SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

ByM.S.Thendral., M.A.,PGDCA.,DGT.,(M.Phil).,SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT WELCOME

DEFINITION

Harish and Pranav are studying.

Sharan and his friends have arrived for get together party.

Two Singular nouns same personVerb SingularTwo Singular nouns different personsVerb - Plural

The HOD and Chairperson has come.

The HOD and the Chairperson have come.

Bread and butter is my favorite food.

Bread and jam is very tasty.

Verb- Singular

Neither of them is good at English.

Each and every child has the capacity to learn quickly.

Someone has attended the meeting.

Nobody talks well than Kannan.

Either of them deserves a prize.

Either Ram or Raju has received the prize.

Neither Siva nor Surya was there.

The committee has chosen its president.

The committee are divided on this point.

One of my friends has got award.

One of his brothers is an Engineer.

Five kilometres is a good distance.

Five hundred rupees is a good sum of money.

Verb - Singular

The furniture in this room is very nice.

Much food is wasted.

There is a pair of shoes on the table.

A pair of scissors costs much.

Quality - Singular Verb Number - Plural Verb

A lot of people prefers tea to coffee.

There are plenty of IT courses available now.

A lot of, a great deal of, plenty of, most of, some of..

Noun Form PluralMeaning SingularNo news is good news.The first innings is over.

The chief with his followers was present there.

The cow as well as the horse eats grass.

One One.

Poultry, People, Cattle Plural.

Brush Up:

2 Subjects (same person) Verb - ?One of followed by Plural noun Verb - ?Distances, money Verb - ?Plural in form, singular in ____ - Verb - ?2 subjects single idea Verb - ?

Quiz:

Many a student _____ made a mistake.(is/are)Fifty miles ____ a long distance.(is/are) The girls ___ missing the party.(is/are)The quality of the fruits ___ poor.(is/are)The price of this pair of jeans ___ reasonable.(is/are)One hundred rupees ___ enough for his labour.(is/are)Everyone of the players _____ (deserve) a prize.(deserves/deserved)None of us __ perfect.(is/are)

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