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Knowledge
- The subject of a sentence is connected to a verb, and the subject and verb must match in number, case, and person.
Skills
- Identify subject-verb agreement in a sentence with compound subjects joined by a correlative conjunction.
- Identify subject-verb agreement in a sentence with compound subjects joined by a coordinating conjunction.
- Identify subject-verb agreement in a sentence with collective nouns when verb form depends on the rest of the sentence.
Understanding
- Particular rules exist for subject-verb choices to ensure accurate use of conventions of standard English.
- Authors should ensure subject-verb agreement in all sentences, including those with compound subjects, conjunctions, and collective nouns.
Vocabulary
- Subject-verb agreement
- Compound subjects
- Correlative Conjunctions
- Coordinating conjunctions
- Collective nouns
- Verb forms
