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captainjonesify

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Predicate agreement means that:
 
  A. a predicate must agree with its simple subject in number and in person.
  B. a simple subject must agree with its compound subject.
  C. a predicate must agree with its compound subject in number and not in person.
  D. a predicate must agree with its simple subject in person and not in number.

Question 2

A sentence reads Stephanie borrowed Sam's new book. In this sentence, the transitive verb is _____.
 
  A. borrowed
  B. Stephanie
  C. new
  D. book


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Reply #1 on: Jun 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Predicate agreement means that a predicate must agree with its simple subject in number and
in person. This statement is the basic rule of agreement for all sentences.

Answer to Question 2

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In the given sentence, the transitive verb is borrowed. A transitive verb is a verb that has an
object or a receiver of the verb's action.


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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