grammar and structure

• Verb


  • move or swing back and forth; vary in magnitude or in a regular manner
• Vocabulary Word


  • equitable
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• Vocabulary Word

  • benchmark
• Adjective


  • fair and impartial
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• Noun


  • a standard or point of reference against which things may be compared or assessed
• Vocabulary Word


  • oscillate
• Singular subjects connected by "and" require a plural verb

  • Every bush and tree in the orchard receives an appropriate amount of fertilizer
  • Each chair and table has been painted with pastel colors
  • Many a grass and shrub gets trampled by rushing feet
• Titles of books, essays, movies, plays, musical compositions, paintings or other such works, that are plural in form, take a singular verb


  • The United Nations has sent peacekeeping forces to Iraq
  • The Netherlands is a land of dikes
• Words ending in –ICS are singular in meaning if they refer to a subject, branch of science


  • The Three Musketeers was written by Alexander Dumas
  • The Three Stooges stars Charlie Chaplin
• Inverted sentences start with HERE and THERE comes before the subject


  • Yasmin, and not the boys, is making a presentation for our project
  • The boys, not Yasmin are making a presentation for our project
• Compound subjects in which one is used positively and the other negatively, will have the verb agreeing with the subject used positively


  • The chassis of your car needs treatment against rust
  • The abscess in your leg has accumulated a lot of pus
• Singular subjects connected by "and" but are preceded by EACH, EVERY and MANY A take on a singular verb


  • Rice and fish is the standard Filipino meal
  • Corned beef and cabbage is a traditional meal in Ireland
• Numbers when added together take on a singular verb

  • James or Johann has reported the accident to the manager
  • Neither rain nor snow slows the letter carrier
• Singular subjects connected by or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, not only/but also require singular verb


  • Neither Seint nor his parents were notified of the loss
  • Not star but planets are visible on a night like this
• Food considered as a unit take on a singular verb

  • Eight and five makes thirteen
  • Twelve and thirteen equals twenty five
• Subjects connected by or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, not only/but also have different quantity of subject, the verb agrees to the nearest subject

  • Here comes the bride
  • There come the bride and her entourage
• Names of groups, organizations or countries that are plural in form, take a singular form

  • The number of high school graduates opting to take up nursing has grown to enormous proportions
  • A number of students have chosen nursing as a career
• Words that are plural in form but singular in meaning take on a singular verbs

  • Tactics 102 is taught during Third Year in PMA
  • Military tactics teach a soldier to penetrate the mind of the enemy
• The Netherlands is a land of dikes
• Running


  • Is a good exercise
• That house


  • Requires extensive renovations
• Telling lies


  • Does not improve one's character at all
• Students choosing nursing as a career

  • A number have chosen nursing as a career because it's the fastest way to go abroad
• High school graduates opting to take up nursing

  • The number has grown to enormous proportions
• Demonstrative pronouns depend on the subject
• The Jaycees


  • Holds "The Search for Ten Outstanding Young Men" every year
• ¼ of the water was given to the community
• This bag is from Aunt Amy
• The Residences offering condominium units

  • Of your choice at affordable prices
• The Burbs is a movie starring Tom Hanks
• Those clothes

  • Need drastic alterations
• This memo


  • Needs the signature of the manager
• Most from the class need parental guidance
• Neither my mom nor my brothers are going to the church
• Four and fifteen have been my favorite numbers since I was a kid
• The expression "the number" takes on a singular verb while "a number" takes on a plural verb
• Red beans and rice are my mom's favorite dish
• Business names, companies, names of organizations may take a plural form but they will take the singular form because they refer to only one entity