Subject & Verb Agreement in English
Subject & Verb Agreement in English
7 rules of subject & verb agreement in English.
• Rule no. 1
• The boy sings.
• The boys sing.
• The children sing.
• If the subject is singular in nature i.e. it talks about the one person. Then the verb in plural and vice versa.
Subject verb
Singular. Plural
Plural. Singular
• Rule no. 2
Shella and her mother are going to the movies.
is — singular
are — plural
My father and brother go to the office on Saturday.
• If the sentence give to two person or more than then used plural ( auxiliary ) words.
• Rule no. 3
Either...or and neither... Nor
Either Aakash or Ayush does the checking of the updates.
Neither my brother nor sisters understands me.
• Rule no. 4
Nobody, everyone, everybody, each this word are using to used plural words.
Nobody likes him.
One of the reasons.
• Rule no. 5
Collection noun :- if the tell about collection of the person to used singular words. Because you tell the collection of person not tell how much person.
The cricket champion team.
This team play good.
• Rule no. 6
As well as besides
The actor, along with his fans, the expected shortly.
The man as well as his wife is going to come soon.
• Rule no. 7
In sentence that contain a portion words like a lot, a third, some, half, all, the verb follows the noun after of.
A third of the city is affected by coronavirus.
Half of the people are affected by coronavirus.
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