One pardons in the degree that one loves. The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Pithy Point: Subject/Verb Agreement Errors in Print: The intolerant Constitutionalist show up. The separation of church and state come rushing to the fore. Analysis: Sentence 1: Either the Constitutionalist SHOWS up, or the Constitutionalists show up. Oftentimes, a subject ending with st can cause a writer to omit a final S necessary to form the plural. Analysis: Sentence 2: The separation (singular subject) COMES to the fore. Of church and state is a prepositional phrase with a compound subject. Remember: Verbs agree with subjects, NOT objects of prepositions.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 13:22:22 +0000
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