SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

SUBJECT VERB CONCORD

SUBJECT​

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Meaning of Subject: ​

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Subject means the person or thing about whom the statement is being made.​ It is usually a noun or pronoun.​

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Examples of Subject :​

• Naman rides bicycle.​

• Manali is a beautiful place to visit.​

• He plays football.

• Radha and Meera are coming home.

VERB​

Meaning of verb:​

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It means the action that is being performed by the subject.​

Examples of Verb 

• Naman rides bicycle.​

• Varun cooks pasta.

• Snehal and soni eat maggi.

• They clean kitchen.

Subject Verb Agreement:

Joining the two words,we get Subject Verb Agreement which meanswhen placed togetherin a sentence,they should match or agree.​

​ Agreement  or concord happens when a word changes its form depending on other words to which it relates.​

Singular and Plural (Subject and Verb ):​

Singular Subject​

It represents one person, place or thing.​ ​

Example:

Deepa takes dancing classes.

Singular and Plural (Subject and Verb ):​

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​Plural Subject​

It represents two or more persons,place or Idea.​

Example:​ ​

Neelu and Chaitanya work 6 days a week

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Rules to guide Subject-Verb Agreement​

• SINGULAR SUBJECT TAKES SINGULAR VERB​ ​

• PLURAL SUBJECT TAKES PLURAL VERB​ ​

• SINGULAR VERBS HAVE “s” BEHIND THEM​ ​

• PLURAL VERBS DON’T TAKE “s” BEHIND THEM​

6 Lessons to guide:

AND

OR

ACCOMPANYING EXPRESSIONS

TRICKY SINGULAR

TRICKY PLURAL

INVERSE SENTENCE

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LESSON NO. 1 -“AND”​

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• ​ When a statement has two or more subjects which are joined by “and” , we use plural verb.​ ​

• Example:​

• Harshada and Kunal go to market every sunday.

LESSON NO. 2 -“OR”​

• When a statement has two or more subjects which are joined by  “OR”, we use singular verb.​ ​

• Example:​ ​

• Harshada or Kunal goes to market every sunday. ​

• CHOICE is implied here.​

EXAMPLES:

• Harshada and Chetna ___ (is/are) best friends.​ ​

• Either Harshada or Snehal ___ (is/are) your best friend.​ ​

• Dogs ___ (and/or) cats are pet animals.​ ​

• Neither Naman nor Radha ___ (like/likes) to play with dogs.​ ​ ​

LESSON NO.3 -

“ACCOMPANYING EXPRESSIONS”​

• A singular subject , although being followed by “alongwith”, ”as well as”, ”in addition to”, are still singular subjects taking singular verbs.​

• ​ Example :​ ​

• Pankaj, alongwith his friends, goes for a bike ride.​ ​

• Reeta, as well as Sneha, is expected shortly.

LESSON NO. 4 -“TRICKY SINGULAR”​

• Words like everybody/nobody, everyone/no one/none, may sound plural subjects but are singular subjects and take singular verbs with them​

• It is looked as one whole body or one individual unit.​ ​

• Example:​

• Everyone likes tea.​

• No one reads boring novels.​

• 500 rupees is a high price to pay.

• Nobody knows the trouble I've seen.

COLLECTIVE NOUNS:​

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• Examples:​

• Pride of lions roar loud.​

• Bunch of keys lay underneath.​ ​

• Galaxy of stars shine bright.​

LESSON NO. 5 -“TRICKY PLURAL”​

• A word that sounds singular but it is taken as plural will take plural verb​ ​

• Example:​

• The women are in the office.​

• My teeth are falling.​

• My feet smell filthy.​

LESSON NO. 6 -“INVERSE SENTENCE”​

• Sentences which begin with “there” or ”this” have verb before subject comes in the sentence​

• Example:​

• There is a question.​

• There are many questions.​

• Here are the chocolates.

• There is a big puddle on the road.

• Context of the sentence should be seen here.​