Tense Consistency, Active Vs. Passive Voice, & Subject-Verb Agreement

Even when plural in form, the title of a creative work (book, song, film, painting), the name of an organization, or the name of a country or city generally takes a singular verb.

Subject joined by "and" usually take a plural verb.

Subject "wave" is singular; verb "is" is singular.

Subject "Nobody" (indefinite pronoun) is singular; verb "speaks" is singular.

Passive voice is used when the subject of a sentence is being acted upon. In this case, if the action is done to the subject, it indicates that the person is writing in the passive voice. In passive voice sentences, the subject is often the receiver of the action rather than the doer.

Collective nouns typically take a singular verb when the noun refers to the group as a unit. --- The class as a unit has decided.)

Singular subjects joined by "or" or "nor" take a singular verb. --- Either one is due, not both.

The action "creates" is being done by the subject "software."

"All" is plural because it refers to the plural word "pears." "Are" is a plural verb.

In the active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action. This means that the person who is writing is also the one who is performing the action of writing. The active voice is often used to make sentences more direct and clear.

The statement accurately describes the concept of subject-verb agreement, which states that the verb must agree in number with the subject. If the subject is singular, the verb should also be singular, and if the subject is plural, the verb should also be plural. Therefore, the answer "True" is correct.

Even when plural in form, the title of a creative work (book, song, film, painting, etc.), the name of an organization, or the name of a country or city generally takes a singular verb.

The action "instructed" is done by the subject "pilot."

Subject "each" (indefinite pronoun) is singular; verb "studies" is singular.

It is inconsistent because "go" is present tense and "bought" is past tense. Revise so that they're both present or both past.

The action "were taken" is being done to the subject "Many."

Subject "name" is singular; verb "is" is singular.

Subject "Earthquakes" is plural; verb "cause" is plural.

Subject "network" is singular; verb "alerts" is singular.

When a singular subject and a plural subject are joined by "or" or "nor", the verb agrees with the subject nearer the verb.

The action "was elected" is being done to the subject "Brenda."

It's inconsistent because "struck" is past tense and "run" is present tense. "Run" should be changed to "ran" so that it's consistent with "struck."

Most plural nouns in English are formed by adding an "s" at the end of the singular noun. This is a common rule in the English language. For example, the singular noun "cat" becomes the plural noun "cats" by adding an "s" at the end. Therefore, it is correct to say that most plural nouns end in "s".

Remember, when thinking plural, verbs are the opposite of nouns.

It's consistent because both "pick" and "is" = present tense.

"All" is singular because it refers to the singular word "fruit." "Is" is a singular verb.