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Subject-Verb Agreement - By EnglishI PLC

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00:0-1	All right . How's it going ? Ladies and gentlemen
00:01	, today we're gonna talk about subject and verb agreement
00:04	and another one of your favorite grammar videos . Let's
00:07	get started . This one won't take us very long
00:09	. Uh , there's one simple rule that I suggest
00:12	writing down for subject verb agreement . And that's basically
00:15	a singular subject . Takes on a singular verb ,
00:18	while a plural subject takes on a plural verb .
00:21	If you understand that rule and know how to check
00:24	for a singular subject or plural subject , when the
00:27	rest of it kind of falls together pretty easily so
00:29	I'd suggest writing that down . Let's take a look
00:33	at a few examples are first one Here is a
00:35	bike and a scooter , Would you say is Are
00:38	are my means of getting around until I get a
00:41	car and then the second one , the principal ,
00:45	along with a bunch of teachers , is or are
00:48	getting ready for a snow day . Hopefully , in
00:52	the first one , you'd realize that we're talking about
00:54	two subjects a bike and a scooter . So ,
00:57	since our subject is going to be plural , are
01:00	verb needs to be plural as well . So if
01:02	you think about you'd probably to say a bike in
01:04	a scooter are my means of getting around until I
01:06	get a car . Usually when we say these allowed
01:10	we , uh , no to match up the right
01:14	singular verb and singular subject . But sometimes that it
01:18	could be a little tricky . And we have to
01:19	make sure , especially when we're writing it down that
01:21	we use the proper subject for agreement . The second
01:25	one that it could be a little bit more confusing
01:27	because we have the principal and then also says along
01:30	with a bunch of teachers . But we know that
01:33	along with a bunch of teachers here , is set
01:35	off by these commas . And we remember from our
01:37	common rules that this is unnecessary information or restrictive clause
01:41	. So are subject Here is still on Lee the
01:44	principal , not a bunch of teachers as well .
01:47	So since the principle is singular , we're going to
01:51	say is so the principal , along with a bunch
01:54	of teachers , is getting ready for a snow day
01:57	. And while it might not sound right when you
01:59	say it aloud , uh , it does follow our
02:01	grammatical rules , so make sure when you're searching for
02:05	your subject to make sure . Is it singular ,
02:07	or is it plural ? And then look around for
02:10	anything else that might kind of throw you off like
02:12	a word . You see teachers here that it's plural
02:15	, so you might be more likely to choose our
02:17	, But you need to stick with the rule and
02:19	go for the is . So if you see anything
02:21	in these commas right here , usually that means you're
02:24	looking at additional information instead of the actual subject .
02:28	Try and think about who is actually doing the verb
02:32	here . All right , Here's the first rule .
02:36	I'd suggest writing down Rule number one if the subjects
02:39	are joined by , and they're considered plural . And
02:43	this seems like a pretty common sense . The quarterback
02:45	and the coach , Obviously we have a quarterback coach
02:48	that's plural are having a conference . The second was
02:52	a little bit more confusing . If subjects are joined
02:55	by or or nor the verb should agree with the
02:58	closer subject , Right ? So let me explain .
03:02	Here we have the actors and the director . The
03:05	actors is plural . What ? The director is singular
03:08	. We decide if the verb is going to be
03:10	singular plural based on whatever comes right before it So
03:15	in this sense , we have . Either the actors
03:17	or the director is at fault . And since the
03:20	director is singular , we have is . But if
03:23	we flip the two around either the director or the
03:26	actors are at fault , then we know that since
03:29	actors or plural , that verb is going to take
03:32	on a plural right next to it . So make
03:35	sure you write down these two rules , especially number
03:36	two , because I think that one could be a
03:38	little bit confusing . All right , here's some words
03:43	that could end up being a little bit more difficult
03:46	where you could think . Oh , well , everyone
03:48	is plural , so it needs to be always a
03:51	plural ver bas . Well , if you think about
03:55	it in a sentence , would you say everyone is
03:58	going to have a good time or everyone are gonna
04:01	have a good time ? Hopefully , you realize that
04:04	even though everyone sounds like plural , it's actually a
04:07	singular . So here's some words I suggest writing down
04:10	just because they can be sometimes confusing , uh ,
04:12	someone , somebody , each either one everyone and anyone
04:19	. And I think probably the easiest way to remember
04:21	this is if you look at the end of the
04:23	words we have one or body . Uh , that
04:27	is a good clue to tell you that it's going
04:30	to be a singular word , even though it might
04:32	look like it's a plural . So someone , somebody
04:35	, each you're just kind of on your own .
04:37	You have to understand that each is singular , which
04:38	isn't too hard , either . One . Everyone ,
04:41	anyone . We keep seeing this pop up , and
04:44	that's a good tip that it's singular . Um ,
04:47	just as a quick little side note here , none
04:52	could be singular or plural in most cases . Except
04:57	, uh , if you are , uh , if
05:00	you're taking the S A . T , it considers
05:02	none on Lee a singular word . So I think
05:06	if you read the sentence down here , would you
05:08	say none of us is going to see transformers for
05:11	our None of us are going to see transformers for
05:14	I think most people would probably say , Well ,
05:16	the none of us is going to make it plural
05:19	. So none of us are going to see transformers
05:20	for , um , technically are most tests . Both
05:25	are correct . You could say none of us is
05:26	going to see transformers for , But if you're taking
05:29	the a c t . Then the only correct answer
05:32	would be None of us is going to see transformers
05:35	for , uh , this won't pop up on artists
05:38	just because I think it's kind of a weird little
05:40	rule . But just in case as a second for
05:42	the A c . T . Do note that for
05:45	the S A T , none is always considered singular
05:48	. All right , that's basically it . Before you
05:52	finish off this video and take the little quiz underneath
05:57	here , just remember that a singular subject takes a
05:59	singular verb . Plural subject takes a plural verb ,
06:02	so the first step is always figuring out whether the
06:04	subject is plural or singular . Make sure you watch
06:07	out for those words everybody , somebody , and then
06:10	make sure if you see like a prep positional phrase
06:12	set up by commas or maybe not even set off
06:15	by commas , make sure you still understand who is
06:18	the actual subject of the sentence and what you figured
06:21	that out . Then It's just a simple as changing
06:23	that verb to be the same as the subject ,
06:26	whether it's singular or plural . All right , hopefully
06:28	that helps saying good luck

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This grammar video presents subject-verb agreement rules. It can serve as a good review of this grammar concept for middle and high school students.

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Subject-Verb Agreement is a free educational video by EnglishI PLC.It helps students in grades 4 practice the following standards L.4.1.F.

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1. L.4.1.F : Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons.*.