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** “He went to the store, bought food, and returned home.” | ** “He went to the store, bought food, and returned home.” | ||
=== subject-verb agreement === | === subject-verb agreement === | ||
[[File:The radiation that occurs.jpg|thumb|The finite verb "is" is the verb of the main, or independent, clause. The S-V of the clause is "radiation is". The S-V of the relative clause is "that occurs". The relative clause come between the S and V of the main clause. (Sentence adapted from Digital PSAT practice test 1.)]] | |||
* for SAT Writing, maintain subject-verb agreement | * for SAT Writing, maintain subject-verb agreement | ||
** i.e. singular subject = singular verb form | ** i.e. singular subject = singular verb form | ||
* identify the correct noun as subject, as test will try to confuse subject nouns from relative nouns | * identify the correct noun as subject, as test will try to confuse subject nouns from relative nouns | ||
* note that finite verbs have a subject but non-finite verbs do not | |||
* "is" and "are" are finite verbs | |||
** match them to their subject in order to identify correct S-V conjugation ("it is" v. "they are") | |||
=== transitive v. intransitive verbs === | === transitive v. intransitive verbs === | ||
* transitive verbs require an object: | * transitive verbs require an object: | ||