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Introduction to Exercise 3 - Subjects with and, or, each, or -ing |
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When the subject is two or more nouns connected by and, use the plural form of the verb.
- Example: Hard work and persistence are important qualities that most successful people have.
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When the subject is two or more nouns connected by or, the verb agrees with the noun that is closer to the verb.
- Example: A passport or two identification cards are required for the application.
- Example: Two identification cards or a passport is required for the application.
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When using expressions such as with, together with, including, as well as, the verb agrees with the noun phrase that comes before these expressions.
- Example: The organizers, as well as the guest speaker, need to arrive early.
- Example: The guest speaker, as well as the organizers, needs to arrive early.
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When the subject includes each, every, everyone, everybody, anybody, anyone, nobody, somebody, someone, and no one, use the singular form of the verb.
- Example: Nobody expects the disgraced candidate to win the election.
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There are numbered blanks in the following passages. When you click on the number, two choices will appear on the side. Click on the correct choice to insert it in the passage. If you click on the wrong choice, the Answer box at the bottom of the choices will tell you why your answer is wrong. |
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