SUBJECT
Subject is
the person/people/thing(s) that do the activity.
Ex: I,You,we,they,She,He,It.
Verbs
What is verbs? Verbs is a
word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main
part of the predicate of a sentence.
Kinds of Verbs
1.
Action Verbs
2.
Linking Verbs
3.
Helping Verbs
Main Rule of “Subject Verb
Agreement”
1. Subject and
Verbs must agree in number.
2. Dont get confused
by words.
3. Prepositional
phrases between the subject and verb
4. When sentences
start with “there” or “here,” the subject will always be placed after the verb,
so care needs to be taken to identify it correctly.
5. two subjects
are joined by and, they typically require a plural verb form.
6. The verb is
singular if the two subjects separated by and refer to the same person.
7. every, or no comes before the subject, the verb is singular.
8. If the subjects
are both singular and are connected by the words or, nor,neither/nor,
either/or, and not only/but also the verb is singular.
9. when noun and
pronoun subjects like some, half, none, more, all, etc. are
followed by a prepositional phrase.
10. The singular verb form is usually
used for units of measurement or time
11. If the subjects are both plural and
are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but
also, the verb is plural
12. one subject is singular and one plural
and the words are connected by the words or, nor,
13. Indefinite pronouns (everything,
anything, everyone, someone, somebody, nothing, etc) typically take
singular verbs.
14. Except for the pronouns (few, many,
several, both, all, some) that always take the plural form.
15. If two infinitives are separated by and
they take the plural form of the verb
16. When gerunds are used as the subject
of a sentence, they take the singular verb form of the verb.
17. Collective nouns like family,
committee, herd, senate, class, crowd, etc. usually take a singular verb form.
18. Titles of books, movies, novels,
etc. are treated as singular and take a singular Verb
Exercise
: Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise
Choose
the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.
1.
Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
Answer : Annie and
her brother are at school.
2.
Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
Answer : Either my
mother or my father is coming to the meeting.
3.
The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
Answer : The dog or
the cats are outside.
4.
Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
Answer: Either my
shoes or your coat is always on the floor
5.
George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
Answer: George and
Tamara don’t want to see that movie.
6.
Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
Answer: Benito doesn't
know the answer.
7.
One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
Answer: One of my
sisters are going on a trip to France.
8.
The man with all the birds (live, lives on my street.
Answer: The man with
all the birds lives on my street.
9.
The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to
watch.
Answer: The movie,
including all the previews, takes about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
Answer: The players, as
well as the captain, want to win.
11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
Answer: Either answer is
acceptable.
12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
Answer: Every one of
those books are fiction.
13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
Answer: Nobody knows
the trouble I've seen.
14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
Answer: Is
the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are)
Andrea's favorite subject.
Answer: Mathematics is
John's favorite subject, while Civics is Andrea's favorite
subject.
16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
Answer: Eight dollars is
the price of a movie these days.
17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
Answer: Are
the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
Answer: Your pants are
at the cleaner's.
19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one
left!
Answer: There were
fifteen candies in that bag. Now there is only one left!
20. The committee debates these questions carefully.
Answer: The committee debates
these questions carefully.
21. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
Answer: The committee lead
very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press
cordially.
Answer: The Prime
Minister, together with his wife,greets the press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.
Answer: All of the CDs,
even the scratched one, are in this case.
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