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ACT Pronoun and Verb Agreement Notes
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English
11th Grade
10/28/2013

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To identify verb tense you should rely on your ear because?
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We don't typically speak with incorrect verb tenses
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Subject verb agreement is one of the...?
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Most often missed questions on the ACT
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Singular verbs must accompany what type of subject?
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Singular
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Plural verbs must accompany what type of subject?
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Plural
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When finding subject/verb agreement follow what three steps?
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  1. Find the subject
  2. Isolate subject and verb
  3. Plug in proper verb
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List the unusual verb tense words?
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  1. Lay
  2. Lie
  3. Swim
  4. Swam
  5. Hang
  6. Hung
  7. Begin
  8. Began
  9. Begun
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People lie in present tense, what do people do in past tense?
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Lay
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Objects lay in present tense, what did they do in past tense?
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Laid
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Collective nouns are always what?
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Singular
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List indefinite pronouns?
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  1. Somebody
  2. Everyone
  3. Anyone
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What is an indefinite pronoun?
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A pronoun in which the speaker doesn't specifically single out an individual
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Indefinite pronouns are always what?
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Singular
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Compound subjects (ex. Bob and Sue) are always what?
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Plural
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Neither Bob nor Sue is singular or plural?
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Plural
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Bob or Sue is singular or plural?
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Singular
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What is pronoun antecedent?
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The noun the pronoun represents, previously stated in the text
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The pronoun and the antecedent should agree in what ways?
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Number and Gender
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Whom can be used in place of?
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him or her
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Who can be used in place of?
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He or she
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What does comparative compare?
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Two things
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What does superlative compare?
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More than two things
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Superlative normally ends in?
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-est
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Comparative normally ends in?
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-er
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