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Lack of Punctuation
Incorrect Examples:
1. There is a problem with the television however no one is available to fix it.
2. Nobody knows what really happened the policeman said there was a fight.

In each of the examples above, some type of punctuation is needed to separate
the two parts of the sentence: either a semi-colon or a period.
Correct Examples
A. There is a problem with the television; however, no one is available to fix it.
B. There is a problem with the television. However, no one is available to fix it
A. Nobody knows what really happened; the policeman said there was a fight.
B. Nobody knows what really happened. The policeman said there was a fight.

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
In order for a sentence to be grammatically correct, the subject and verb must
both be singular or plural. In other words, the subject and verb must agree with one
another in their tense. If the subject is in plural form, the verb should also be in plural
form (and vice versa). To ensure subject-verb agreement, identify the main subject
and verb in the sentence, then check to see if they are either plural or singular.
Consider the examples below.

 Singular and Plural Number – when a word refers to one person, place,
thing or idea, it is singular in number. When it refers to more than one, it is
plural in number.
Singular Plural

A. woman E. women
B. hand F. hands
C. fireman G. firemen
D. lesson H. lessons

 The verb agrees with its subject in number. If the subject is singular, the
verb is singular. If the subject is plural, the verb is plural.
Singular Plural
A. she bakes E. they bake
B. it whistles F. they whistle
C. everyone sees G. all see
D. he is H. they are

Date Developed:
SECTOR ELECTRONICS Document No.
May 04, 2020
RTC Issued by:
ZAMBOANGA QUALIFI- COMPUTER Developed By: Page 21 of
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