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Proofreading and Editing
Chapter 7 HOMEWORK
Grammar
Subject Verb Agreement
1. True or False – Subjects and verbs must agree in number and gender.
2. A __________ subject must have a _____________ verb; a ___________ subject must have a____________ verb.
3. Provide an example of a singular subject verb agreement. Underline subject once and verb twice.
4. Provide an example of a plural subject verb agreement. Underline subject once and verb twice.
5. A subject that consists of a _______________ or a _______________ requires a singular verb.
a. Provide an example.
6. Subjects joined by __________ are __________ and require a __________ verb.
a. Provide an example.
7. Two __________ subjects joined by __________, _______ … _________, __________ … __________, __________ …
___________ require a ____________ verb.
a. Provide an example.
8. When a __________ subject and a _________ subject are joined by __________, _______ … _________, __________ …
___________ , make the verb agree with the _________ closer to the verb.
a. Provide an example of each.
9. Define prepositional phase. Provide five prepositions.
10. When deciding whether a plural verb or singular verb is correct, __________ any ____________ ____________ that may
come between the ___________ and the _______________
a. Provide an example.
Collective Nouns
11. Define collective noun.
12. Provide three examples of collective nouns.
13. Collective nouns used as a ___________ may be _____________ or _________________ depending on whether the
members are acting as ____________________ or ____________________.
a. Provide an example.
Indefinite Pronouns
14. Define indefinite pronoun.
15. When indefinite pronouns each, another, either, neither, one and much are used as _______________, user a
_______________ verb.
a. Provide an example .
16. When indefinite pronouns both, few, several, many, and others are used as _______________, user a _______________
verb.
a. Provide an example.
17. What indefinite pronouns may be singular and plural? List four.
18. To determine whether a singular or a plural verb should be used, look at the _________________ the pronoun refers to.
The noun usually appears after the pronoun in a phrase that begins with of.
19. List 5 compound nouns that always take a singular verb.
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
20. Pronouns ______________ ________________.
21. True or False – Pronouns must agree with the nouns that they replace.
22. The leader noun is the antecedent and must __________ in _____________ and in ________________ with the leader.
a. Provide an example in number and gender.
23. When an antecedent is a noun that may refer to a man or to a woman, such as doctor or parent, the ____________
__________ or __________ and ___________ or _______________ are often used to avoid showing __________
________.
Nominative-Case Pronouns
24. List five nominative-case pronouns.
25. What are the rules and the exception to the rules for nominative-case pronouns?
26. List five objective-case pronouns.
27. What are the rules for objective-case pronouns?
Who or Whom
28. What is the rule using the nominative-case who or whoever for subjects of verbs?
a. Provide an example.
29. What is the rule for using the objective-case whom or whomever for objects of verbs?
a. Provide an example.
30. To determine if you should use who or whom in a sentence, substitute a nominative-case pronoun _______ or _______ or
an objective-case pronoun ____________ or ____________. If ________ or _________ makes sense use _________; if
________ or ______ makes sense use __________.