). 4.Most of the apple (is, are) bruised. 5.Neither the dog nor the cat (run, runs) very fast. 6.They (is, are) talking too much.

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