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B_ Look the verb or verb phrase you circled in each sentence in exercise A. Then choose the
noun or noun phrase that agrees with the verb or verb phrase.

1. @)the authors b. the study 4. a. the people b. study

2. a. every person b. genes 5. a. years b. research

3. a.anumber b. factors

LEARN

5.5 Subject-Verb Agreement

1. The main verb in a sentence must agree in Singular: The sofa looks comfortable.
number with the subject. Plural: The chairs are too hard.

2. When a subject includes a phrase or The girl with five brothers is very athletic.
clause, the verb agrees with the head noun. A family that has ten children is unusucl.

3. Use a plural verb after subjects joined Love and trust are important to him.
by and.
Use a singular verb when each or every Every day and night was fun last summer.
comes before subjects joined by and.

4. Use a singular verb after an indefinite Everybody is going to come to the party.
pronoun (everyboay, someone, anything, Someone has taken the money.
no one, efc.). Anything is possible.
No one was sleeping in the room.

5. Remember: Use a singular verb after each Each class is in a different room.
Here is the lock, and here are the keys.
and every. Every house costs a different amount here.

6. In sentences beginning with there is/there There is a dog in the car. There are two cats, too.
are and here is/here are, the subject follows
the verb. The verb still agrees with the
subject.

4 Read the fact sheet about longevity, or long life. Circle the correct verb to complete each
sentence.

Facts about Longevity

Here (1) is / are some information about longevity:

e There (2) is/are several factors other than genes that affect longevity.

e Lifestyle and the environment (3) contributes / contribute to the length of a person's life.

e Not every centenarian (4) chooses / choose the same lifestyle.

e Every man and woman (5) needs / need to exercise regularly.

e People who eat a balanced diet usually (6) lives / live longer.

e A good set of genes (7) helps / help some people stay active into their 90s.

¢ The people of Monaco (8) has / have the highest life expectancy in the world.

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