Used to join two or more singular subjects to make a plural subject
What is AND?
100
Singular if all members are acting as one unit
What is a collective noun?
100
The location of the subject in an inverted word order sentence
What is behind the verb?
100
-----------------------------------------The elephant __ for peanuts.----------------------------------------
a. trumpet b. trumpets c. trumpeted d. none of the above
What is B?
100
The first step in determining subject/verb agreement
What is to mark out prepositional phrases?
200
When one of these words precedes a list of subjects, you still have a singular subject.
What are EACH and EVERY?
200
Singular when representing a total amount
What are quantities?
200
The location of the subject when the subjects are joined by correlative conjunctions
What is the one closer to the verb?
200
----------------------------- The engine along with the brakes __ repair. -------------------------------- a. needs b. need c. needed d. none of the above
What is A?
200
The second step in determining subject/verb agreement
What is to look for special words?
300
These two words, when at the beginning of the sentence, create inverted word order.
What are HERE and THERE?
300
Their number depends on the number of the objects of the prepositional phrases that follow them.
What are ALL, SOME, and NONE?
300
Where the subject will never be
What is in a prepositional phrase?
300
------------------------------ Here in these boxes __ the outfit you wanted. ------------------------------ a. was b. were c. are d. none of the above
What is D?
300
What you must do before Thursday's quiz
What is to study the notes?
400
These words always take a singular verb.
What are singular indefinite pronouns?
400
Plural when its members do not agree or are performing different tasks
What is a collective noun?
400
These words are never subjects
What are HERE and THERE?
400
------------- Every student, teacher, and staff member __ eagerly for the long weekend. ------------- a. wait b. waits c. waited d. none of the above
What is B?
400
The last step in determining subject/verb agreement
What is to check your work?
500
All of the conjunction pairs that require the subject closer to the verb to determine the number of the verb.
What are EITHER/OR, NEITHER/NOR, and NOT ONLY/BUT ALSO?
500
Two words that end with "s" but take a singular verb
What are NEWS and PHYSICS? (for example)
500
The only time prepositional phrases affect subject/verb agreement
What is when they follow ALL, SOME, or NONE?
500
---------------------------- Everyone in the jury __ about the defendant's guilt. -------------------------- a. disagree b. disagrees c. disagreed d. none of the above