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Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns and Compound Subjects

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Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns and Compound Subjects. Singular Indefinite Pronouns. Singular Indefinite Pronouns

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  1. Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns and Compound Subjects

  2. Singular Indefinite Pronouns

  3. Singular Indefinite Pronouns A. The following indefinite pronouns are singular: anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, something, someone, and something.

  4. Singular Indefinite Pronouns A. The following indefinite pronouns are singular: anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, something, someone, and something. B. Singular indefinite pronouns need singular verbs.

  5. Singular Indefinite Pronouns A. The following indefinite pronouns are singular: anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, something, someone, and something. B. Singular indefinite pronouns need singular verbs. 1. One of the stars is Antares.

  6. Singular Indefinite Pronouns A. The following indefinite pronouns are singular: anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, something, someone, and something. B. Singular indefinite pronouns need singular verbs. 1. One of the stars is Antares. 2. Each of the tourists was given a map.

  7. II. Plural Indefinite Pronouns

  8. II. Plural Indefinite Pronouns A. The following indefinite pronouns are plural: both, few, many, and several.

  9. II. Plural Indefinite Pronouns A. The following indefinite pronouns are plural: both, few, many, and several. B. Plural indefinite pronouns need plural verbs.

  10. II. Plural Indefinite Pronouns A. The following indefinite pronouns are plural: both, few, many, and several. B. Plural indefinite pronouns need plural verbs. 1. Few of the guests (are/is) wearing formal clothes.

  11. II. Plural Indefinite Pronouns A. The following indefinite pronouns are plural: both, few, many, and several. B. Plural indefinite pronouns need plural verbs. 1. Few of the guests are wearing formal clothes. 2. Many of the newer houses (has/have) built-in smoke detectors.

  12. II. Plural Indefinite Pronouns A. The following indefinite pronouns are plural: both, few, many, and several. B. Plural indefinite pronouns need plural verbs. 1. Few of the guests are wearing formal clothes. 2. Many of the newer houses have built-in smoke detectors. 3. Several in the group (say/says) yes.

  13. II. Plural Indefinite Pronouns A. The following indefinite pronouns are plural: both, few, many, and several. B. Plural indefinite pronouns need plural verbs. 1. Few of the guests are wearing formal clothes. 2. Many of the newer houses have built-in smoke detectors. 3. Several in the group say yes.

  14. III. Singular or Plural Indefinite Pronouns

  15. III. Singular or Plural Indefinite Pronouns A. The following indefinite pronouns can be singular or plural: all, any, more, most, none, and some.

  16. III. Singular or Plural Indefinite Pronouns A. The following indefinite pronouns can be singular or plural: all, any, more, most, none, and some. B. You can find out if the indefinite pronoun is singular or plural by looking at the prepositional phrase that comes after it.

  17. III. Singular or Plural Indefinite Pronouns A. The following indefinite pronouns can be singular or plural: all, any, more, most, none, and some. B. You can find out if the indefinite pronoun is singular or plural by looking at the prepositional phrase that comes after it. 1. If the object of the proposition is singular, the pronoun is singular.

  18. III. Singular or Plural Indefinite Pronouns A. The following indefinite pronouns can be singular or plural: all, any, more, most, none, and some. B. You can find out if the indefinite pronoun is singular or plural by looking at the prepositional phrase that comes after it. 1. If the object of the proposition is singular, the pronoun is singular. 2. If the object of the preposition is plural, the pronoun is plural.

  19. C. Examples: 1. Allof the snow(has/have) melted.

  20. C. Examples: 1. Allof the snowhas melted. ALL is singular because snow (the object of the preposition) is singular.

  21. C. Examples: 1. Allof the snowhas melted. ALL is singular because snow (the object of the preposition) is singular. 2. Allof the snowflakes(has/have) melted.

  22. C. Examples: 1. Allof the snowhas melted. ALL is singular because snow (the object of the preposition) is singular. 2. Allof the snowflakeshave melted. ALL is plural because snowflakes (the O.P.) is plural.

  23. C. Examples: 1. Allof the snowhas melted. ALL is singular because snow (the object of the preposition) is singular. 2. Allof the snowflakeshave melted. ALL is plural because snowflakes (the O.P.) is plural. 3. Someof the birdseed(is/are) left in the feeder.

  24. C. Examples: 1. Allof the snowhas melted. ALL is singular because snow (the object of the preposition) is singular. 2. Allof the snowflakeshave melted. ALL is plural because snowflakes (the O.P.) is plural. 3. Someof the birdseedis left in the feeder. SOME is singular because birdseed is singular.

  25. C. Examples: 1. Allof the snowhas melted. ALL is singular because snow (the object of the preposition) is singular. 2. Allof the snowflakeshave melted. ALL is plural because snowflakes (the O.P.) is plural. 3. Someof the birdseedis left in the feeder. SOME is singular because birdseed is singular 4. Someof the seeds(is/are) left in the feeder.

  26. C. Examples: 1. Allof the snowhas melted. ALL is singular because snow (the object of the preposition) is singular. 2. Allof the snowflakeshave melted. ALL is plural because snowflakes (the O.P.) is plural. 3. Someof the birdseedis left in the feeder. SOME is singular because birdseed is singular 4. Someof the seedsare left in the feeder. SOME is plural because seeds is plural.

  27. IV. Compound Subjects

  28. IV. Compound Subjects A. A compound subject is made up of two or more subjects joined by the conjunctions or, and, or nor.

  29. IV. Compound Subjects A. A compound subject is made up of two or more subjects joined by the conjunctions or, and, or nor. B. Subjects joined by and take a plural verb.

  30. IV. Compound Subjects A. A compound subject is made up of two or more subjects joined by the conjunctions or, and, or nor. B. Subjects joined by and take a plural verb. 1. Red and blue is/are the school’s colors.

  31. IV. Compound Subjects A. A compound subject is made up of two or more subjects joined by the conjunctions or, and, or nor. B. Subjects joined by and take a plural verb. 1. Red and blue are the school’s colors. 2. Mr. Foxworth, Mrs. Russell and Ms. Kamal is/are sixth grade teachers.

  32. IV. Compound Subjects A. A compound subject is made up of two or more subjects joined by the conjunctions or, and, or nor. B. Subjects joined by and take a plural verb. 1. Red and blue are the school’s colors. 2. Mr. Foxworth, Mrs. Russell and Ms. Kamal are sixth grade teachers. C. Singular subjects are joined by or or nor take a singular verb.

  33. IV. Compound Subjects A. A compound subject is made up of two or more subjects joined by the conjunctions or, and, or nor. B. Subjects joined by and take a plural verb. 1. Red and blue are the school’s colors. 2. Mr. Foxworth, Mrs. Russell and Ms. Kamal are sixth grade teachers. C. Singular subjects are joined by or or nor take a singular verb. D. Plural subjects joined by or or nor take a plural verb.

  34. E. When a singular subject and a plural subject are joined by or or nor, the verb agrees with the subject nearer to the verb.

  35. E. When a singular subject and a plural subject are joined by or or nor, the verb agrees with the subject nearer to the verb. 1. A soft blanket (singular) or warm booties (plural) make a baby comfortable.

  36. E. When a singular subject and a plural subject are joined by or or nor, the verb agrees with the subject nearer to the verb. 1. A soft blanket (singular) or warm booties (plural) make a baby comfortable. 2. Warm booties (plural) or a soft blanket (singular) makes a baby comfortable.