In the previous two sections, we have learned the rules that govern subject–verb agreement for simple subjects and compound subjects. Now let us turn our attention to subjects involving prepositional phrases or that are infinitives, gerunds, or subordinate clauses....
One of the four properties of nouns is their number, the others being gender, person, and case. Every noun will fall under either of the two larger classes called countable and uncountable nouns. While countable nouns can be classified further as singular and plural,...
Considering that the subject can be a noun, pronoun, noun phrase, gerund, infinitive, or subordinating clause, it is important to understand where a subject is placed. 01 The simple case The subject of a simple sentence or a clause usually appears before the...
