Philips are in the house. Kunle and Kelvin has not eaten. The make-up artiste as well as her friend are cool and calm. Neither Kunle nor the twins is in the class. I pray he comes early. One of the ...

Going with your gut is often the way forward when it come to grammar. So when in doubt, listen to what sounds right in your ...

On several occasions these past four years, I have pointed out that the pronoun “they” rather than “them” is the correct form of the subject complement in this inverted sentence: “The winners of the ...

Subject-verb agreement means that your verb must be conjugated, or changed, to fit (or agree) with the subject. Subjects can be singular or plural. Think of singular and plural as mathematical ...

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In English, our sentences usually operate using a similar pattern: subject, verb, then object. The nice part about this type of structure is that it lets your reader easily know who is doing the ...

Spread the love“`html When diving into the world of linguistics, terms like syntax and grammar often surface. Many people use ...

Last week, we started discussing subject-verb agreement. We identified it as a major concept, the one that gives clauses good rhythm when properly established. We highlighted, among others, how ...

Hello. I’m Mrs Shaukat and we’re going to find out about subject-verb agreement. I don’t always agree with my friends, but that’s okay. However, the subject of a sentence and its verb must agree. What ...