Agreement and reference
Subject–verb agreement, number, person, pronoun reference and grammatical concord.
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68 wordsParts of speech
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103 wordsSentence structure
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111 wordsClauses and phrases
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46 wordsTense, aspect and mood
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88 wordsAgreement and reference
Subject–verb agreement, number, person, pronoun reference and grammatical concord.
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78 wordsBritish and American usage
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37 words56 featured terms
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be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"…
Agreementnouncompatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence"
Antecedentnounthe referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
Concordverbbe in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"…
Concurverbbe in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"…
Correspondencenouncompatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence"
Grammaticaladjectiveconforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers; "spoke in grammatical sentences"
Holdverbbe in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"…
Numbernounthe grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or d…
Number agreementnounagreement in number between words in the same grammatical construction (e.g., between adjectives and the nouns they modify)
Personnouna grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the spe…
Person agreementnounagreement in person between pronouns and verbs
Pluraladjectivegrammatical number category referring to two or more items or units
Pronounnouna function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
Singularadjectivebeing a single and separate person or thing; "can the singular person be understood apart from his culture?"; "every fact in the world might be…
Subjectnoun(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
Verbnounthe word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
Well-formedadjectiveconforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers; "spoke in grammatical sentences"
Gendernouna grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite a…
Grammatical gendernouna grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite a…
Referencenounthe relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to; "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"
Arrangeverbmake arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?"
Auxiliary verbnouna verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with
Concedeverbbe willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
Conciliateverbcome to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
Concludeverbreach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
Conformancenouncorrespondence in form or appearance
Conformitynouncorrespondence in form or appearance
Demonstrativenouna pronoun that points out an intended referent
First personnounpronouns and verbs used to refer to the speaker or writer of the language in which they occur
Grantverbbe willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
Infinitivenounthe uninflected form of the verb
Intransitivenouna verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
Intransitive verbnouna verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
Intransitive verb formnouna verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
Participialnouna non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
Participlenouna non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
Reconcileverbcome to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
Relative pronounnouna pronoun (as ‘that’ or ‘which’ or ‘who’) that introduces a relative clause referring to some antecedent
Resolveverbreach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
Settleverbend a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"
Settleverbcome to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
Subscribeverbadopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion"
Supportverbadopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion"
Third personnounpronouns and verbs that are used to refer to something other than the speaker or addressee of the language in which they occur
Transitivenouna verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
Transitive verbnouna verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
Transitive verb formnouna verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
Yieldverbbe willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
Femininenouna gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female
Masculinenouna gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
Neuternouna gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)
Agreeverbachieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"
Dualadjectivea grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural); "ancient Greek…
Individualadjectivebeing or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual…
Singleadjectivebeing or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual…
