A. Resume Subject Verb Agreement PPT Slide
Verb is a word used to describe an action, state, or
occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence.
A
verb is one of the main parts of a sentence or question in English.
In fact, you can’t have a sentence or a question without a verb! That’s how important these “action” parts of speech are.
In fact, you can’t have a sentence or a question without a verb! That’s how important these “action” parts of speech are.
Kinds
of verbs :
1. Action
verbs
2. Linking
verbs
3. Helping
verbs
Action Verbs
An action verb is a verb that
expresses physical or mental action. The action verb tells
us what the subject of our clause or sentence is doing-physically or mentally.
•
Also
known as MAIN VERB.
•
Action
verbs are words that express action (give, eat, walk, etc.) or possession
(have, own, etc.).
•
Action
verbs can be either transitive (with object) or intransitive (without object).
Linking Verbs
A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a
noun or adjective that renames or describes the subject.
To Be: is, am, are, was, were
Example:
Lisa is in love with Jason.
We were there!
I am happy J
Verb: seem, appear, become, grow, remain, get, prove,
turn, look, sound, smell, taste, feel.
Example:
She looks pale.
I feel happy
That sounds great!
Your cook smells good.
Helping Verbs
Helping verbs are used before action or linking verbs
to convey additional information regarding aspects of possibility (can, could,
etc.) or time (was, did, has, etc.).
MAIN RULE OF
“Subject Verb Agreement”
“Subject Verb Agreement”
Rule 1
Subjects and verbs must agree in number. This is the
cornerstone rule that forms the background of the concept.
Rule
2
Don’t get confused by the words that come between the
subject and verb; they do
not affect agreement.
Rule
3
Prepositional phrases between the subject and verb
usually do not affect agreement.
Rule
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.
Rule
5
If two subjects are joined by and, they typically
require a plural verb form.
Rule
6
The verb is singular if the two subjects separated by and
refer to the same person
or thing.
Rule
7
If one of the words each, every, or no comes before
the subject, the verb is singular.
Rule
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.
Rule
9
The only time when the object of the preposition
decides plural or singular verb forms is when noun and pronoun subjects like some,
half, none, more, all, etc. are followed by a prepositional phrase. In
these sentences, the object of the preposition determines the form of the verb.
Rule
10
The singular verb form is usually used for units of
measurement or time.
Rule
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.
Rule
12
If one subject is singular and one plural and the
words are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not
only/but also, you use the verb form of the subject that is nearest the
verb.
Rule
13
Indefinite pronouns (everything, anything,
everyone, someone, somebody, nothing, etc)
typically take singular
verbs.
Rule
14
Except for the pronouns (few, many, several, both,
all, some) that always take the plural form.
Rule
15
If two infinitives are separated by and they take
the plural form of the verb.
Rule
16
When gerunds are used as the subject of a sentence,
they take the singular verb form of the verb; but, when they are linked by and,
they take the plural form.
Rule
17
Collective nouns like family, committee, herd, senate,
class, crowd, etc. usually take a singular verb form.
Rule
18
Titles of books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as
singular and take a singular verb.
B. Subject & Verb Agreement Exercise
B. Subject & Verb Agreement Exercise
1.
Annie and her brothers are at school.
2.
Either my mother or my father is coming to the meeting.
3.
The dog or the cats are outside.
4.
Either my shoes or your coat is always on the floor.
5.
George and Tamara don’t want to see that movie.
6.
Benito doesn't know the answer.
7.
One of my sisters is
going on a trip to France.
8.
The man with all the birds lives on my street.
9.
The movie, including all the previews
takes about two hours to
watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain want
to win.
11. Either answer is acceptable.
12. Every one of those books is
fiction.
13. Nobody knows the trouble
I've seen.
14. Is the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics is John's
favorite subject, while Civics is
Andrea's favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars is the
price of a movie these days.
17. Are the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants are at the
cleaner's.
19. There were fifteen
candies in that bag. Now there is
only one left!
20. The committee debates these
questions carefully.
21. The committee lead very
different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, greets the press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one are
in this case.
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