{"id":1151,"date":"2020-01-22T13:56:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T13:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/coreqenglish1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1151"},"modified":"2025-02-27T00:10:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T00:10:44","slug":"subject-verb-agreement","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/chapter\/subject-verb-agreement\/","title":{"raw":"Subject-Verb Agreement","rendered":"Subject-Verb Agreement"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Identify and use verbs to match the subject of a sentence<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Tense Agreement<\/h2>\r\n<p data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"367\">The basic idea behind sentence agreement is pretty simple: all the parts of your sentence should match (or <strong>agree<\/strong>).\u00a0Verbs need to agree with their subjects in <strong>number<\/strong> (singular or plural) and in <strong>person<\/strong> (first, second, or third).<\/p>\r\nSingular subjects take singular verbs, and plural subjects take plural verbs.\r\n<div class=\"textbox examples\">\r\n<h3>Examples: singular Subject-verb agreement<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"588\"><em data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"586\">I really <strong data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"516\">am<\/strong> (first-person singular) vs. We really <strong data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"562\">are<\/strong> (first-person plural).<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"683\"><em data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"681\">The boy <strong data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"611\">sings<\/strong> (third-person singular) vs. The boys <strong data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"657\">sing<\/strong> (third-person plural).<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"831\">When a sentence has a <strong data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"757\">compound subject<\/strong> (more than one subject joined by <em data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"796\">and<\/em>), the verb should be plural.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox examples\">\r\n<h3>Example: Compound Subject-verb agreement<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><em data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"905\">A pencil, a backpack, and a notebook <strong data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"880\">were<\/strong> issued to each student.<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h4 data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"950\"><strong data-start=\"914\" data-end=\"948\">Subjects That May Be Confusing<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<p data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"1029\">Some sentences can be tricky because the true subject isn't always obvious.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox examples\">\r\n<h3>Examples: non-obvious subjects<\/h3>\r\n<ul data-start=\"1031\" data-end=\"1429\">\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1031\" data-end=\"1188\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1098\"><em data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1096\">The direction of the three plays <strong data-start=\"1067\" data-end=\"1073\">is<\/strong> the focus of my talk.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-start=\"1101\" data-end=\"1188\">\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1101\" data-end=\"1188\">The subject is <strong data-start=\"1118\" data-end=\"1131\">direction<\/strong>, not <em data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1144\">plays<\/em>, so the verb must be <strong data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1178\">singular<\/strong> (<em data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1184\">is<\/em>).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1429\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1192\" data-end=\"1310\"><em data-start=\"1192\" data-end=\"1308\">The professor, who is an amazing teacher and has written tons of books, <strong data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1274\">seems<\/strong> to have trouble tying her shoes.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1429\">\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1429\">The subject is <strong data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"1347\">the professor<\/strong>, so the verb should be <strong data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1380\">seems<\/strong> (not <em data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1392\">seem<\/em>). Ignore extra details in between.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1563\">Another tricky case is the use of <strong>or<\/strong> or <strong>either\/or.<\/strong> In those cases, the verb should match the closest subject.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox examples\">\r\n<h3>Examples: OR &amp; Either\/Or<\/h3>\r\n<ul data-start=\"1565\" data-end=\"2001\">\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1565\" data-end=\"1723\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1567\" data-end=\"1616\">Both subjects singular \u2192 use singular verb:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-start=\"1619\" data-end=\"1723\">\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1619\" data-end=\"1666\"><em data-start=\"1621\" data-end=\"1664\">The dog or the cat is a troublemaker.<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"1723\"><em data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"1721\">Either the dog or the cat is a troublemaker.<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1725\" data-end=\"2001\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1727\" data-end=\"1801\">One subject singular, one plural \u2192 verb agrees with the closer noun:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-start=\"1804\" data-end=\"2001\">\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1804\" data-end=\"1852\"><em data-start=\"1806\" data-end=\"1850\">The dogs or the cat <strong data-start=\"1827\" data-end=\"1833\">is<\/strong> a troublemaker.<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1855\" data-end=\"1956\"><em data-start=\"1857\" data-end=\"1901\">The cat or the dogs <strong data-start=\"1878\" data-end=\"1885\">are<\/strong> troublemakers.<\/em> (Plural noun <em data-start=\"1915\" data-end=\"1921\">dogs<\/em> is closer, so use plural <em data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1952\">are<\/em>.)<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1959\" data-end=\"2001\"><em data-start=\"1961\" data-end=\"1999\">The bird or the cats <strong data-start=\"1983\" data-end=\"1990\">are<\/strong> hungry.<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p data-start=\"2053\" data-end=\"2221\">Collective nouns (e.g., <em data-start=\"2077\" data-end=\"2101\">family, team, audience<\/em>) can be singular or plural depending on whether the group acts as a single unit or as individual members.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox examples\">\r\n<h3>Examples: Collective nouns<\/h3>\r\n<ul data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2418\">\r\n \t<li data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2315\"><strong data-start=\"2225\" data-end=\"2257\">Singular (acting as a unit): <\/strong><em data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2313\">The family <strong data-start=\"2276\" data-end=\"2282\">is<\/strong> going to the picnic together.<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"2316\" data-end=\"2418\"><strong data-start=\"2318\" data-end=\"2353\">Plural (acting as individuals): <\/strong><em data-start=\"2360\" data-end=\"2416\">The family <strong data-start=\"2372\" data-end=\"2379\">are<\/strong> all going to meet up at the picnic.<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p data-start=\"2460\" data-end=\"2608\">In English, the <strong data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2517\">subject usually comes before the verb<\/strong>, but when this order is reversed, make sure the verb still agrees with the true subject:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox examples\">\r\n<h3>Example: Inverted word order<\/h3>\r\n<ul data-start=\"2610\" data-end=\"2875\">\r\n \t<li data-start=\"2610\" data-end=\"2783\">\r\n<p data-start=\"2612\" data-end=\"2636\"><strong data-start=\"2612\" data-end=\"2634\">Inverted sentence: <\/strong><em style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\" data-start=\"2641\" data-end=\"2694\">Beside the house <strong data-start=\"2659\" data-end=\"2668\">stand<\/strong> sheds filled with tools.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-start=\"2639\" data-end=\"2783\">\r\n \t<li data-start=\"2699\" data-end=\"2783\">The subject is <strong data-start=\"2716\" data-end=\"2725\">sheds<\/strong> (plural), so the verb must be <strong data-start=\"2756\" data-end=\"2765\">stand<\/strong> (not <em data-start=\"2771\" data-end=\"2779\">stands<\/em>).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"2785\" data-end=\"2875\">\r\n<p data-start=\"2787\" data-end=\"2813\"><strong data-start=\"2787\" data-end=\"2811\">Standard word order: <\/strong><em style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\" data-start=\"2818\" data-end=\"2873\">Sheds (filled with tools) <strong data-start=\"2845\" data-end=\"2854\">stand<\/strong> beside the house.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\r\n<h3>Try It<\/h3>\r\nWork through these slides to learn a few tips that will help you always get correct subject-verb agreement.\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/content\/1290911450362584458\/embed\" width=\"1089\" height=\"638\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/js\/h5p-resizer.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_2336\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"183\"]<img class=\"wp-image-2336\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2016\/06\/21184022\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-2.39.54-PM-300x246.png\" alt=\"Two speech bubbles, one blank and one with a thumbs up.\" width=\"183\" height=\"150\" \/> <strong>Figure 1<\/strong>. When double checking for tense agreement, ask yourself, \"Who (or what) is doing the action of the verb?\".[\/caption]\r\n<h2>Consistency<\/h2>\r\nOne of the most common grammatical mistakes in writing is a lack of tense consistency. Writers often start a sentence in one tense but ended up in another. Look back at that sentence. Do you see the error? The first verb\u00a0<em>start<\/em> is in the present tense, but\u00a0<em>ended<\/em> is in the past tense.\r\n\r\nThe correct version of the sentence would be \"Writers often start a sentence in one tense but end up in another.\"\r\n\r\nThese mistakes often occur when writers change their minds halfway through writing or when they come back and make changes. It is very important to maintain a consistent tense, not just in a sentence but across paragraphs and pages. Decide if something happened, is happening, or will happen, and then stick with that choice.\r\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\r\n<h3>Try It<\/h3>\r\nCheck your understanding of subject-verb agreement in the following interactive.\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/content\/1290909920767998468\/embed\" width=\"1089\" height=\"638\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/js\/h5p-resizer.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify and use verbs to match the subject of a sentence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Tense Agreement<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"367\">The basic idea behind sentence agreement is pretty simple: all the parts of your sentence should match (or <strong>agree<\/strong>).\u00a0Verbs need to agree with their subjects in <strong>number<\/strong> (singular or plural) and in <strong>person<\/strong> (first, second, or third).<\/p>\n<p>Singular subjects take singular verbs, and plural subjects take plural verbs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox examples\">\n<h3>Examples: singular Subject-verb agreement<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"588\"><em data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"586\">I really <strong data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"516\">am<\/strong> (first-person singular) vs. We really <strong data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"562\">are<\/strong> (first-person plural).<\/em><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"683\"><em data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"681\">The boy <strong data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"611\">sings<\/strong> (third-person singular) vs. The boys <strong data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"657\">sing<\/strong> (third-person plural).<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"831\">When a sentence has a <strong data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"757\">compound subject<\/strong> (more than one subject joined by <em data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"796\">and<\/em>), the verb should be plural.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox examples\">\n<h3>Example: Compound Subject-verb agreement<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><em data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"905\">A pencil, a backpack, and a notebook <strong data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"880\">were<\/strong> issued to each student.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h4 data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"950\"><strong data-start=\"914\" data-end=\"948\">Subjects That May Be Confusing<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"1029\">Some sentences can be tricky because the true subject isn&#8217;t always obvious.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox examples\">\n<h3>Examples: non-obvious subjects<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1031\" data-end=\"1429\">\n<li data-start=\"1031\" data-end=\"1188\">\n<p data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1098\"><em data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1096\">The direction of the three plays <strong data-start=\"1067\" data-end=\"1073\">is<\/strong> the focus of my talk.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1101\" data-end=\"1188\">\n<li data-start=\"1101\" data-end=\"1188\">The subject is <strong data-start=\"1118\" data-end=\"1131\">direction<\/strong>, not <em data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1144\">plays<\/em>, so the verb must be <strong data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1178\">singular<\/strong> (<em data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1184\">is<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1429\">\n<p data-start=\"1192\" data-end=\"1310\"><em data-start=\"1192\" data-end=\"1308\">The professor, who is an amazing teacher and has written tons of books, <strong data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1274\">seems<\/strong> to have trouble tying her shoes.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1429\">\n<li data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1429\">The subject is <strong data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"1347\">the professor<\/strong>, so the verb should be <strong data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1380\">seems<\/strong> (not <em data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1392\">seem<\/em>). Ignore extra details in between.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1563\">Another tricky case is the use of <strong>or<\/strong> or <strong>either\/or.<\/strong> In those cases, the verb should match the closest subject.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox examples\">\n<h3>Examples: OR &amp; Either\/Or<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1565\" data-end=\"2001\">\n<li data-start=\"1565\" data-end=\"1723\">\n<p data-start=\"1567\" data-end=\"1616\">Both subjects singular \u2192 use singular verb:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1619\" data-end=\"1723\">\n<li data-start=\"1619\" data-end=\"1666\"><em data-start=\"1621\" data-end=\"1664\">The dog or the cat is a troublemaker.<\/em><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"1723\"><em data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"1721\">Either the dog or the cat is a troublemaker.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1725\" data-end=\"2001\">\n<p data-start=\"1727\" data-end=\"1801\">One subject singular, one plural \u2192 verb agrees with the closer noun:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1804\" data-end=\"2001\">\n<li data-start=\"1804\" data-end=\"1852\"><em data-start=\"1806\" data-end=\"1850\">The dogs or the cat <strong data-start=\"1827\" data-end=\"1833\">is<\/strong> a troublemaker.<\/em><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1855\" data-end=\"1956\"><em data-start=\"1857\" data-end=\"1901\">The cat or the dogs <strong data-start=\"1878\" data-end=\"1885\">are<\/strong> troublemakers.<\/em> (Plural noun <em data-start=\"1915\" data-end=\"1921\">dogs<\/em> is closer, so use plural <em data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1952\">are<\/em>.)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1959\" data-end=\"2001\"><em data-start=\"1961\" data-end=\"1999\">The bird or the cats <strong data-start=\"1983\" data-end=\"1990\">are<\/strong> hungry.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"2053\" data-end=\"2221\">Collective nouns (e.g., <em data-start=\"2077\" data-end=\"2101\">family, team, audience<\/em>) can be singular or plural depending on whether the group acts as a single unit or as individual members.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox examples\">\n<h3>Examples: Collective nouns<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2418\">\n<li data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2315\"><strong data-start=\"2225\" data-end=\"2257\">Singular (acting as a unit): <\/strong><em data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2313\">The family <strong data-start=\"2276\" data-end=\"2282\">is<\/strong> going to the picnic together.<\/em><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2316\" data-end=\"2418\"><strong data-start=\"2318\" data-end=\"2353\">Plural (acting as individuals): <\/strong><em data-start=\"2360\" data-end=\"2416\">The family <strong data-start=\"2372\" data-end=\"2379\">are<\/strong> all going to meet up at the picnic.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"2460\" data-end=\"2608\">In English, the <strong data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2517\">subject usually comes before the verb<\/strong>, but when this order is reversed, make sure the verb still agrees with the true subject:<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox examples\">\n<h3>Example: Inverted word order<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"2610\" data-end=\"2875\">\n<li data-start=\"2610\" data-end=\"2783\">\n<p data-start=\"2612\" data-end=\"2636\"><strong data-start=\"2612\" data-end=\"2634\">Inverted sentence: <\/strong><em style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\" data-start=\"2641\" data-end=\"2694\">Beside the house <strong data-start=\"2659\" data-end=\"2668\">stand<\/strong> sheds filled with tools.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2639\" data-end=\"2783\">\n<li data-start=\"2699\" data-end=\"2783\">The subject is <strong data-start=\"2716\" data-end=\"2725\">sheds<\/strong> (plural), so the verb must be <strong data-start=\"2756\" data-end=\"2765\">stand<\/strong> (not <em data-start=\"2771\" data-end=\"2779\">stands<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2785\" data-end=\"2875\">\n<p data-start=\"2787\" data-end=\"2813\"><strong data-start=\"2787\" data-end=\"2811\">Standard word order: <\/strong><em style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\" data-start=\"2818\" data-end=\"2873\">Sheds (filled with tools) <strong data-start=\"2845\" data-end=\"2854\">stand<\/strong> beside the house.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Try It<\/h3>\n<p>Work through these slides to learn a few tips that will help you always get correct subject-verb agreement.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/content\/1290911450362584458\/embed\" width=\"1089\" height=\"638\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/js\/h5p-resizer.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2336\" style=\"width: 193px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2336\" class=\"wp-image-2336\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2016\/06\/21184022\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-2.39.54-PM-300x246.png\" alt=\"Two speech bubbles, one blank and one with a thumbs up.\" width=\"183\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Figure 1<\/strong>. When double checking for tense agreement, ask yourself, &#8220;Who (or what) is doing the action of the verb?&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Consistency<\/h2>\n<p>One of the most common grammatical mistakes in writing is a lack of tense consistency. Writers often start a sentence in one tense but ended up in another. Look back at that sentence. Do you see the error? The first verb\u00a0<em>start<\/em> is in the present tense, but\u00a0<em>ended<\/em> is in the past tense.<\/p>\n<p>The correct version of the sentence would be &#8220;Writers often start a sentence in one tense but end up in another.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These mistakes often occur when writers change their minds halfway through writing or when they come back and make changes. It is very important to maintain a consistent tense, not just in a sentence but across paragraphs and pages. Decide if something happened, is happening, or will happen, and then stick with that choice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Try It<\/h3>\n<p>Check your understanding of subject-verb agreement in the following interactive.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/content\/1290909920767998468\/embed\" width=\"1089\" height=\"638\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/js\/h5p-resizer.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-1151\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Text: Verb Tenses. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" 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