Category Archives: Grammar Bites

10 Subject-Verb Agreement Rules

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Erin Brenner

Subject-verb agreement sounds easy, doesn’t it? A singular subject takes singular verb: Tom rides his bike to work every day. A plural subject takes a plural verb: The boys are climbing the walls like caged animals. Yet The Copyeditor’s Handbook … Continue reading →

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Grammar Bite: Compose vs. Comprise

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Erin Brenner

Which of these sentences is correct? (Hint: more than one may be correct.) Three chapters and a glossary comprise the entirety of the book.Three chapters and a glossary compose the book.The book was comprised of three chapters and a glossary.The … Continue reading →

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