GMAT: Target Test Prep Must Know (Verbal Sentence Correction)
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2.9 Compound Subjects
A compound subject is a subject composed of multiple nouns joined by a coordinating conjunction such as "and", "or", or "nor."
Normally, when two singular nouns are joined by "and," they form a plural subject and therefore demand a plural verb. Normally, compound subjects ...
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GMAT: Target Test Prep Must Know
(Verbal Sentence Correction)
2.9 Compound Subjects - Answer A compound subject is a subject composed of
multiple nouns joined by a coordinating conjunction such as "and", "or", or "nor."
Normally, when two singular nouns are joined by "and," they form a plural subject and
therefore demand a plural verb. Normally, compound subjects consisting of plural nouns
follow the same rule.
2.10 Two Nouns Joined By "And" May Form a Singular Subject - Answer Subjects
composed of two nouns joined by the coordinating conjunction "and" take a singular
verb when the two nouns name a single entity such as "bed and breakfast", or "rice and
beans."
2.11 Additive Phrases Don't Create Plural Subjects - Answer Additive phrases, which
begin with words such as "along with", "as well as", in addition to, "including",
"accompanied by", or "together with", do not create plural subjects. A singular subject
followed by an additive phrase remains singular.
2.12 Or, Nor, Either...Or, And Neither...Nor - Answer The verb in a clause or sentence
containing a compound subject joined by the conjunctions "or," "nor," "either...or," or
"neither...nor" must agree with the subject noun to which it is closest.
2.13 Inverted Sentences - Answer In an inverted sentence, the verb precedes the
subject, but the subject and verb must still agree.
2.15 Collective Nouns Followed by Prepositional Phrases - Answer When the context of
a sentence containing a subject made up of a collective noun followed by a
prepositional phrases makes it clear that the group is acting as a single unit, a singular
verb is required.
When the context of a sentence containing a subject made up of a collective noun
followed by a prepositional phrases makes it clear that the group is NOT acting as a
single unit, rather as individuals, a plural verb is required.
2.16 The Collective Nouns "Majority" and "Minority" - Answer Like other collective nouns
that we have discussed, the collective nouns "majority" and "minority" can be
considered singular or plural depending on the contexts in which they appear. Also, like
other collective nouns, "majority" and "minority" can be used alone or combined with
prepositional phrases.
, 2.18 Subjects with Certain Preceding Elements - Answer When a subject begins with
the word(s) "every," "each," "many a," or "many an," the subject always takes a singular
verb.
2.21 Singular Indefinite Pronouns - Answer Singular indefinite pronouns always take
singular verbs. These pronouns are:
"anybody," "anyone," "anything"
"each," "*either," "everybody," "everyone," "everything,"
"neither¹," "nobody," "no one," "nothing"
"one," "somebody," "someone," "something," and "whoever²"
* and ¹: Note that, when "either" is used in an "either...or" construction, we must follow
the rules concerning "either...or" The same applies to "neither" in a "neither...nor"
construction --> as in, it must agree with the subject to which it is closest.
²: Note that, when "whoever" precedes a plural noun, as in, for example "whoever the
owners," the plural noun may be the subject and take a plural verb, as in: Whoever the
owners are, they are doing a great job of preserving the wetlands on the property.
2.22 Plural Indefinite Prounouns - Answer A plural indefinite pronoun always takes a
plural verb. These pronouns include: "both," "few," "many," and "several."
2.23 Other Indefinite Pronouns--Sometimes Singular, Sometimes Plural - Answer The
SANAMM indefinite pronouns, "some," "any," "none," "all," "more," and "most," can be
singular or plural depending on their referents.
When a subject begins with one of these indefinite pronouns, we can't ignore the
prepositional phrase that comes between the subject and the verb.
2.24 Subject-Verb Agreement Involving The Word "Number" - Answer Subjects that
begin with "THE number of" take singular verbs.
Subjects that begin with "A number of" take plural verbs.
2.24 Subject-Verb Agreement Involving The Word "Percentage" - Answer A subject that
begins with "THE percentage of" takes a singular verb.
A subject that begins with "A percentage of" takes a verb that agrees in number with
what the percentage is a percentage of.
2.26 Subject- Verb Agreement Involving Fractions - Answer A subject that begins with a
fraction such as "half" or "one-fourth" can take a singular or plural verb depending on
what the fraction is a fraction of. When a subject begins with a fraction, we cannot
ignore a prepositional phrase that comes between the fraction and the main verb.
2.27 Subject-Verb Agreement And The Word "Percent" - Answer In a situation involving
a subject that is a portion described via the use of the word "percent," whether the
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