3. Vowel before -y: Add -s.
Examples:
I play → he plays
4. Consonant before -y: Change -y to -i. Then add -es.
Examples:
I hurry → he hurries
I cry → he
cries
Basic Subject-Verb Agreement:
-
My friends (live, lives) in Hama.
(
live) is the correct answer because the subject in the
sentence is plural so
you must choose the
plural verb
-
Every man, woman and child (needs, need) love.
-
Each book and magazine (is, are) listed .
Every and Each: are always followed by singular noun, so
the verb you
put will be a singular verb.
-
Reading books (is, are) interesting.
Gerund used as the subject of the sentence requires a singular verb.
Using Expressions of Quantity:
Some of the book (is, are) good.
Some of books (is, are) good.
None of the boys (is, are) here.
Note:
In most expressions
of quantity, the verb is determined by the noun that
follows
of.
-
One of, Each of, Every of take a singular verb even if the noun is
plural
. It should be an argument between the noun and the verb.
The number of students (is, are) fifteen.
A number of students (was, were) late.
- (The number) is the subject in the
first sentence, while (A number of)
in the second one is an expression of the quantity meaning ―a lot of‖
and it is followed by a plural noun and plural verb.
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