Homework Help: English

Posted by chicken on Friday, October 30, 2009 at 10:48pm.

Why is this phrase a subject-verb agreement? "Peer editing academic papers requires critical-thinking skills and diplomacy."

English - Writeacher, Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 8:55am
subject = peer editing (a gerund, therefore singular)

verb = requires (singular, 3rd person needed to agree with this singular subject)

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