Short Quiz Basic Grammar Concordance Agreement

A singular Subject takes plural verb...

• The teacher and the student come to class

• The teacher and the student here

• The teacher and the student is here

• The teacher and the student goes to class

A compound subject joined by 'and' gives the impression of a unit or the two singular subjects refer to the same person or thing, then use the singular verb, example :

• Bread and chocolate jam are her favorite meal

• Bread and chocolate jam, her favorite meal

• Bread and chocolate jam were her favorite meal

• Bread and chocolate jam is her favorite meal

Connect a compound subjects (two or more singular subjects) with any of these words by use the singular verb (or, either...or, neither...nor, not, but, not only, but also)

• Anna or Elsa is asking the teacher

• Anna or Elsa are going to the class

• Anna or Elsa are asking the teacher

• Anna or Elsa were going to the class

Collective Nouns (Nouns which refers to a group of person or things). Choose the verb to fill this sentence below.

The Army.... highly valued.

• Are

• Is

• Were

• Have

Collective nouns followed by

"Of" and a plural noun in such phrases, and take a singular verb in Standard English. Example...

• One of the students is going home.

• One of the students are going home.

• One students of Class A are going home.

• One students of class A want to go home.

Indefinite pronouns such as each,

every, everybody, anyone, nobody,

no one, none, etc. take a singular

verb. Examples :

• No one are asking the teacher.

• Everybody were going to zoo.

• No one have a good score.

• Everything is going to be fine.

Conventional Plural Words

Some nouns which are plural in form but

singular in meaning take a singular verb.

Examples :

• No news are going to airing today.

• Mathematics is a logical subject.

• Astronomy has a interesting learning materials.

• Statistics have a similar material to Mathematics.