SAT Grammar / Agreement

Noun Agreement

Part of the full libraryOpens January 2, 2027 · $97 for a year
What’s included
subject-verb agreementA verb’s form matches its subject in number and person: one or more, and I, you, or someone else. Singular they still takes forms such as are.

You’ll leave with these skills

  1. Match a noun to a word like “each” or “several” in front of itLook at the word just before the blank, like “each,” “several,” or “one of the,” and pick the singular or plural noun it calls for.
  2. Count the real things when each person has their ownAsk whether each person has their own or the whole group shares one, and make the noun match that count.
  3. Fix a comparison with “that” or “those”Check that both sides of “than” name the same kind of thing, and use “that” or “those” to repeat the first noun.

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