What is “subject/verb agreement”?: Difference between revisions

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'''The verb in every independent or dependent clause must agree with its subject in:''' 
 
* person
Making sure that the subject and verb agree in your essay is important. When they agree correctly the essay will
* number
be easier to read and understand. There are a few techniques that will need to be taken to ensure the subject and
verb are in agreement.When the subject and verb agree in a sentence you are following the subject and verb agreement correctly.The subject in every independent or dependent clause must
agree with its verb in person or number.     
 


'''The three persons are:'''
'''The three persons are:'''
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The verb is: '''was'''
The verb is: '''was'''
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*Kirszner, Laurie G., and Stephen R. Mandell., The Concise Wadsworth Handbook. Instructor's Ed. Australia: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2005.
*Kirszner, Laurie G., and Stephen R. Mandell., The Concise Wadsworth Handbook. Instructor's Ed. Australia: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2005.


*[http://www.dianahacker.com/writersref Hacker].


*Faigley, Lester. The Penguin Handbook. New York: Pearson Education, Inc., 2003
*Faigley, Lester. The Penguin Handbook. New York: Pearson Education, Inc., 2003


*Butler, Eugenia, et al., Correct Writing. 6th Ed. Lexington: D.C. Heath and Company, 1995.
*Butler, Eugenia, et al., Correct Writing. 6th Ed. Lexington: D.C. Heath and Company, 1995.
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