Checklist: Editing for Subject-Verb Agreement
CHECKLIST
Editing for Subject-Verb Agreement
Identify the subject that goes with each verb to check for agreement problems. (24a)
Check compound subjects joined by
and
,
or
, and
nor
. (24b)
Check collective-noun subjects to determine whether they refer to a group as a single unit or as multiple members. (24c)
Check indefinite-pronoun subjects. Most take a plural verb. (24d)