The number of the subject (whether it's singular or plural) determines the number of the verb.
Dots over a single letter can change the tense or person of a verb, notes Keith Small, an American participant in the SOAS event.
You know you have reached a certain level of immortality when your name becomes a verb, and I can think of no better example than the American actor Humphrey Bogart, perhaps best known for his role in that all-time classic Casablanca.
For this reason, subject-verb agreement is of paramount importance.
The story of the company was made the subject of a 2010 Hollywood film, The Social Network, and the firm has made the verb "to friend" a part of everyday language.
Like many technology entrepreneurs, Jay Samit says he knew ooVoo LLC, a video-chat startup, was poised for growth last year when he heard a group of teenagers use it as a verb.
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"It may be that the very wide definition of the word collusion that Judge Cory adopted was due to his concentration on one of the synonyms, namely the verb connive, " the inquiry report said.
The root of the word duty is the Latin verb "debere" - "to owe", or "to have to".
Anything goes here, with the possible exception of plastic bags: green is an active verb in San Francisco, and composting is mandated by city law.
Beware of common grammatical mistakes, like subject-verb agreement.
It was the first time I had heard the verb which now is practically a part of our everyday vocabulary.
The parser did a rough analysis of the source sentence, dividing it into subject, object, verb, etc.
The harsh, explosive consonants and the action-focused, verb-heavy monosyllables instantly immerse us in the hard, violent world of the goblins, who take pleasure in acts of cruelty.
The verb "to finalize" became common in literary circles, expressing the permanence of printed words.
These days those of us who are still in the business are fighting the same losing battle against using impact as a verb.
Though the column name was a sweet coincidence -- a play on the Spanish verb for pain, dolor -- once Ms. Prida took it over in the spring of 1998, it took fabulous form.
With Google now as much a verb as a company name, search engine optimization (or SEO)--the process of increasing a site's odds of ranking high in the search stacks--is a key consideration for any e-commerce player.
Of the Facebook Page in Belgium with 3, 000 members supporting a plan to make "I Bundanoon" a verb.
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