MORE PRACTICE SUBJECT – VERB AGREEMENT

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT 1.Prodigies, people who have immense talent, is born very infrequently. 2.One of the most interesting child prodigies of this century are young Wang Yani of China 3.Two and a half years were the age at which Wang began painting. 4.How old do you think she was when this wonderful painting of frolicking monkeys were completed. 5.Neither of us were able to guess correctly that she was only five then.

CORRECTIONS 1.Prodigies, people who have immense talent, is born very infrequently. (are) 2.One of the most interesting child prodigies of this century are young Wang Yani of China. (is) 3.Two and a half years were the age at which Wang began painting. (was) 4.How old do you think she was when this wonderful painting of frolicking monkeys were completed. (was) 5.Neither of us were able to guess correctly that she was only five then. (was)

PRONOUN-ANTECEDENT A pronoun usually refers to a noun or another pronoun, which is called the pronoun’s antecedent. 18q. A pronoun should agree in number, gender and person with its antecedent. (1)Singular pronouns refer to singular antecedents. Plural pronouns refer to plural antecedents. Examples: Singular: Mike made his movie debut in 1931 Plural: The hikers took their canteens with them.

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS 18r. Some indefinite pronouns are singular, and some are plural. Other indefinite pronouns can be either singular or plural, depending on their meaning. (1)Use singular pronouns to refer to the indefinite pronouns: anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, and something. (2)Use plural pronouns to refer to the indefinite pronouns: both, few, many and several (3)Use singular or plural pronouns to refer to the indefinite pronoun all, any, more, most, or some (depending on how it is used in the sentence.

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS 18r. Some indefinite pronouns are singular, and some are plural. Other indefinite pronouns can be either singular or plural, depending on their meaning. (1)Use singular pronouns to refer to the indefinite pronouns: anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, and something. (2)Use plural pronouns to refer to the indefinite pronouns: both, few, many and several (3)Use singular or plural pronouns to refer to the indefinite pronoun all, any, more, most, or some (depending on how it is used in the sentence.

Pronoun- Antecedent Agreement 18u. A collective noun can be either singular or plural, depending on how it is used. Singular: The committee comprised three juniors and two seniors; its chairperson was Angelo [ Angelo was chairperson of the committee as a unit] Plural: The committee discussed their varied schedules [The members of the committee had different schedules]

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement 18v. Some nouns that are plural in form take singular pronouns. Nouns that take singular pronouns Civics MathematicsPhysics EconomicsMeaslesSummons ElectronicsMolasses GeneticsMumps GymnasticsNews

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement 18v. Some nouns that are plural in form take singular pronouns. Nouns that take plural pronouns even when they refer to single items. Binocularspantsshears Eyeglassespliersshorts Olympicsslacksscissors

Indefinite Pronouns Hint Many nouns ending in –ics, such as acoustics, athletics, ethics, politics and tactics may take singular or plural pronouns. Generally, when such a noun names a science, a system, or a skill, the noun takes a singular pronoun. When the noun names qualities, operations, activities, or individual items, the noun takes a plural pronoun. Singular: She has chosen to pursue a career in politics; she has always shown great interest in it [Politics is thought of a system] Plural: Some voters support her politics, while other voters oppose them. [ Politics are thought of as activities or ideas]