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MissionIBPSExam:RulesofSubjectVerb
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DearReaders,
Many of our readers were demanding rules for Grammar, considering this
here, we are providing rules of Subject Verb Agreement, which is crux of
entire Grammar. We are providing you quiz of English which is one of the
mostimportantsectionsofbankingexams,inwhichyoucanscoremaximum
with ease if you are practicing on very regular basis, It is crucial for all the
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Subject Verb Agreement relates to number agreement (singular or
plural)betweenthesubjectandtheverbthatfollowsit
e.g.Thegirlplaysallday.(singularsubject)
Thegirlsplayallday.(pluralsubject)
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2.Whentwoormoresingularnounsorpronounsareconnectedbyorornor,
weuseasingularverb.
e.g.Thepaperorthepencilisinthedesk.
3.When a compound subject contains both a singular and a plural noun or
pronounjoinedbyorornor,theverbshouldagreewiththepartofthesubject
thatisnearertotheverb.
e.g.Shivinorhisfriendsruneveryday.
HisfriendsorShivinrunseveryday.
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4.Doesntiscontractionofdoesnotandshouldbeusedonlywithasingular
subject.Dontisacontractionofdonotandshouldbeusedonlywithaplural
subject.Theexceptiontothisruleappearsinthecaseofthefirstpersonand
secondpersonpronounsIandyou.Withthesepronounsthecontractiondont
shouldbeused.
e.g.Shedoesntlikeit.
Theydontlikeit.
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5.A phrase between the subject and the verb should not be misleading, the
verbagreeswiththesubject,notwithanounorpronouninthephrase.
e.g.Thecaptain,aswellashisplayers,isanxious.
Thebook,inparts,isboring.
Thebuilding,withallitscontents,isinsured.
6.Each, each one, either, neither, everyone, everybody, anybody, nobody,
somebody,someoneandnoonearesingularandrequireasingularverb.
e.g.Eachofthesebooksisgood.
Everybodyknowshim.
Eitheriscorrect.
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e.g.Thenewsisonateight.
When talking about an amount of money, it requires a singular verb, but
whenreferringtotherupeesthemselves,apluralverbisrequired.
e.g.Fivehundredrupeesisalotofmoney.
RupeesareoftenusedinsteadorRupiahsinNepal.
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8.Nounssuchasscissors,trousers,shearsandshortsrequirepluralverbs.
e.g.Theseshearsaredull.
Theseshortsaremadeofcotton.
9.In sentences beginning with there is, there are, the subject follows the
verb.Sincethereisnotthesubject,theverbagreeswithwhatfollows.
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10.Collective nouns are words that imply more than one person but are
considered singular and take a singular verb, such as : group, team,
committee,classandfamily.
e.g.Thefamilyhasalonghistoryofwriters.
Thecommitteehaspreparedtheagenda.
11.With, together with, including, accompanied by, in addition to, or as well
donotchangethenumberofthesubject.Ifthesubjectissingular,theverbis
too.
e.g.TheChairman,includinghisteam,istravellingtoChina.
Theboys,togetherwiththeirfriends,aregoingforapicnic.
12.Therelativepronouns(who,whom,which,andthat)areeithersingularor
plural,dependingonthewordstheyreferto.
e.g.The sales manager is good researcher who spends a great amount of
timesurfingtheWebforinformation.
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13.A few nouns can be either plural or singular, depending on whether they
meanagrouporSeparateindividuals.Thesewordsarerarelyusedasplurals
inmodernwriting.
e.g.1.Thejuryhasdecidedunanimously.
Subject:juryVerb:is
2.Thejuryarehavinganargument.
Subject:juryVerb:arehaving
14.Do not be misled by a phrase that comes between the subject and the
verb.Theagreeswiththe
subject,notwithanounorpronouninthephrase.
e.g.Oneoftheboxesisopen.
Thepeoplewholistentomusicarefew.
15.Two singular subjects connected by either/or or neither/nor require a
singularverbasinRule1.
e.g.NeitherJohnnorAbrahamisavailable.
EitherBipashaorneelamishelpingtodaywithstagedecoration.
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16.When/isoneofthetwosubjectsconnectedbyeither/ororneither/nor,put
itsecondandfollowitwiththesingularverbam.
e.g.NeithershenorIamgoingtothefestival
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5.Allofthepieisgone.
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18.Useasingularverbwithsumsofmoneyorperiodsoftime.
e.g.Tendollarsisahighpricetopay.
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Word groups often come between the subject and the verb. These word
groupsmaycontainanounthatatfirstappearstobethesubject.Identifythe
wordgroupbetweenthesubjectandtheverbinordertoisolatethenoun.
e.g.Thegirlplaysallday.(singularsubject)
e.g.Theslaughterofpandasfortheirpeltshavecausedpandapopulationto
declineDrastically.(Incorrect)
The slaughter of pandas for their pelts has caused the panda population to
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The slaughter of pandas for their pelts has caused the panda population to
declinedrastically.(Correct)
Thus,thesubjectisslaughterandnotpandasorpelts.
Phrases beginning with the prepositions as well as, in addition to,
accompaniedby,andalongwith,donotmakeasingularsubjectplural.
e.g.TheChiefMinister,aswellashisprincipalsecretary,wasshot.
e.g.Ifacustomerbuysaburger,heorshehastopayservicetax.(correct)
Ifacustomerbuysaburger,theyhavetobuyaparkingticket.(incorrect)
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