King Claudius addresses the court as the new king, informing how he, in the time of deep sorrow over the death of his brother, 'fought discretion with nature' to continue with the affairs of the state since it was monumental loss, yet the state must have a king. Taking the welfare of the 'warlike' state into account, Claudius marries his brother's wife, 'the imperial jointress' and hence he says he has done a right thing. Though he calls it 'a defeated joy' with a dropping eye, he usurps the kingdom very smartly. Claudius is quick in marrying his brother's wife since both 'funeral' and 'marriage' go simultaneously. Claudius's hurry in marriage is a scheme in taking the queen to his side in order to isolate Hamlet, the rightful heir and to prove to the world how much he cares about the kingdom and his dead brother.

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2 years ago

Which sentence has the correct subject-verb agreement? In 1977, in the Midwest, there were millions of dollars of destruction fr

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In 1977, in the Midwest, there was millions of dollars of destruction from a tornado that lasted seven hours.

Since the subject here is the Midwest which is singular the linking verb should agree with the subject as singular thus, was.

Further example,
The sentence that includes an error in the subject-verb agreement is:

A. Either June or her children are going to the movie tonight.

This sentence should read:
Neither June nor her children are going to the movie tonight.
"Nor" and "neither" go together and they are the negative form of "or" and "either". "Or and "either" are the positive form of "nor" and "neither".
A good example of using "or" and "either" is the following sentence:You can either run or cycle to the shops.

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3 years ago