One Of Your Professors, Perhaps Your English Professor
One Of Your Professors Perhaps Your English Professor Seem Unreasona
One of your professors, perhaps your English professor, seem unreasonably cranky lately. Before you or any one of your classmates assume that your professor is one of those perpetually wretched people who needs to retire, consider his or her typical daily frustrations. First, your professor has likely had only about three hours’ sleep, having stayed up until nearly dawn to grade your homework or essays. Maybe there are a few things that have already gone wrong: Say the professor’s computer has locked up, neither the printer nor the copying machine are functioning, and one of the new deans has called a mandatory afternoon faculty meeting. Further, not one of your professor’s colleagues has been thoughtful enough to make a simple pot of coffee.
Despite it all, your professor delivers a brilliant lecture on subject-verb agreement rules, the likes of which neither the students nor even the professor have ever experienced. The entire class, your grammarian peers, stand to cheer. And into class you stroll, twenty minutes late, your cell phone in one hand and a cup of aromatic coffee in the other, and ask, “Did I miss anything important?”
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Subject-verb agreement is a foundational aspect of English grammar that ensures clarity and coherence in writing and speech. Correct agreement becomes especially crucial when multiple subjects are involved, or when pronouns are used in complex sentences. The errors provided in the exercises showcase common pitfalls and demonstrate the importance of proper subject-verb harmony and pronoun reference to maintain grammatical accuracy and coherence.
Corrected Sentences with Proper Subject-Verb Agreement and Pronoun References
- All students can secure parking permits from the campus police office; it is open from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
- The detective removed the bloodstained shawl from the body and then photographed it.
- We have a staff of experienced technicians who will service your copier within two hours of a service call.
- In Professor Jamal’s class, you are lucky to earn a C grade.
- In Ogden Nash’s verse, he always manages to give me a laugh about every other line.
- The average price for a ticket to the rock concert is $30, and this is not unreasonable for three hours of exciting entertainment.
Each sentence has been carefully revised to ensure proper subject-verb agreement and correct pronoun references. For example, in sentence 1, "they" was changed to "it" to agree with the singular noun "office." In sentence 3, "that" was replaced with "who" to correctly refer to the antecedent "technicians," which is a plural noun, and the subject now agrees with the verb "will service." Sentence 4’s modification clarifies the grammatical context by including "grade" after "C" for precision. The pronoun "he" in sentence 5 correctly refers to Ogden Nash, maintaining clarity. These adjustments demonstrate attention to typical grammatical errors encountered in written English, emphasizing the importance of agreement for effective communication.
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