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Subject - Verb Agreement
Subject - Verb Agreement - It is important to identify a subject and use the correct verb with it. A Subject can be Singular. e.g., a book, a paper, a box, a pencil, a town, etc. A Subject can be Plural. e.g., villages, halls, bo..
Subject-Verb Agreement
These nouns are usually used with both plural and singular verbs.If u use plurals,you will always be correct,but if you use a singular noun,you may be wrong.So to be safe,use the plural..
Look at the following nouns, which refer to one subject, yet take on the plural verb:
Binoculars Shears Pliers Socks Shoes Tongs Goggles Slacks Spectacles Scissors Compasses Trous..
Rule II.
If the singular subjects are preceded by each or every the verb is usually singula..
B
1. Either Ram or Shyam has broken the vase. 2. Either Ram or his parents have broken the vase. In sentence 1 in both A and B both the subjects are singular. Hence, we use Singular verb. (Ram or Shyam / Seeta nor Geeta) In sentence 2 in both A and B the subjects joined..
repetition subject verb agreement
S V 3. Our cooks are preparing pudding. (The Subject cooks is plural, hence the plural verb ar..
repetition subject verb agreement
S V 5. The students have an exam today. (The subject students is plural, hence the verb is plural hav..
The Passive
Active Voice - A verb is in the Active Voice when its form shows that the person or thing denoted by the subject is the doer of the action. In all these sentences the person denoted by the subject does something. These verbs are in Active Voice. Jim helps Jos..
repetition subject verb agreement
S V 6. The girl has a pencil. (The subject the girl is singular, hence the verb is singular has) Some subjects are countable singular, countable plural or simply uncountable. Examples of countable singular - person, tooth, book, table, knife, key, goose..
Question 3
Question: Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs to complete this biography of Ram. Ram loves Economics. Economics _________taken him far in life. He is now doing Management. Apart from Economics, Statistics _______ been his favourite subject. Tennis______ an obsession..
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