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Subject Verb Agreement What is a VERB?

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Verb is a word which refers to an action.
Example. Eat, sleep. Laugh, speak etc.
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तो इसे हम Verb ( या) कहते

Rule 1. Verb should be used according to the subject.

What is Subject verb agreement?
1.Singular- subject + v1+ s/es + object
Subject-verb agreement means that a subject and its Example-
verb must be both singular or both plural: • He plays football.
A singular subject takes a singular verb. • Meera writes beautifully.
A plural subject takes a plural verb.
2. Plural / you/ I – subject + v1 + object.
क का प एक वचन (she, Tom, Bike) हो, तब उसके साथ या भी एक वचन
(is, does, rains), ही होती … Example-
वैसे ही जब क का प अनेक वचन (you, we, they, girls)हो, तब उसके साथ •They play football.
या भी अनेक वचन (are, were) ही होती । •We play basketball.
•You play chess.
जि
क्रि
र्ता
रू
ब्द
र्ता
रू
है
क्रि
है
र्य
है
क्रि
है
 Example:
1. He is eating food.
2. They are eating food.
3. He has eaten the food.
4. We have eaten the food.

Rule 2. Suppositional sentence like if, as if, I Rule 3. Optative sentence-expresses a wish or prayer for
wish, Suppose--- “were” is used. (प क ना करना) someone known or unknown and also to wish them luck.
Plural verb is used.
Example: ऐसे वा ससे आशी द ने, ना करने, अ शाप ने तथा
•I wish Veena were my wife. मनोकामना के भाव का बोध हो ।
• If he were my boss, he would suspend me.
• Raman talks to me as if he were my boss.
Example:
1. Long live our friendship!
2. God save the king!
3. May God bless you!
रि
ल्प
क्य
जि
र्वा
दे
प्रा
र्थ
भि
दे
 Rule 4 Rule 5.
Verb will be according to the first noun or pronoun, if the following 1. If two nouns are connected using ‘and’ and only one article (a/an /
conjunctions are used: the) or Possessive Adjective(my, your,our,his..) is used before the first
With, alongwith, as well as, in addition to … noun, then the verb will be singular.

Example:
Example:
❑ The Principal and Secretary was there.
❑Rohan with his friends is going for picnic.
❑ My Uncle and friend has come to see me.
❑Students with their class teacher are going for trekking.
❑ A poet and philosopher has come.
❑He as well as I is working hard for the welfare of the society.
❑ A cricketer and politician is hosting a comedy show.

Rule 6. Rule 7: ‘Each of / Either of/Neither of + plural noun’ follows Singular Verb.
1. If two nouns are connected using ‘and’ and one article (a/an /the)
or Possessive Adjective(my, your,our,his..) is used before both the
singular nouns, then the verb will be plural. Example:

❑ Each of these four pens is red.

Example:
❑ Either of those two boys is gentle.
❑ The Principal and The Secretary were there.
❑ Neither of these two students is laborious.
❑ My Uncle and My friend have come to see me.
❑ Each of them was a robber.
❑ A poet and a philosopher have come.

❑ A cricketer and a politician are hosting a comedy show.

Rule 8: “many”, “A good many” - Plural noun is used. Rule 9: “many a” / “many an”- Singular verb is used.

Example: Example:

❑ Many students are absent today. ❑ Many a boy goes to school.

❑ There are two thousand students in the school and a good ❑ Many an orange was rotten.
many are very hardworking.

Rule 10: Practice questions.

Indefinite pronouns like – everybody, somebody, anybody,
everyone, someone, no one, anyone … Q. Find the error.
Singular verb is used
1.Mr. Thakur as well as his (a) wife and his brother in law (b)
like the Chinese food (c) No error (d)
Example:

❑ Everyone wants to qualify the NDA examination.

❑ I know someone who gives piano lessons

Ans c.

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 Practice questions. Practice questions.
Q. Find the error. Q. Find the error.
2. Somebody are trying (a) to break into (b) our house last 3. Nothing but (a) trees were seen(b) when we went
night (c) No error (d) there (c) No error (d)

Ans a. Ans b.

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Practice questions. Practice questions.

Q. Find the error. Q. Find the error.
4.My uncle and my best friend (a) has come to (b) wish 5. A writer and singer have (a) signed a long tour(b) for
me on my birthday (c) No error (d) the concert (c) no error (d)

Ans b. Ans a.

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 Practice questions. Practice questions.
Q. Find the error. Q. Find the error.
6. Each student has(a) a different explanation (b) in the 6. Either of the boys (a) have answered all (b) the
class.(c) no error (d) questions during the quiz.(c) no error (d)

Ans d. Ans b.

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