Grammar Series 6: Agreement

If your nouns, verbs, and pronouns don’t agree, your reader will probably find your sentences hard to understand. That’s because these parts of speech can all be affected by number (singular or plural) and gender (male or female). This unique program will help you master the “art of agreement” so your sen-tences will be error-free and easy to follow!

Before you begin studying, let us make a few recom-mendations. First, have a notebook and pen ready so you’re prepared to take notes. You’ll probably want to use the many on-screen graphics to take notes for yourself – when you’re done, you’ll have a notebook on English grammar that you can refer back to again and again.

Secondly, don’t forget to take advantage of your “pause” button while viewing the program. This will allow you to try to complete the exercises in this study guide before you view the answers on-screen.

Finally, don’t try to absorb too much at one time. By viewing the program over a number of short sessions (instead of all at once), you’ll stay “fresher” and retain more of what you learn. And don’t forget: you can review the entire program, or specific sections, as many times as you need to!
Now you can eliminate embarrassing mistakes from your speaking and writing forever. Let Video Aided Instruction be your guide!

Nếu danh từ, động từ và đại từ, không hợp cách với nhau, người đọc có thể sẽ thấy câu của bạn khó hiểu. Đó là bởi vì tất cả các thành phần của câu có thể bị ảnh hưởng bởi số (số ít hay số nhiều) và giốngi (đực hay cái). Chương trình học tiếng anh độc đáo này sẽ giúp bạn nắm vững “nghệ thuật của hợp cách” để các câu không còn lỗi và dễ dàng để làm theo!

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Lesson 1 – Singular and Plural
Exercise 1
Directions: In each of the following sentences, a verb is needed. Using clues from the sentence, decide whether the verb should be singular or plural. Then select the correct verb from the choices given.

Four hundred pages (seems, seem) like an awfully long reading assignment for the holidayweekend.
Neither of the injured dancers (is, are) feeling well enough to perform this evening.
The orchestra (has, have) recently completed a successful tour of several Asian countries.
All of the stone masons working on the cathedral (is, are) residents of Harlem.
Everyone in the class (was, were) surprised at how easy the final exam was.

Lesson 2 – Fine Points of Subject-Verb Agreement
Exercise 2
Directions: In each of the following sentences, a verb is needed. Using clues from the sentence, decide whether the verb should be singular or plural. Then select the correct verb from the choices given.

1. The governor, having met with her advisors and developed a negotiating strategy for dealing with the angry workers, (was, were) finally ready to join the bargaining session.
2. Here in the deepest recesses of the ocean (is, are) some of the most mysterious creatures on Earth.
3. Either the members of the defensive squad or Coach Mayo himself (is, are) sure to have some explanation for the way the game ended.
4. The story of the four hundred members of the 29th Cavalry and their heroic exploits on several battlefields (is, are) truly remarkable.
5. The elementary school cafeteria offers twelve kinds of sandwiches, yet peanut butter and jelly(remains, remain) the most popular of all.

Lesson 3 – Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
• ERRATUM NOTICE •
In early releases of this product, the instructor misspeaks when he gives the example “Many of the women were waiting for their husbands.” This example should have read: “Most of the women were waiting for their husbands.” “Most” is a plural pronoun here because “women” is plural, and thus the sentence requires the plural verb “were” and the plural possessive pronoun “their.” “Most” is one of the indefinite “SANAM” pronouns; “many” is not. The graphic that accom-panies this example also includes the mistake, which was due to a typographical error in the script. We sincerely apologize for any confusion this error may cause.