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Today we are going to talk about subject for agreement.
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The subject verb agreement is the correspondence of a verb with its subject.
In person first second or third and no singular or plural.
Have a look at the example over here.
Liz is an accountant and she has a typical eight to five job.
Note that the verb is corresponds with this subject.
LIZ Which is the first person and singular and the verb has corresponds with the pronoun she which is
in the third person and singular
remember that subjects and verbs must agree with one another in person first.
Second or third have a look at the table below and note the subject verb agreement.
Rules of the verb to be in the present tense in the first person singular I m plural we are second person
singular you are plural you are third person singular he she it is plural they are have a look at the
example over here I am a student first person my brother is a pupil third person brother and you are
a teacher.
Second person you are
note that subjects and verbs must agree with one another in no singular or plural.
Thus if a subject is singular its verb must also be singular and if a subject is plural its for must
also be plural.
Have a look at the example below she cooks dinner and her brothers make breakfast the verb make corresponds
with the noun brothers which is plural and the verb cooks corresponds with Shi which is singular and
when the subject of the sentence is composed of two or more nouns or pronouns connected by the conjunction
and make sure to use a plural verb for example brothers and sisters don't often get along brothers and
sisters are connected by the conjunction and and so we use the plural form of the verb do and get don't
get knows that the words each.
Each one either neither.
Every one every body any one any body no body Some body some one and no one are singular and so you
must use a singular verb haven't look at the following examples.
Each of these suggestions is interesting someone was standing at the door
also notes that when two or more similar nouns or pronouns are connected by or or nor make sure to use
a singular verb.
Have a look at the example below either your mother or dad needs to contact me.
Remember that when a compound subject contains both a singular and a plural noun or pronoun joined by
or or nor the verb should agree with the parts of the subject that is closer to the verb.
And that is also called the rule of proximity.
Have a look at the examples below.
The teacher or the students write whole Warwick on the board.
Note how the teacher is singular but the students is plural and so the verb right needs to be in its
plural form
second example the students or the teacher writes homework on the board.
Again note how the teacher is in its singular form and students is in a plural form the verb right is
in its singular form because the subject that is closer to the verb is singular.
Also remember that in sentences beginning with there is or there are.
The subject follows the verb and that is also called the inverted subject as fair is not the subject
the verb agrees with what follows.
For instance in this example we have there is a book on the table.
There is not the subject book is so the verb must agree with what is followed.
Book there are books on the table again are agrees with the subject.
Books which is in its plural form also note that the subject verb agreement with words that indicate
portion for example a lot a majority some all.
Now if the noun after off is singular.
Make sure to use a singular verb and if it is plural use a plural verb.
Have a look at the following examples.
There is a lot of fuss around his arrival the verb is must agree with the subject.
Fuss which is in its singular form and in the sentence there are a lot of people in the room the subject
people is in its pure form and so the verb needs to be in its plural form as well.
Also note that we use a singular verb with distance periods of time.
Sums of money etc. when considered as a unit.
Have a look at the following examples ten dollars is a high price to pay for socks.
Note that ten dollars in this sentence is considered as a unit and in the sentence ten dollars.
In other words dollar bills were scattered on the floor ten dollars is not considered as a unit.
Also remember that collective nouns are words that imply more than one person but are considered singular
and take a singular verb.
For example family group team committee class etc. have a look at the sentence over here.
My family is very big.
Note that the word family is a collective noun.
It implies more than one person but is considered singular.