Concord and Agreement

SUBJECT
& VERB

AGREEMENT

What is that?

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Some text here about the topic of discussion

The Verb Depends on

The Subject

Subject verb agreement simply means the subject
and verb must agree in number. This means both

need to be singular or both need to be plural.

Subject +(Preposition Phrase) + Verb

Ex :
1)

The study of languages is very interesting.

2)

Several theories on this subject have been proposed.

01

Multiple Choice

As the production of these commodities greatly ........ on the availability of raw materials, they are very expensive.

• depending

• to depend

• depends

• be dependent

• depend

Multiple Choice

The shipment of logs ...... because of the bad weather.

• being postponed

• has been postponed

• been postponed

• to be postponed

• postpone

The words : together with, along with, as

well as, accompanied by - NOT give effect

on the verb

Ex :
1)

The actress, along with her manager and some friends, is
going to a party tonight.

2)
But, if there is “and” it becomes plural.
Ex :
1)

The actress and her manager are going to a party tonight.

02

Multiple Choice

Alex, together with his wife ____ the guests of the party.

• greets

• greet

• greeting

• are greeting

Multiple Choice

The office building, as well as several houses, ...... completely damaged by the bomb explotion.

• was

• they were

• it was

• were

• to be

Multiple Choice

Schools influence ......... and how they behave.

• students think that

• students think it

• what students think

• that students think

Which one is correct?

Ex :
1) Everybody comes to the library now.

2) Something was under that tree. You better see it.

3) Nobody is here!

03

SINGULAR

NOUN

●Any +

●No +

●Some+

●Every +

●Each +

●**Either/Neither +

SINGULAR

VERB :

is/was/has/
Verb-s/-es

Multiple Choice

Each of the participants ..... received an invitation.

• having

• have

• has

• to have

• being

Multiple Choice

Everyone ...... to contribute a certain amount of money.

• have

• we have

• has

• he has

• that thet have

Multiple Choice

The school has a lot of classroom. Each of them ..... equipped with overhead projector.

• are

• is

• being

• they are

• has

Ex :
1) None of the monkey has been found.

2) No example is relevant to this case.

04

Singular

Noun

Countable

Noun

●None of the

●No

SINGULAR

VERB :

is/was/has/
Verb-s/-es

Ex :
1) None of the students have finished the exam.

2) No examples are relevant to this case.

04

Plural

Countable

Noun

●None of the

●No

PLURAL
VERBS :

are/were/have

/Verb 1

Multiple Choice

None of the beauty contestants ....... to wear bikini provided by the committee.

• refuse

• refuses

• is refuse

• to refuse

• are refusing

Ex :
1) Neither John nor his friends have finished the exam.

2) Neither Jessica nor Sarah is invited to the party.

05

Singular
Countable

Noun

●Neither ..nor ..
SINGULAR VERBS :

is/was/has/ Verb -es/-s

●Neither ..nor ..

Plural

Countable

Noun

PLURAL VERBS :

are/were/have/Verb 1

Ex :
1) Eeither Steve or his classmates come to the game

2) Either Jessica or Sarah was having good time at my house

05

Singular
Countable

Noun

●Neither ..nor ..
SINGULAR VERBS :

is/was/has/ Verb -es/-s

●Neither ..nor ..

Plural

Countable

Noun

PLURAL VERBS :

are/were/have/Verb 1

Multiple Choice

Neither the hotel facilities ...... ensure a comfortable stay for guest.

• and also its services

• or it services

• and not its services

• nor its services

• both its services

Multiple Choice

I like neither swimming nor .....

• to jog

• jogging

• jog

• jogs

Multiple Choice

Neither of the football players nor their coach ..... satisfied with the refere's decision.

• was

• be

• were

• he was

Ex :
1) A number of students are going to the picnic next saturday.

2) The number of days in a week is seven.

06

●The Number of

is/was/has/ Verb -es/-s

●A Number of

PLURAL VERBS :

are/were/have/Verb 1

Plural
Noun

Plural
Noun

SINGULAR VERBS :

Multiple Choice

Due to monetary crisis, the number of people without jobs .... at the moment.

• increase

• is increasing

• was increasing

• increased

Multiple Choice

The number of illiterate people in our country ....... drasticaly.

• to decrease

• has decreased

• decrease

• they decrease

• it decreases

Multiple Choice

A number of students ..... complaining about the test.

• is

• are

• be

• being

• been

Multiple Choice

A number of students ...... complaining about the test.

• is

• are

• being

• been

Ex :
1) There is a storm approaching.

2) There were many people at the party.

07

●There is/was

●There are/were

SINGULAR NOUN

PLURAL NOUN

Ex :
1) Dieting is very popular now.

2) Washing with a special cream was recommended couple

years ago.

08

●Gerund as Subject

Must be :

SINGULAR VERB:

is/was/has/ Verb -es/-s

Ex :
1) We always avoid going to the zoo on Sundays because it is too crowded

2) As a child I always enoyed playing in the rain

08

●Gerund as Object

admit, appreciate, avoid, anticipate, consider, deny, delay, enjoy, finish, forgive,keep, mind, neglect, practice, postpone,resist,risk,understand,prevent

Multiple Choice

She said I refused to see her family in my office, but I don't remember ...... her.

• refuse

• to refuse

• refusing

• refused

• have refused

Ex :
1) The herd of cattle is breaking away.

2) A school of fish is being attacked by the sharks.

09

The following nouns are used
to indicate groups of animals,
such as: flock of birds, sheep,
Herd of cattle, pride of lions,
school of fish.

SINGULAR VERB:

is/was/has/ Verb -es/-s

Ex :
1) Twenty dollars is too much to pay for that T-shirt.

2) Two weeks is too bad for him to stay here.

3) Fifty minutes wasn’t enough time to finish the test.

09

Nouns indicating : TIME,
MONEY, MEASUREMENTS

SINGULAR VERB:

is/was/has/ Verb -es/-s

Multiple Choice

According to solar calendar, 12 months .... 365 days.

• have
  

• having

• to have

• has

• is having

Multiple Choice

Ten years...... a long time to wait for a reply.

• are
  

• is

• were

• have been

• be

Ex :
1) The pants are too small for me to wear it.

2) A pair of pants is in the drawer.

09

Nouns that always PLURAL :
scissors,
glasses,trousers,pants,jeans.
If Singular : A pair of

PLURAL VERBS :

are/were/have/Verb 1

Multiple Choice

About tenth of the earth's and area or nearly 5.8 million square miles ..... by glacial ice.

• are covered

• has covered

• had covered

• is covered

• to be covered