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SubjectverbconsistencyinEnglishreview目录OverviewofSubjectverbConsistencyPracticeandAnalysisofSubjectverbConsistencyNotesonSubjectverbConsistency01OverviewofSubjectverbConsistencyItreferstothegraphicalrulethatrequirestheverbsofapresencetobeconsistentwiththeircorrespondingsubjectsinpersonandnumberItensuresthatthesubjectandverbagreeintheirperson(firstperson,secondperson,orthirdperson)andnumber(singularorplural)ItisafundamentalprincipleofEnglishgrammarthathelpsmaintainclarityandprecisionincommunicationThedefinitionofsubjectverbconsistencyTheruleofsubjectverbconsistency010203Thesubjectandverbmustagreeinpersonandnumber,bothinthepresent,past,orfuturetenseForexample,inthepresenceof"Shesinsbeautiful,""Thesubject"She"isinthethirdpersonsingular,andtheverb"sins"isalsointhethirdpersonsingular,agreeingwiththesubjectFailuretomaintainsubjectverbagreementcanresultingraphicalerrorsandfusionabouttheintendedmeaningofasentenceItalsoappliestoeveryspeechandcasewriting,asithelpslistenersorreadersunderstandtheintendedmessageProperuseofsubjectverbagreementcanenhancelanguagecomprehensionandwritingskills,makingcommunicationmoreeffectiveItisessentialinformalandacademicwritingtomaintainsubjectverbconsistencytoensureclarityandprecisionTheusageofsubjectverbconsistencyGrammaticalconcordreferstotheagreementofthesubjectandverbintermsofperson,number,andsometenseInthepasttense,thesubjectandverbshouldbeintheappropriatepasttenseform,e.g.,"Shewalked"(thirdperson,singular)or"Wewalked"(thirdperson,plural)Inthepresentationtense,thesubjectandverbshouldbeinthesameform,e.g.,"Heruns"(thirdperson,singular)or"Theyrun"(thirdperson,plural)GrammaticalconcordThesubjectandverbshouldbeconsistentinmeaning,i.e.,theyshouldexpressacoherentthoughtorideaForexample,"Thecatchasesthedog"isgrammaticallycorrectbutsemanticallyinconsistentbecauseitimpliesthatthecatischattingitselfConsistentinmeansAdvertisingconsistencyreferstotheagreementofthesubjectandverbwhentheyareadvertisingtoeachotherinasenseForexample,inthepresenceof"Thedog,thecat,andthefishareallpets,"thesubject"dog,""cat,"and"fish"shouldbefollowedbytheappropriatepluralformoftheverb"are."AdjacentconsistencyWhenthesubjectisasingu…"Thecatsatonthemat."要点一要点二Whenthesubjectisaplura…"Thecatssatonthemats."SubjectverbagreementwithnounsassubjectsWhenthesubjectisasingu…"Hewashappy."要点一要点二"Whenthesubjectisaregu…"Theywereplayinginthepark.""SubjectverbagreementwithproposalsassubjectsIncompoundsenseswherebo…"Johnandhisbrotherbothliketoswim."要点一要点二Incompoundsenseswhereth…"Mysisterandherfriendarebothgoingtotheparty."Subjectverbconsistencyincompoundsenses02PracticeandAnalysisofSubjectverbConsistencyExercise1Thegroupofstudents____(be)allhere(Correct:is)Exercise3Myfamily_____(be)athome(Correct:is)Exercise2Eachstudent_____(have)abook(Correct:has)SubjectverbconsistencyexercisequestionAnswer1Thesubject"groupofstudents"issingular,sotheverb"is"thecorrectformAnswer2Thesubject"Eachstudent"issingular,sotheverb"has"isthecorrectformAnswer3Thesubject"Myfamily"issingular,sotheverb"is"isthecorrectformAnalysisofSubjectverbConsistencyExerciseQuestionsError1UsingtheusualformoftheverbwhenthesubjectissingularError2UsingthesingularformoftheverbwhenthesubjectispluralError3NotconsideringthenumberofthesubjectwhenchoosingtheappropriateverbformAnalysisofCommonErrorsinSubjectverbConsistency03NotesonSubjectverbConsistencyThetenseoftheverbshouldmatchthetimeframeofthesubjectactionForexample,ifthesubjectisperforminganactioninthepresentation,theverbshouldbeinthepresentationtense(e.g.,"Hewritesaletter")Ifthesubjectisperforminganactioninthepast,theverbshouldbeinthepasttense(e.g.,"Shewrotealetter")TenseVoicereferstowherethesubjectisperformingtheaction(activevoice)ortheactionisbeingperformedonthesubject(passivevoice)ThevoiceshouldbeconsistentwithinapresenceorparagraphtomaintainclarityandflowVoicePayattentiontotheinfluenceoftensionandvoicePayattentiontothesingularandpluralformsofthesubjectSingularWhenthesubjectisasingleindividual,theverbshouldbeinthesingularform(e.g.,"Themanruns")PluralWhenthesubjectismorethanoneindividual,theverbshouldbeinthepluralform(e.g.,"Thechildrenrun")ItisimportanttomatchthegenderandnumberofPronounswiththeirantibioticsForexample,ifafemaleantisused,thefeminineprocun"she"shouldbeusedinsteadof"he"or"they"VerbsshouldbeconsistentwithcollectivenounsthatreportagroupofindividualsForexample,"Theteamhaswon"isappropriatebecause"team"isconsideredacollectivenounWhenusingreflexiveverbs(verbsthatendin"-self/-ves")