Compound Subject Agreement Sample Contracts
Compound subjects subject verb agreementCompound Subject Agreement • September 1st, 2021
The subject of a phrase is a person, place, what or idea that he is doing or being something. Typical phrase constructs follow a subject + verb + direct formula object. When a sentence has two or more subjects, it is called a composed subject. Smiling girl holding small American flag as composed subjects subjects compound subjects are united by "and" or "or" and, perhaps, a series of commas. In the compound examples subject below, you will find many different ways to vary these phrase constructs. Every time more than a subject is involved, it is important to maintain accurate subject-verb agreement. In a nutshell, the subject and verb must agree in the number. A singular subject presents itself so: Mary loves watermelon. A plural subject resembles this: Mary and Marco, like watermelon. Notice how the verb changes to align with the subject. In rare cases, a compound subject can sometimes be treated as a singular. For example, "my son and heir will govern this kingdom." In this phrase, "