主詞及動詞必須前後呼應

	日期	主題	點閱率
	[2010/02/27]	Ensure subject and verb agreement

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Ensure subject and verb agreement
主詞及動詞必須前後呼應

如果主詞的單複數與動詞不能配合，不僅讀者感到困惑，同時句子的邏輯也會發生問題。
範例一
- Original
  Either the supply or consumers determines the market outcome.
- Revised
  Either the supply or consumers determine the market outcome.
範例二
- Original
  The department chairman and professor are my current employer.
- Revised
  The department chairman and professor is my current employer.
範例三
- Original
  Telecommunications have been widely studied in recent years.
- Revised
  Telecommunications has been widely studied in recent years.

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