Subject-Verb Agreement

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Across
  1. 3. __________ nouns are words that imply more than one person but are considered singular and take a singular verb. Some examples are "group," "team," "committee," "family," and "class."
  2. 6. everybody is an example of ________ noun.
  3. 8. ________ nouns take a singular verb.
  4. 10. some countable nouns in _______ such as earnings, goods, odds, surroundings, proceeds, contents, and valuables only have a plural form and take a plural verb.
  5. 12. indefinite _______
  6. 14. When there is one subject and more than one ____, the _____ throughout the sentence must agree with the subject.
Down
  1. 1. The words and phrases "each," "each one," "either," "neither," "everyone," "everybody," "anyone," "anybody," "nobody," "somebody," "someone," and "no one" are singular and _______ a singular verb.
  2. 2. When a _______ comes between the subject and the verb, remember that the verb still agrees with the subject, not the noun or pronoun in the phrase following the subject of the sentence.
  3. 3. When two or more singular nouns or pronouns are _________ by "or" or "nor," use a singular verb.
  4. 4. usually have singular
  5. 5. In sentences __________ with "there is" or "there are," the subject follows the verb. Since "there" is not the subject, the verb agrees with what follows the verb.
  6. 7. If the subject is singular, the verb must be _______ too.
  7. 9. make ____ plural.
  8. 11. When the subject of the _________ is composed of two or more nouns or pronouns connected by and, use a plural verb.
  9. 12. If the subject is ______, the verb must also be it.
  10. 13. you add an "s"