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Flashcards by Diana Fernandez, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Diana Fernandez
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| Question | Answer |
| Indefinite Pronoun | Does not refer to a specific person, place, thing, or idea. They often do not have antecedents. They can be singular, plural, or both. |
| Singular Indefinite Pronouns | another, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, one, somebody, someone, something |
| Plural Indefinite Pronouns | both, few, many, several |
| Singular or Plural Indefinite Pronouns | all, any, most, none, some |
| Use a ______ Personal pronoun to refer to a singular indefinite pronoun. Use his or her when the antecedent could be either masculine or feminine | singular |
| Use a ______ personal pronoun to refer to a plural indefinite pronoun. | Plural |
| Thesis Statement | The main idea of your paper written in one sentence at the beginning of your paper. |
| Topic Sentence | Begin each paragraph in the body of the paper and explain why the thesis statement is true. |
| A compound subject whose subjects are joined by ___ usually take a plural verb, unless the compound subject is used as a single unit. Then it takes a singular verb. | And |
| When two parts of a compound subject are joined by ______, the verb should agree with the part closest to it. | Or or Nor |
| When should you reorder the words, putting the subject before the verb to decide whether the verb should be singular or plural? | When a sentence: -is in the form of a question -begins with a phrase -begins with here or there |
| If the pronoun can be singular or plural, | Make the verb agree with the antecedent |
| Collective Nouns | Names a group of people or things. Examples include group, team, family, class, and, majority. When members of the group act together, the collective noun takes a singular verb. When they act as individuals, it takes a plural verb. |
| Nouns in Plural Form | Some nouns ending in -s or -ics appear to be plural, but are considered singular. As subjects, these nouns take singular verbs. Examples include: news, measles, mathematics, mumps, civics, physics, acoustics, and molasses. |
| Measures and Amounts | Words and phrases that identify weights measures, numbers, and time are usually considered singular. Fractions are considered singular or plural depending on whether the subject is thought of as a whole or as separate objects. |
| Titles | Titles of works of art, literature, or music are singular. |
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