Subject – verb agreement

A verb must agree with its subject in number and

person.
A compound subject made up of two or
more singular nouns or pronouns, joined
by and takes a plural verb.

Suman is going to the park.

Kabita is going to the park.
Suman and Kabita are going to the park.
Ravi and I are going to school.
The teacher and students spend the holiday
together.
Both Ravi and raj are weak in Math.
Dhurav, Kishan and I are playing football.
 •A compound subject that is treated as a
single unit or refers to the same person or
thing or suggests one idea is followed by a
singular verb.

Rice and chicken curry are kept in separate

bowls.
Rice and chicken curry is my favorite dish.
The poet and musician is our guest.
The poet and the musician are our guests.
The famous musician, poet and song writer
Gopal has arrived.
Butter and bread is my regular breakfast.
 When the subject is made up of a phrase
containing one of, then the verb following is
singular.
 One of the prisoners has escaped from the cell.
 Two of the prisoners have escaped from the cell.
 The following subjects take singular verbs:
Each, everybody, everyone, anyone, anybody, nobody, no
one, somebody, someone, something, either, neither
 Each mango costs ten rupees.
 Nobody lives here.
 Every boy and girl is present in class today.
 Many sages were born in Nepal.
 Many a sage was born in Nepal.
 When two nouns are joined by
either …or, the verb should agree
with the noun closest to it.

Either the servant or the children have

decorated the room.
Either the children or the servant has
decorated the room.
Has anyone gone to library today.
Neither of the books is mine.
 Not only Rima,but also her parents were present
in the trip.
Not only her but also Rima is present in the trip.

• When two nouns are joined by not

only ….but also, the verb should agree
with the noun closest to it.
 A preposition is a word that shows the
relation of time or place between a noun
or a pronoun and other words in a
sentence.
I saw a watch on the table.
The gift is in the box.
Some of the preposition are:
in, inside, on ,at ,by ,beside, along,
between ,to ,from ,with, upon, across,
through, into, onto, over, etc
 USE OF ‘on’

Before the days and dates

To denote position
With means of transportation
For concerning
With verbs
 USE OF ‘in’

Before month, season, year, century,

period of history
Before parts of day
To denote place
Before period of time
With the worn things
Make pharsal verb
 USE OF ‘at’
Before clock time
Before name of festivals
To denote small places
To make time adverbials
Make phrasal verbs
Indicate age or rate, price , speed
 USE OF ‘about’

On the subject

At the time near to; t approximately
Indicating moment or position
Near to a place
 USE OF ‘of’

Belonging to somebody or something

Indicating unit of measurement
Indicating age
With verbs