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Monday Morning Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement IV—Inverted Sentence Construction and Linking Verbs
In this final installment of Mots Justes’ series on subject-verb agreement, we’ll examine funky sentence constructions. In most sentences, the subject comes first, followed by the verb. However, sometimes the verb comes before the subject. This can cause confusion, but … Continue reading
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Monday Morning Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement III—Indefinite and Relative Pronouns
So far in Mots Justes’ continuing series on subject-verb agreement, we’ve covered the basics and compound subjects. Let’s move on now to the tricky matter of indefinite and relative pronouns. Nothing’s Definite Indefinite pronouns substitute for nonspecific nouns. They include … Continue reading
Monday Morning Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement II–Compound Subjects
Over the past couple of weeks on Monday Morning Grammar, we’ve been discussing subject-verb agreement. Last week we went over the basics and how not to get distracted by words getting in the middle of the subject and the verb. … Continue reading
Monday Morning Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement
Subject-verb agreement can trip up even professional writers and editors. There’s an error of this type on the back cover of Grammar Girl, and the New York Times recently acknowledged making similar mistakes. Last week on Monday Morning Grammar, we … Continue reading
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