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
01Match “it” or “they” to the noun it stands forFind the noun the pronoun stands for, then use “it” or “its” for one thing and “they” or “their” for more than one.
02Look past a closer noun to the one the pronoun stands forAsk what the blank refers to and match the pronoun to that noun.
03Distinguish subject “they” from object “them”Identify the pronoun’s role. They can be the subject performing an action; them can be the object receiving it. In pass them out, ask what is being passed out to identify the object.
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