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Title: Subject-Verb Agreement, Noun agreement, Logical Comparison, Frequently Confused Words

Grade Lesson s3-p1

Explanation: In this section, we’ll clearly outline the essential definitions and concepts for PSAT to build a strong foundation.

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Definition: Subject-Verb Agreement

Subject-verb agreement is the grammatical rule that the verb or verbs in a sentence must match the number, person, and gender of the subject.

Examples:

The cat rolls in the mud.

The cats roll in the mud.

Definition: Noun-Agreement

As subjects and verbs must agree in number, so too must logically related nouns also agree in number.

Examples:

Sentence: The cousins couldn’t agree among themself about how to decorate for the party.

Correct Sentence: The cousins couldn’t agree among themselves about how to decorate for the party.

Definition: Logical Comparison

Logical comparison refers to the concept that comparisons must be made between two things of the same type.

Examples:

Sentence: I believe that bagels made in San Francisco City are superior to New York.

Correct Sentence: I believe that bagels made in San Francisco City are superior to those made in New York.

Definition: Frequently Confused Words

Confusing words in English happen because some words have a similar spelling, meaning, or pronunciation to another word.

Examples:

Sentence: They own a small farmland behind there house.

Correct Sentence: They own a small farmland behind their house.