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Duplicate of Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns/Compound Subjects
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Indefinite pronouns can be....
Only plural
Singular only
Either Plural or Singular
2
An inverted sentence has the verb coming before the subject in a sentence.
True
False
3
Some indefinite pronouns are ALWAYS singular
False
True
4
The chewer with his mouth open and the talker with his mouth full (is/are) never in good taste.
is
are
5
Anyone (are/is) capable of carrying on a conversation with little effort.
is
are
6
Carelessly tossed clothes or an unworn shoe without a shoetree (were/was) not appropriate.
were
was
7
Few (disagree/disagrees) with his commands.
disagree
disagrees
8
An intervening phrase is ALWAYS offset by commas.
True
False
9
A singular subject has a suffix ("s" or "es")
No! Only PLURAL subjects have an "s" or "es" at the end!
What? That's crazy. Singular means ONE!
All of the above
uummmm....no.....
10
A plural verb has NO suffix ("s" or "es")
False
True
11
What does the word "inverted" mean?
tired
switched
within
icky
12
If a compound subject is joined with "or" or "nor," the verb will agree with...
the subject closest to the verb (in proximity)
the subject largest in number
both subjects
the verb
13
A singular verb has a suffix.
Pick the other one.
YES!!!!! ( Joan WASHES the car. Jim SPEAKS to a crowd. Sheila PLAYS ball.)
14
In 1937 hats and gloves (was/were) mandatory for a lady.
were
was
15
A finger bowl, in addition to a napkin, (completes/complete) each guests place.
completes
complete
16
There (is/are) different ways of using a spoon.
are
is
17
A plural subject has no suffix.
All of the above
*gasp*
The world wails and laments if students believe this!
A thousand tiny seals perish at this thought.
18
An intervening phrase inserts itself between the subject and the verb.
False
True
19
His nails or his haircut (was/were) evidence of a gentleman.
were
was
20
We can rearrange inverted sentences into standard grammatical order to easily identify the sentence's subject.
True
False
21
A college student or other young men (were/was) warned not to coordinate outfits too noticeably.
was
were
22
The fork and spoon, never the knife, (is/are) the utensils that should enter your mouth.
are
is
23
A verb should agree in number with the predicate noun only.
False
True
24
When a compound subject is joined with "and," the subject will agree with a singular verb.
True
False
25
(Is/Are) each utensil properly used at our table?
Are
Is
26
The tines of a fork (faces/face) upward.
faces
face
27
Table manners (is/are) an especially important part of etiquette.
is
are
28
Most of the conversation problems (are/is) solved by the resolve to be thoughtful.
is
are
29
Nobody (like/likes) a bragger, so do not boast!
like
likes
30
If an indefinite pronoun is classified as either singular or plural, how do we determine which form to agree with?
Bribe the teacher to tell you.
Use the object of the preposition in closest proximity to give clarity
Use the Holy Spirit to guide you.
Look at the capitals in the sentence.
31
Soup, but not ice cream and cereal, (require/requires) a scooping movement.
require
requires
32
Men and women (has/have) whole chapters devoted to their style choices.
have
has
33
Some indefinite pronouns are ALWAYS plural.
True
False
34
All of the guidelines (boils/boil) down to thinking before you speak.
boil
boils
35
There (is/are) almost no situation in which fingers are appropriately used to eat food.
are
is
