English 1135 Checkup 3
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.
