Find the Subject (S)
The loud dog barks at night.
The loud dog
Which rule states: "Singular subjects take singular verbs, plural subjects take plural verbs"?
Rule 1: Singular and Plural Subjects
Identify the element in bold: She ate a delicious meal.
Direct Object (O)
Sara and Lina (is / are) best friends.
Sara and Lina are best friends.
Fix this: "Everyone like music."
Everyone likes music.
Yesterday, the proud university chef cooked dinner.
the proud university chef
True or False: Words between the subject and verb (like prepositional phrases) change the subject's number.
False (Rule 2: ignore words in between)
Identify the element in bold: The doctor looked very tired.
Complement (C)
One of my closest friends (lives / live) in Pattani.
One of my closest friends lives in Pattani.
Fix this: "The list of names are long."
The list of names is long.
The box of heavy iron tools fell on the floor.
The box of heavy iron tools
When using "Either... or" or "Neither... nor", which subject does the verb agree with?
the nearest subject (Rule 5)
Identify the element in bold: They finished the project very quickly.
Adverbial (A)
There (is / are) three new books on the desk.
There are three new books on the desk.
Fix this: "Neither the manager nor the workers is ready."
Neither the manager nor the workers are ready.
The teacher, as well as her bright students, entered the lab.
The teacher, as well as her bright students
Phrases like "as well as" or "along with" mean the verb agrees with which subject?
the first subject (Rule 4)
In the sentence "There are three students outside," what element is "outside"?
Adverbial (A)
The captain, together with his crew members, (remains / remain) calm.
The captain, together with his crew members, remains calm.
Fix this: "The professor, as well as the students, are excited."
The professor, as well as the students, is excited.
Neither the assistant nor the office workers saw the email.
Neither the assistant nor the office workers
Are indefinite pronouns like "everyone," "somebody," and "each" singular or plural?
singular
Name all 5 elements of a basic English sentence structure.
What are Subject (S), Verb (V), Object (O), Complement (C), and Adverbial (A)
Neither the players nor the coach (wants / want) to delay the game.
Neither the players nor the coach wants to delay the game.
Fix this: "There was many difficult questions after the presentation."
There were many difficult questions after the presentation.