NounVerb Agreement

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Noun/Verb Agreement
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Noun/Determiner Agreement

• AKA Noun/Pronoun Agreement

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Noun/Determiner Agreement

• AKA Noun/Pronoun Agreement
• Part II

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Noun-Determiner Agreement

• Wordiness sometimes causes ND/AGR

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Noun-Determiner Agreement

• Wordiness sometimes causes ND/AGR

Mary is one of those women who know (her/their)
own minds.
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Noun-Determiner Agreement

• Mary woman

Mary is one of those women who know (her/their)
own minds.
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Noun-Determiner Agreement

• Eliminate the wordiness.

Mary knows her own mind.
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Noun-Determiner Agreement

• Check NV/Agr

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Noun-Determiner Agreement

• Check NV/Agr

Mary knows her own mind.
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Noun-Determiner Agreement

• Usually do not worry about the noun after the
  verb

Mary knows her own mind.
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Noun-Determiner Agreement

• Usually do not worry about the noun after the
  verb

Mary knows her own minds.
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Noun-Determiner Agreement

• Usually do not worry about the noun after the
  verb

Mary knows her own mind.
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REVIEW
Norman is one of those people who never take the
blame for (his/their) mistakes.
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REVIEW

• Review

Norman never takes the blame for his mistakes.
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REVIEW

• Do not eliminate essential information

Jake is one of those drivers who never
(signals/signal).
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Noun-Determiner Agreement

• What is wrong with this result?

Jake never signals.
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REVIEW
Jake never signals.
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REVIEW
Jake never signals.
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REVIEW

• Be careful to include all the information.

Jake is one of those drivers who never
(signals/signal).
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REVIEW

• Cover the words up to the noun in question.

Jake is one of those drivers who never
(signals/signal).
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REVIEW

• Noun drivers

Jake is one of those drivers who never
(signals/signal).
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REVIEW

• Cover up to drivers

Jake is one of those drivers who never
(signals/signal).
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REVIEW

• The next word in will always be who
• or that

Jake is one of those drivers who never
(signals/signal).
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Noun-Determiner Agreement

• Cover up that word as well.

Jake is one of those drivers who never
(signals/signal).
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Noun-Determiner Agreement

• Read the result

Jake is one of those drivers who never
(signals/signal).
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REVIEW

• Drivers is plural.

drivers never signal.
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REVIEW

• Drivers is plural.
• The verb will not end in s.

drivers never signal.
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REVIEW

• Now put the sentence back together.

Jake is one of those drivers who never
signal.