ACT Preparation / Unit 3 ACT 0204 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Verb Before Subject
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The idea
In questions, in sentences beginning with there is or there are, and in inverted sentences, the verb comes before the subject and still agrees with it.
In practice
"There are two exits." "Behind the stage were a piano and a drum kit."
Where people slip
Turn the sentence around to check: a piano and a drum kit were behind the stage.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
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