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captainjonesify · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

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

deja · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
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

A
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.