Has is used with singular subjects; have is used with plural subjects.
He has five dollars in his pocket. (Singular)
They have twenty dollars in total. (Plural)
Note that I, we, and you take the plural form.
I have five dollars.
You have five dollars.
Together, we have ten dollars.
1. This is the cornerstone rule that forms the background of the concept.The dog growls when he is angry.
The dogs growl when they are angry.
2. Don't get confused by the words that come between the subject and verb; they do not affect agreement.The dog, who is chewing on my jeans, is usually very good.
3. Prepositional phrases between the subject and verb usually do not affect agreement.The colors of the rainbow are beautiful.
4. When sentences start with "there" or "here," the subject will always be placed after the verb, so care needs to be taken to identify it correctly.There is a problem with the balance sheet. Here are the papers you requested.
5. Subjects don't always come before verbs in questions. Make sure you accurately identify the subject before deciding on the proper verb form to use.Does Lefty usually eat grass? Where are the piecesof this puzzle.
6. If two subjects are joined by and, they typically require a plural verb form.The cow and the pig are jumping over the moon.
7. The verb is singular if the two subjects separated by and refer to the same person or thing.Red beans and rice is my mom's favorite dish.
8. If the words each, every, or no come before the subject, the verb is singular.No smoking and drinking is allowed. Every man and woman isrequired to check in.
9. If the subjects are both singular and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also the verb is singular.Jessica or Christian is to blame for the accident.
10. The only time when the object of the preposition factors into the decision of plural or singular verb forms is when noun and pronoun subjects like some, half, none, more, all, etc. are followed by a prepositional phrase. In these sentences, the object of the preposition determines the form of the verb.All of the chicken is gone. All of the chickens are gone.
11. The singular verb form is usually used for units of measurement.Four quarts of oil was required to get the car running.
12. If the subjects are both plural and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, the verb is plural.Dogs and cats areboth available at the pound.
13. If one subject is singular and one plural and the words are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, you use the verb form of the subject that is nearest the verb.Do your sisters or your girlfriend want any Pizza?
14. Indefinite pronouns typically take singular verbs.Everybody wants to be loved.
15. * Except for the pronouns (few, many, several, both) that always take the plural form.Few were left alive after the flood.
16. If two infinitives are separated by and they take the plural form of the verb.To walk and to chew gum require great skill.
17. When gerunds are used as the subject of a sentence they take the singular verb form of the verb, but when they are linked by and they take the plural form.Standing in the water was a bad idea. Swimming in the ocean and playing drums are my hobbies.
18. Collective nouns like herd, senate, class, crowd, etc. usually take a singular verb form.The herd is stampeding.
19. Titles of books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as singular and take a singular verb.The Burbs is a movie starring Tom Hanks.
20. Final Rule - Remember, only the subject affects the verb!
Correct: They are waiting on her to finish her project.
Incorrect: They is waiting on her to finish her project.
Correct: The girl is running to the beach house.
Incorrect: The girl are running to the beach house.
Fragments, run-ons, problems with subject-verb agreement, verb problems
each of the eggs in the carton were already broken
John rode his bicycle to school. (John=subject; Rode=verb)My mother made a chocolate cake. (my mother=subject; made=verb)The man next door gave me some tomatoes. (the man next door=subject; Gave=verb)The witness who saw the accident gave a statement to the officer. (the witness who saw the accident=subject; gave=verb) (who=subject of the noun clause; saw=verb of the noun clause)
their is the subject and experiences is the verb
A subject complement follows a linking verb and modifies or refers to the subject. It may be a noun (also known as a predicate noun or nominative) or an adjective (also known as a predicate adjective).A linking verb is a verb that acts as an equals sign, the object is a form of the subject (Mary is my sister. Mary=sister); or the subject becomes the object (Mary's feet got wet. feet->wet).Example sentences:1. This pizza is delicious.subject: pizzalinking verb: issubject complement: the adjective delicious2. I became a grandmother today, my daughter had her baby.subject: Ilinking verb: becamesubject complement: the noun grandmother3. My mother was valedictorian of her high school.subject: motherlinking verb: wassubject complement: the noun valedictorian4. Her face turned bright red.subject: facelinking verb: turnedsubject complement: the adjective red5. Our vacation was too short.subject: vacationlinking verb: wassubject complement: the adjective short
14 rules on subject verb agreement
There are about 20 rules in observing subject-verb agreement. The general rule in observing the subject verb agreement is that the subjects and the verbs must agree in number.
The rules for subject verb agreement are that a singular subject requires a singular verb. Plurals subjects need plural verbs. For example, the singular subjects John takes the singular verb runs, or (John runs).
give at least five in agreement
Learning to write the English language means understanding not only how to form sentences, but the rules that go with them. The rules for subject-verb agreement are two fold. If the subject is singular then the verb must be also. The same is said for the plural forms of both. The pronoun and antecedent agreement follow the rule of the antecedent must come before the pronoun.
When ''It" is used as an introductory subject,singular verb is used always for example It is these boys that came late.
A 21 subject verb agreement is one that is used to focus on grammar. This means that subjects and verbs must agree in numbers. There are 21 rules that go along with this.
i totally agree with his opinion.
Well let's first spell agreement correctly.
subjects and verbs must agree in one another number ( singular or plural)..
So that you can communicate properly and your speaking or writing doesn't sound strange.I likes you. - verb doesn't agree
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