English 1135 checkup C

subject

A sentence may begin with "here" or "there," but the verb agrees with the _____________________

indefinite,collective

Certain __________________________pronouns and ______________________________nouns can be either singular or plural

plural,nearer

Compound subjects joined by "and" require a __________________________verb, while those joined by "or" or "nor require a verb that agrees with the subject ________________________the verb

singular,plural

Generally speaking, singular subjects require ___________________________________verbs, and _________________________________subjects require plural verbs

number,person

Subjects and verbs must agree in ____________________________and_________________________________________

we,you,they

The personal pronouns that take plural verbs are _____________________, _______________________and ____________________________

he,she,it

The personal pronouns that take singular verbs are ___________________, ____________________, and _________________________

subject

The verb agrees with the ________________________even if the predicate nominative is different in number

antecedent

When a relative pronoun is the subject, the verb agrees with the ____________________of the pronoun

plural,singular

Words like "measles," "news," "economics," and "United States" appear to be ________________________________, but take ___________________________verbs