Subject-Verb Agreement
In a sentence, the person or thing that performs the action is called the subject, and the action word is called verb. The main verb in a sentence must always agree with its subject in number and person, whether the subject is a noun or pronoun. This is known as subject-verb agreement.
Rule: If the noun or pronoun subject in a sentence is singular,the verb must be singular. If noun or pronoun is plural, the verb must be plural.
Example: Mr. Lal is a kind man.
Asha and Rohit are good friends.
Rule: The verb in each sentences changes according to the number and person of the subject.
Example: Rohit lives in Delhi.
My friends live in Agra.
Rule: In the case of personal pronoun, the third person singular pronouns ( he/she/it) always take singular verb in all the tenses.
Example: He goes to school daily .
They cook food for school students.
Rule: Third person pronoun 'they' takes a plural verb in all the tenses.
Example: They are playing cricket.
We are going to temple.
Rule: Second person 'you' always take plural verb in the all the tenses even if it refers to a single person.
Example: You are good in Music.
You are best leader in the world.
Rule: The first person 'we' take a plural verb in all the tenses.
Example: We are Indian.
We are going to market.
Rule: I is the first person takes a singular verb with am and was. I take a plural verb .
Example: I go for walk daily.
I have do my best.
Rule: Collective noun usually take a singular verb.
Example: The teachers staff is ready for dance competition.
On my birthday my friends gave me a bouquet of flowers.
Rule: Some sentences the subject may not be placed next to verb when a group of words acts as a subject. The main word is actually the subject.
Example: The book of stories that she read were interesting.
The group of women are ready to their performance.
The group of women are ready to their performance.
Rule: When there is group of words used as a subject, the main word act as the subject.
Example: My school teachers, who are singer want to perform on stage.
The children, who are best in drawing participate in drawing completion.
Rule: When a sentences begin with the word 'there ' the noun placed after the verb is actual subject of the sentences.
Example: There is a parrot in the cage.
There are many plants in the garden.
Rule: Nouns denoting food, clothing, furniture, stationery, rupees, dollars are singular and takes singular verb.
Example: Food is very tasty.
Wooden furniture is the best for children.
Rule: A lot of or plenty of is used to indicate quantity , it takes a singular verb but when it used in numbers both take plural.
Example: A lots of girls are going to picnic
A lots of water is in a tank.
Rule: News is always takes a singular subject and singular verb.
Example: This is the breaking news of Sushant death.
This news is fake.
Rule: One of is always consider as a singular subject and takes singular verb.
Example: One of the boys in the class is making project.
One of the houses of the valley is very beautiful.
Rule: If the two subjects are regarded as one , the verb will be singular.
Example: Bread and butter is likes every one.
Rule: If the subject and the verb are separated by a group of words, the verb must agree with the subject.
Example: The girl, in pink suit is my best friend.
The man, the leader of the party is my father.
Rule: When the name of a country , a book or film is denoted in a plural noun, it is used with a singular verb.
Example: The United States of America has effected with carona virus.
The United Kingdom has launched a new vaccine for children.
Rule: When a plural number is used for distance, weight and amounts of money as a single figure or quantity, it is considered singular and takes a singular verb.
Example: Five years is a long time .
One thousand rupees is very small amount to buy a car.
Rule: Words like trousers, scissors, jeans, shorts, glasses/spectacles, shoes, take plural verb.
Rule: Whenever we use 'a pair of .......' we use a singular verb.
Example: A pair of scissors is use for cutting anything.
A pair of shoes is black.
Rule: A singular of verb is used when any of the following is he subject of sentences -------anyone, another, anybody, each, either, every, everybody, everything, neither , nobody, none, somebody, something and someone.
Example: Everybody is waiting to start match.
Either of the two boys is best for music.
Rule: When 'either-or ' and neither-nor' are used in sentence with singular nouns or pronouns they take singular verbs.
Example: Neither Gopi nor Meera is attending the class.
Either teacher or principal is arranging for annual function.
Rule: When 'neither -nor' and either -or are used with plural nouns or pronouns, they go with plural verbs.
Example: Neither the men nor women are not agreeing to wear long coat.
Either the wooden chairs or tables are kept in my room.
Rule: When 'as well as' or 'along with ' are used to join two nouns in a sentences, the verb agrees with noun mentioned first.
Example: The students along with the teachers are discussing the new CBSE pattern .
My family with all my friends is celebrate my birthday party.
Rule: Words like trousers, scissors, jeans, shorts, glasses/spectacles, shoes, take plural verb.
Rule: Words like trousers, scissors, jeans, shorts, glasses/spectacles, shoes, take plural verb.
Example: The scissors are not working properly.
The jeans are very loose for me.
Fill in the blanks with correct form of the verb given in the brackets.
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Practice Exercise
- Geeta ............ to cooking from her mother. (learn)
- Rahul ........... delicious cake. (make)
- You ............. good writer. (be)
- I ............ planning to write a book for girls. (be)
- ......... (be) you go out today?
- Why......... you left. (has)
- Roshan and Reema ............ good player. (be)
- She ........... to dance. (learn )
- July ........... the seventh month of the year. (be)
- Mumbai , Chennai and Calcutta ............. important ports of India. (be)
- Kapil Dev ....... a good cricketer. (be)
- Your son ......... shown good progress. ( has)
- Fruit ...... good for health. (be)
- The news of his death ........... true (be)
- My uncle's pen ......... in his pocket.(be)
- This pen ........... well. (write)
- Those men ......... lazy. (be)
- I ........... no car. (has)
- We not ........ enough fruit. (do)
- He ........ finished all the milk. (be)
- There ......... some boys at the door. (be)
- She ............. to richest family of our city. (belong)
- Monu ........... money. (waste)
- They ...... very strong. (be)
- It ......... 6 o'clock now. (be)
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