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