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What is “subject/verb agreement”?: Difference between revisions
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The singularity of a subject is not changed by the introduction of phrases or clauses that appear to change the number of the subject.[http://www.bukisa.com/articles/89756_recognize-intervening-phrases-and-clauses] | The singularity of a subject is not changed by the introduction of phrases or clauses that appear to change the number of the subject.[http://www.bukisa.com/articles/89756_recognize-intervening-phrases-and-clauses] | ||
In her work ''Grammar: A friendly Approach'', author '''Christine Sinclair''', reminds the reader of the dangers of intervening expressions and phrases, and how they can make the reader forgot "who" or "what" the sentence is about. <ref name="christine"> | In her work ''Grammar: A friendly Approach'', author '''Christine Sinclair''', reminds the reader of the dangers of intervening expressions and phrases, and how they can make the reader forgot "who" or "what" the sentence is about. <ref name="christine"> ''Sinclair, Christine. Grammar : A Friendly Approach''. Berkshire, England: McGraw-Hill, 2010. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 24 Apr. 2014</ref> | ||