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number agreement

/ˈnʌmbər əˈɡriːmənt/

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/ˈnʌmbər əˈɡriːmənt/C1formal
  • ruГрамматическое понятие, обозначающее соответствие между подлежащим и его глаголом, или существительным и его местоимением, в единственном или множественном числе.

A grammatical concept referring to the correspondence between a subject and its verb, or a noun and its pronoun, in terms of singular or plural form.

  1. Grammatical concordance in numberB2formal

    The grammatical rule requiring that a verb or other element matches its subject or noun in number (singular or plural).

    ruСогласование по числу

    • In English, number agreement requires 'he runs' but 'they run'.
    • Number agreement is essential for correct subject-verb pairing.
    • The phrase 'the dogs barks' violates number agreement.