Tham khảo tài liệu 'the complete idiot guide part 14', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | _ Chapter 9 Reaching an Agreement Matching Sentence Parts IB The singular title Moby Dick agrees with the singular verb was. The Valachi Papers is a good read. The singular title The Valachi Papers agrees with the singular verb is even though the title appears plural it is singular. That s because all titles are singular. 4. Singular subjects connected by either or neither nor and not only but also require a singular verb. That s because the connecting words show that you are choosing only one item. Either the witness or the defendant was lying. Only one person is lying the witness or the defendant. Therefore the subject is singular. And the singular subject the witness or the defendant matches the singular verb was . Plural Subjects and Verbs Matching plural subjects and verbs is a snap with these simple guidelines Here s the 1 rule 1. A plural subject takes a plural verb. The rejected New Mexico state motto Lizards make excellent pets. The plural subject lizards matches the plural verb make. Mosquitoes are attracted to blue more than any other color. The plural subject mosquitoes matches the plural verb are. Think of the conjunction and as a plus sign. Whether the parts of the subject joined by and are singular or plural or both they all add up to a plural subject and so require a plural verb. Anwar and Hosni are going to the movies. The plural subject Anwar and Hosni agrees with the plural verb are. Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln were great presidents. The plural subject Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln agrees with the plural verb were. 2. If the subject is made up of two or more nouns or pronouns connected by or nor not only or but also the verb agrees with the noun closest to the pronoun. Neither the contract nor the page proofs are arriving in time to meet the deadline. IK Part Under the Grammar Hammer__ The plural subject proofs agrees with the plural verb are. Neither the page proofs nor the contract is arriving in time to meet
