INSTRUCTION A :
RESUME of
The PPT Slide
Subject
Verb Agreement
Subject is the
person/people/thing(s) that do the activity.
For Example : I,You,We,They,She,He,It.
Verb
Verb is a word used to
describe an action,state,or occurrence and forming the main part of the
predicate of sentence.
Kinds
of Verb :
A.
Action verbs
Can be
either transitive (with objective) or intransitive
(without object)
For
Example : Rei raises his hand.
B.
Link Verb
A
linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that
renames or describes the subject
C.
Helping Verbs
Are
used before action or linking verbs to convey additional information regarding
aspects of possibility
Main
Rule of “Subject Verb Agreement”
1. Subject
and Verbs must agree in number.
2. Don’t
get confused by words because not affect agreement.
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.
Answer 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 is or your coat.
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 tthe answer.
7.
One of my sisters (is, are) going
on a trip to France.
Answer : One of my sister 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 : Everyone 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 Civis
is Andrea’s favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
Answer : Eight dollar 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, debate) 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.
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 the
case.
