Subject- Verb ______________: Each __________ must agree with its _____________

in person and in _______________. Singular subjects take ________________ verbs,

and plural subjects take ____________ verbs.

- Singular: A calendar shows the days of the year.

The Gregorian calendar has been the standard in North America since
the 1750s.

Write your own:______________________________________________

- Plural: Several calendars show the phases of the moon.

Some older calendars have been abandoned in favor of more accurate

modern calendars.

Write your own:______________________________________________

Compound Subjects: depends on the _______________ used to join two parts of the
subject.
- Compound Subjects with AND: a compound subject _____________ by and or
both --- and is usually plural. Therefore, the verb should be ____________.

- Plural: The solar day and the lunar month are types of natural time keepers.

Both the solar calendar and the lunar calendar differ from today’s modern
calendar.

Use your brain: __________________________________________________

- Occasionally, two words ______________ by and refer to the same person or thing or
single _______________. Thus, the subject is considered _________________, and
the verb should be ________________ also.

- Singular: The Roman Catholic pope and namesake of today’s calendar was
Gregory XIII.

Try it yourself:_________________________________________________

- Plural: Gregory and his advisors are responsible for an extremely accurate
calendar.

You Do It: _____________________________________________________

 More examples: Our Lord and Savior _____ Jesus Christ.
Blue and white ______ a popular color scheme.

Chicken and rice is Richard’s least favorite meal.

Chicken and rice are a part of Amber’s menu this week.

Compound Subjects with Or: If a subject is ___________ by or, nor, either, or neither
nor the __________ must agree with the subject that is closer to it.

- Singular: Neither the lunar months nor the solar year serves as a precise method
for measuring time.

Practice it yourself: _________________________________________________

- Plural: However, the sun’s rotation or the moon’s phases provide an indication of
the passage of time.

Try it out: _________________________________________________________

The following indefinite pronouns are always singular:

Another Each Either Neither

Somebody
Anybody Everybody Less Nobody Someone
Anyone Everyone Little No one Something
Anything Everything Much Nothing

The following indefinite pronouns are always singular:

Both Fewer Several

Few Many

The following can be singular or plural:

All More None

Any Most Some
Exercise: Write a paragraph of your own using indefinite pronouns, compound subjects
and simple subjects. Have some sentences with correct agreement and other sentences
with incorrect agreement. When everyone is finished, you will exchange your papers,
and your mate will correct it. HAVE FUN!

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