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    Subject and Verb Agreement in

    Making Definitions
    COMMON ERRORS REMINDERS
    Agreement with Singular When a noun/pronoun
    and Plural Forms of a Noun stands, for one thing, it is
    Agreement with Singular singular. When a
    and Plural Forms of a noun/pronoun stands for
    Pronoun more than one thing, it is
    plural. Verbs, too, have
    singular and plural forms
    depending on the subject.
    COMMON ERRORS REMINDERS
    Agreement with Linking Linking verbs must agree
    Verbs as main verbs with their subject; Is and was
    for
    singular subjects, are and
    were for plural subjects. Was
    and
    were are for subjects
    about/in the past.
    COMMON ERRORS REMINDERS
    Agreement with Collective A collective noun takes a
    Nouns singular verb when the group
    it
    names acts as a single unit. It
    takes a plural verb when the
    group it names act as
    individuals with different
    points of
    view
    COMMON ERRORS REMINDERS
    Agreement with Plural - Nouns that are plural in form
    looking Nouns but singular in meaning
    agree
    with singular verbs.
    COMMON ERRORS REMINDERS
    Agreement with Indefinite Singular indefinite pronouns
    Pronouns such as anybody, everyone,
    each, etc. take singular
    verbs. Plural indefinite
    pronouns
    such as both, many, etc. take
    plural verbs
    COMMON ERRORS REMINDERS
    Agreement in Number, A personal pronoun must
    Person, and Gender agree with its antecedent in
    number (singular or plural),
    in person (first person,
    second
    person, or third person), and
    gender (masculine, feminine,
    and neuter)
    COMMON ERRORS REMINDERS
    Agreement with Relative When who, which, or that
    pronouns acts as a subject of a
    subordinate
    clause, its verb will be
    singular or plural, depending
    on the
    number of the antecedent.
    COMMON ERRORS REMINDERS
    Agreement with Intervening A phrase or clause that
    Phrases and Clauses interrupts a subject and its
    verb does
    not affect subject-verb
    agreement.
    The Three Ways of Expanding a
    Definition into a Paragraph
    Expanding by Giving an Example

    It helps you illustrate and describe by


    providing clear, specific, extra facts
    or information to the word and clarify
    an abstract and formless concept. You
    can use these signals for concrete
    Examples: for example, for instance,
    such as, similar to, specifically, to
    illustrate, much like, in the
    same way as.
    Expanding by Comparing and
    Contrasting

    It shows how the subject is like /unlike or how the


    topic differs or is similar from others in the same
    class. They are used to explain two subjects and help
    you decide between two options
    With the signal
    words: also, although and, as well as,
    better, bigger than, but, compared with,
    different from, either however,
    on the other hand, similar to, while, and
    yet.
    Expanding by Describing a Process

    It gives a series of instructions to make or


    produce something. It joins with the use of
    linking verbs
    and common signals such as and then, and then,
    before, during, finally, first, lastly, today, since,
    and
    immediately.

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