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This post outlines seven general areas of grammar and syntax that writers must be familiar with to enable them to write effectively.

1. Subject-Verb Agreement
Use singular verbs for singular subjects

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It started with black market rations and ended with “the wedding of the century.”

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The appearance of an ultra-rare Boba Fett with the missile rocks the insular world of Star Wars toy collectors.

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The legacy of the Guatemelan adoption industry.

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Ramsey Orta filmed the killing of Eric Garner—and the police punished him for it.

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During the Great Floods of 2011, the Mississippi unleashed deadly currents and a flow rate that could fill the Superdome in less than a minute. Defying government orders, the author and two friends canoed 300 miles

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It started with black market rations and ended with “the wedding of the century.”

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If Thrasher is Vogue for skaters, 53-year-old Jake Phelps is the sport’s Anna Wintour.

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It started with black market rations and ended with “the wedding of the century.”

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People who are short on relatives can hire a husband, a mother, a grandson. The resulting relationships can be more real than you’d expect.