SubjectVerb Agreement Parallel Structure Unit 10 Grammar Forms

Subject-Verb Agreement & Parallel Structure Unit 10 Grammar Forms & Functions 3

S-V Agreement: General Rules Part 1 Click on the correct sentence. Correct -- Use the I will run to the base form of verb store. with “I” & “you. ” I will runs to Try again. the store. She run every Try again. morning. Correct -- Use the baseruns verb +every “-s” She withmorning. “he, ” “she, ” & “it. ” Correct -- Use plural John and Alice verbs with plural are lawyers. subjects. John and Alice Try again. is lawyers. Click to go to next slide.

S-V Agreement: General Rules Part 1 Click on the correct sentence. Correct – If two or more subjects The lab and the library are connected with the word are on the first floor. “and, ” then it is a plural subject. The lab and the library is on Try again. the first floor. Correct – Some nouns end in “-s” Mathematics is not my BUT are singular and need favorite subject. singular verbs. Mathematics are not my Try again. favorite subject. Correct – “Mathematics” is an Mathematics teachers adjective. “Teachers” is the are not my favorite plural subject, so you need a people. plural verb. Mathematics teachers is not Try again. my favorite people. Click to go to next slide.

S-V Agreement: General Rules Part 1 Click on the correct sentence. Swimming are my Try again. favorite sport. Correct – Use singular verbs with Swimming is my favorite gerund subjects (verb + ing used as a sport. subject) Swimming and biking Correct – Two or more gerund are popular sports in subjects become a plural subject. California. Swimming and biking is Try again. popular sports in California. Correct – “Mathematics” is an Mathematics teachers adjective. “Teachers” is the are not my favorite plural subject, so you need a people. plural verb. Mathematics teachers is not Try again. my favorite people. Click to go to next slide.

S-V Agreement: General Rules Part 1 Click on the correct sentence. Each of the subjects in a sentence have to agree with its Try again. verb. Correct – Use singular verbs with Each of the subjects in a sentence has “each, ” “every, ” or “any” (“has” is to agree with its verb. singular, “have” is plural) Everyone want something from Try again. us. Correct – Use a singular verb with indefinite pronouns like “everyone, ” Everyone wants something from us. “anything, ” and “everything. ” All of the teachers prepares for Try again. class. Correct – Use a plural verb with “all, ” All of the teachers prepare for class. “almost all, ” “most” or “some” Both Allare of correct. the teachers “All”want uses a something plural verb. from us. Both are correct. “Everyone” Everyone prepares for class. uses a singular verb. Click to go to next slide.

S-V Agreement: General Rules Part 1 Click on the correct sentence. Thursday or Friday is combined with “or” need a singular bestrule day to go. verbthe (different for “either…or. ” Correct – Two singular subjects Thursday or Friday are the Try again. best days to go. Dogs or cats is good Try again. pets. Correct – Two plural subjects joined by Dogs or cats are good pets. “or” need a plural verb. Both arethat correct. agrees I think the. Verb potatoes withorsubject closest to it is when the chicken subjectsburning. combined by “or. ” Both are correct. Verb agrees with I think that the chicken or subject closest to it when subjects the potatoes are burning. combined by “or. ” Click to go to next slide.

S-V Agreement: General Rules Part 2 Click on the correct sentence. The value of phrases his do Correct – Prepositional not affect the verb “ofis his investments. ” Theevery subject isday. “value. ” dropping The value of his Try again. investments are dropping every day. Correct – Phrases with “along with, ” My parents, along with “together with, ” “accompanied by, ” my brother, are going to “as well as, ” and “in addition to” do visitnotme tomorrow. affect the verb. My parents, along with my again. to visit me brother, is. Try going tomorrow. There is many students Try again. in class today. Correct – “there” or “here” can be There are many students in singular or plural depending upon the class today. noun that follows it. Click to go to next slide.

S-V Agreement with Quantity Words Click on the correct sentence. Ten dollars are all the Try again. money I have. Correct – Use a singular verb with Ten dollars is all thedistance, money expressions of time, money, weight and measurement I have. even if they look plural. The number of students Correct – Use a singular verb with “the class number of. ” in our is 28. The number of students in Try again. our class are 28. Correct – Use aofplural verb with A number important number of. ”today. people“aare here A number of important Try again. people is here today. Click to go to next slide.

S-V Agreement with Quantity Words Click on the correct sentence. Correct – With “some of, ” “a lot of, ” and Some of the orange are Try again. still good. Some of the orange is still “three-quarters of” the verb agrees with the good. noun/pronoun after “of. ” Some of them is still Try again. good. Correct – With “some of, ” “a lot of, ” and “three-quarters of” the verbgood. agrees Some of them are still with the noun/pronoun after “of. ” Correct Use astudents singular verb One of–the is with “one of the. ” sick. again. are sick. One of the Try students Click to go to next slide.

S-V Agreement with Quantity Words Click on the correct sentence. One thea singular students is Correctof – Use verb with “one of the. ” sick. Try again. One of the students are sick. Every one of the dogs Try again. are well-trained. Correct Use aof singular verb with Every –one the dogs is “every one of the. ” well-trained. Each of the umbrellas Try again. are broken. Correct – Use a singular verb with Each of the umbrellas is “each of the. ” broken. Correct – Use a singular verb None of the students is with “none of the. ” At least in late. formal grammar. Incorrect for written grammar. None of the students Will hear it with informal spoken are late. grammar. Click to go to next slide.

Parallel Structure Click on the correct sentence. Correct – “Grammar” is a noun; Try again. “Grammar” is a noun; The essay had mistakes in “organization” is a noun. Therefore, grammar andare organization. the nouns parallel. The essay had mistakes in “organize” is a verb. Therefore, the nouns grammar and organize. are not parallel. Correct – “Interesting” is a gerund His speech was neither adjective; “helpful” is an adjective. interesting nor helpful. Therefore, the adjectives are parallel. Try again. “Interesting” is an adjective (gerund); “helping” is a verb because His speech was neither “helpful” is the adjective of “help. ” interesting nor helping. Therefore, the adjectives are not parallel. Correct – “Arrives” is a simple present verb; “leaves” is a simple She arrives at seven and present verb. Therefore, leaves at nine. the verbs are parallel. Try again. “Arrives” is a simple present She arrives at seven and left at verb; “left” is a simple past verb. nine. Therefore, the verbs are not parallel. Click to go to next slide.

Parallel Structure Click on the correct sentence. Incorrect – “Slow” is an adjective; Does she work slow or “quickly” is an adverb. Therefore, quickly? the adverbs are NOT parallel. Correct. “Slowly” is an adverb; “quickly” is Does she work slowly or an adverb. Therefore, the adverbs are quickly? parallel. Correct – “Dancing” is a gerund Dancing and biking are my subject; “biking” is a gerund subject. favorite activities. Therefore, the subjects are parallel. Try again. “Dancing” is a gerund subject; “bikes” a nounare subject. Dancing andisbikes my Therefore, the subjects are NOT favorite activities. parallel. Try again – “To swim” is an infinitive; I like tois swim but not to(“to” “to fishing” incorrect grammar + gerund). Therefore, fishing. the infinitive objects are NOT parallel. Correct. “To swim” is an infinitive; “to fish” answim infinitive. the I likeisto but Therefore, not to fish. infinitive objects are parallel. Click to go to next slide.

Parallel Structure Click on the correct sentence. -----finished April 13, 2010 The instructor expects students to Both are correct. Separate a series with attend every class, to do all the commas, but you do not have to put the comma assignments hand in before “and”and in thetoseries. homework on time. The instructor expects students to Both are correct. Separate a series with attend every class, to do all the commas, but you do not have to put the assignments, andintothehand comma before “and” series. in homework on time. Try again. and English. I can speak Chinese, Correct – When there are only two items, I can speak Chinese and English. you do not use a comma. Bonus comma question -- Not a parallel structure question I will graduate in June, because I Try again. have taken all my required courses. Correct – Do not use comma in front Iof I will graduate in a. June because have taken all because. my required courses. Click to go to next slide.

Parallel Structure – Coordinate Conjunctions Click on the correct sentence. A. Correct. Susan Need has amany commaproblems, in front of thebut conjunction. shecoordinate always looks happy. B. Incorrect. Susan has problems Needmany a comma in front of abut shecoordinate always conjunction. looks happy Correct. “For” in this sentence is a preposition I bought it for you. and does not connect two independent clauses. Incorrect. I bought it, for you. Click to go to next slide.

Parallel Structure—Correlative Conjunctions Click on the correct sentence. Incorrect. and slept. Ben both studies Correct. verbs to be parallel in tense. Ben. Need boththestudies and sleeps. Both his brother and sister is in Try again. town. Correct – When two subjects are Both his brother and sister are in connected with “both…and…, ” then the town. verb is plural. Correct. subjectnor closest the verb Neither. Use thethe doctor the to nurse is to determine singular or plural. with the patient. Neither the doctor nor the nurse Incorrect. are with the patient. Click to go to next slide.