College Writing 3-1
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<strong>Writing</strong> Assignment 1 25<br />
Sentences<br />
Explanations<br />
No one really expects an answer<br />
to a rhetorical question.<br />
Novel ads also command attention.<br />
No one is the subject. lt is a singular<br />
pronoun, so the verb that relates<br />
to ends in<br />
lt 1"{exRectl).<br />
/ds is the main subject. lt is a plural<br />
noun, so the verb command does not<br />
not end with an s.<br />
The word novel describes the noun<br />
ads. Therefore, novel ods is lhe<br />
complete subject.<br />
tomilior songs ond populor entertainers<br />
have considerable ability to attract<br />
us in pleasant ways.<br />
The complete subject of the sentence<br />
is fomilior songs ond populor<br />
entertoiners,so the verb is plural (have).<br />
1ne of the most powerful woys<br />
for a stimulus to be perceived os<br />
personally relevant is for it to<br />
appeal to your needs, values,<br />
or goals.<br />
One of the most powerful woys for o<br />
stimulus to be perceived os personally<br />
relevant is the complete subject.<br />
The verb is refers lo one,which is the<br />
main subject.<br />
Notice that the main subject and<br />
the verb are not close together in<br />
the example on the left. When<br />
descriptive words and phrases come<br />
between the subject and verb, the<br />
writer may forget to make the verb<br />
agree in number with the subject.<br />
To practice recognizing subjects<br />
and verbs, do the following exercise.
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