A phrase before the verb, sometimes tricks me into choosing the wrong verb form? Can anyone help me with easy suggestions?
Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:49 am
usmarinehunter
Joined: Mon May 26, 2008 7:49 am Posts: 1
Re: How do I know which verb form to use?
Need an example. Not sure exactly what you are asking.
To decide the verb used you have to look at the number of nouns taking the action/verb.
For instance, I "was" there. We "were" there.
Joe was there. Joe and I were there.
I jump there. You jump there. Joe jumps there. We jump there. They jump there. Joe jumps alone.
In this case, the Proper noun necessitates the "s."
Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:08 am
treebird
Joined: Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:49 am Posts: 1
Re: How do I know which verb form to use?
Giving us example sentences would be helpful in knowing what you are looking for.
The members of the bookclub want to read her newest novel.
The bookclub wants to read her newest novel.
If you have prepositional phrase, look carefully to see what the subject is. In the first sentence above the subject is "members" not bookclub. Members takes the plural form of the verb, while bookclub is one thing and takes the singular form.
But I don't know if that's what you were looking for.
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