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Apr 2 2008, 4:35 AM EDT
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hen subjects
are connected with 'or', the subject that is closer to the verb will determine the number of
the verb (whether it is singular or plural
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A very clear and detailed account of subject-verb agreement is given at:
http://www.write.armstrong.edu/handouts/SVcontextexercises.pdf
The following exercises may
also help.
Exercise
http://aliscot.com/bigdog/agrpa_exercise.htm
http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/ErrorCorrection/agreement1.htm
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Apr 2 2008, 4:24 AM EDT
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Subject verb agreement is an aspect of English grammar that Chinese students often forget about because there is no equivalent modification of verbs to make them agree with their subjects in Chinese.
Regular verbs add -s or -es (after ss, x,
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