Complex Agreement: agreement in sentences with clauses and phrases

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Complex Agreement

Agreement in sentences with clauses and phrases

Identify the modifying clause or phrase.
Maintain agreement between the subject and verb in the main clause.

SINGULAR AGREEMENT	PLURAL AGREEMENT
When a noun is followed by a modifying clause or phrase, make sure that the verb agrees with the noun being modified (and not the noun in the phrase or clause.)	Agreement between noun and verb in main clause is maintained. The verb agrees with the noun before the modifying clause or phrase.
The monkey, George, is hiding.	The monkeys – George, Martha, and Tillie – are taking a walk.
The monkey under the bananas is hiding.	The monkeys below are taking a walk.
George, who loves bananas, is hiding.	The monkeys, who look silly in clothes, are taking a walk.

monkey family

Practice

Singular Plural Agreement in Sentences

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. * indicates an incorrect answer.

#		YOUR RESPONSE	IMAGE
1.		A business man who runs all day very stressed.	becomes become
2.		People who know how to relax longer.	lives live Irreg Agreement- people
3.		Reading books, which takes the reader to other worlds, a wonderful way to "escape".	is are Irreg Agreement
4.		The Boy Scouts, to which 2 million boys belong, young boys with their life skills.	helps help Irreg Agreement
5.		A number of the student textbooks that were ordered by the bookstore pages.	are missing is missing Quantity Phrases - phrase noun
6.		Three hundred and sixty five days, a year, a long time to wait for you to call!	is are Irreg Agreement
7.		Fruit, my preferred breakfast, minerals and vitamins.	provides provide
8.		The pencils and paper on the desk for you to use.	is are Fruit / Fruits
9.		Vegetables and fresh fruit, a healthy diet, here every day.	is served are served Fruit / Fruits
10.		The data which you sent me incomplete.	is are Irreg Plural Nouns - borrowed
11.		Some of the signs that I see on the road confusing.	is are Quantity Phrases - phrase noun
12.		A sea lion colony, a male and several females, on the beach.	was lying were lying
13.		One of the keys that you pushed on my keyboard the delete key !	was were Quantity Phrases
14.		The number of students in my class in the last two weeks.	has decreased have decreased A number of / The number of
15.		Most people with Internet-connected computers wi-fi.	uses use Quantity Phrases