He, She, It Singular

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He, She, It (Singular)
Verb S, including irregular verbs (is, has,
was, does)
We, You, They (Plural)
Verb NO S, including irregular verbs (are, have,
were, do)
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He, She, It
He IS, She DOES, It SEEMS
We, You, They
We ARE, You DO, They SEEM
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I is the Rebel
I AM have do I was NO S regular
verbs play, win, think, believe
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USE S FOR A SINGULAR SUBJECT A DOG, THE CAR,
THE ROSE, A FEELING, AND FOR ING WORDS THAT YOU
USE AS A SUBJECT HIKING, CAMPING, WISHING (a
he, she, or it)
My mother knows the secret of life.
My neighbors yapping poodle drives me crazy.
Swimming is excellent exercise.
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DONT USE AN S WORD IF THE SUBJECT IS NOT
SINGULAR DOGS, THE CARS, THE ROSES, MY
FEELINGS, OR COMPOUND SUBJECTS (JOE AND HIS
SISTER, MONGOLIA AND TIBET, HIKING AND CAMPING (a
we, you, or they)
Joe and Lorraine know Lydias dark secret.
My neighbors drive me crazy.
Swimming and jogging are excellent exercise.
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The DANGER of PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
One of the kittens (has / have) fleas. The woman
with the wild parrots on her shoulders (is / are)
from Cuba. The men in that white 67 Plymouth
Fury (looks / look) suspicious.
FIRST, CROSS OUT THE PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES.
SECOND, DETERMINE WHETHER THE SUBJECT IS SINGULAR
OR PLURAL. (Is the subject a he, she, it,
they, you, or we?)
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WORDS THAT ARE SINGULAR (WITH PREPOSITIONAL
PHRASES
Either Neither Each One Every one
knows about math. has a clue. goes to the
lab. knows my sister. gets A in English.
of those students
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TRICKY SINGULAR OR PLURAL SITUATION!
Either _________ or ________ (is / are) Neither
_________ nor ________ (is / are) ______________
or _________ (is / are)
Either MY WATCH or MY EARRINGS (is / are)
missing. Either MY EARRINGS or MY WATCH (is /
are) gold. Neither MY DOG nor MY CATS (likes /
like) this chow. Johns roommate or my brothers
(is / are) making noise upstairs.
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SENTENCES BEGINNING WITH HERE AND THERE
HERE AND THERE ARE NEVER THE SUBJECT OF THE
SENTENCE. THE SUBJECT WILL FOLLOW THE VERB.
There is a dangerous curve up ahead of us. Here
are the papers that you asked for. There are a
knife and fork over on the counter. There go Joe
and his wife.