Subject verb agreement is one of those grammar issues that silently creeps up on a conversation or in a term paper. You tend to feel like a goober when you realize you've just said something like "They is right!" Oh no...am I going to have to live down by the river in a van? Wait there is hope!
Subject verb agreement is quite simple(maybe that's why we feel stupid when we misuse it?). Ironically, you only need to make sure that subject agrees with the verb in number. Hooray!
Here are some common subject verb agreement mistakes:
Incorrect: Here is wealth and beauty.
Correct: Here are wealth and beauty.
Incorrect: There is no books.
Correct: There are no books.
Incorrect: There are a variety of ice cream flavors.
Correct: There is a variety of ice cream flavors.
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