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Class VI
GRAMMAR
Recapitulation: Subject Verb Agreement
Subject Verb
Agreement
Subject Verb Agreement
Examples:
● Ritu plays in the
park.
● Sia and Trisha dance
everyday.
● I attend the Spanish
class every
Wednesday.
● You go to sleep.
 The subject and verb
must agree in:
★ Number (singular,
plural)
★ person (first,
second and third
person)
 Examples
Singular Subject

Singular Verb
(The verb ends in
‘s’ or ‘es’)
 Examples:
Plural Subject ● My dogs eat from their
bowls.
● Her grandparents live in
Mumbai.
● They study in a boarding
Plural Verb school.
● The boys sleep downstairs.
(The verb is ● The children run in the park.
without ‘s’ or ‘es’) ● The girls love to dance.
 More Examples
★ Sakshi is playing in the garden
★ Ravi and Rajat are working on a
project.
★ Shalu and I are baking a pie
tomorrow.
★ Pranav and his mother are doing
the dishes.
 Exceptions to the Rule

I and You
( Singular Subject)

Plural Verb
( verb without ‘s’ or ‘es’)
 Nouns Joined with Conjunctions
If two nouns are joined with conjunctions like , as well as, or
along with, the verb agrees with the noun mentioned first.

Examples:
● The students along with the teacher are going for the
inter-school competitions.
● Mrs. Avasthi with her students is also coming for the
inter-school competitions.
● The teacher as well as the students likes the videos.
 Either….or, Neither...nor
The verb agree with the second noun or
pronoun when they are joined with
either….or, neither…..nor as the subject.

Examples:
★ Neither my friend nor I like noodles.
★ Either the students or the teachers are
giving the right information.
When a compound subject contains both a singular
and a plural noun or pronoun joined by "or" or "nor,"
the verb should agree with the part of the subject that
is closest to the verb. This is also called the rule of
proximity.
Example: The student or the committee members
write every day.
Example: The committee members or the student
writes every day.
*A compound subject is a subject with two or more simple subjects.
 Each, each one, either, neither, everyone, everybody,
anybody, anyone, nobody, somebody, someone, and no
one are singular and require a singular verb.

● Each of the participants was willing to be recorded.

● Neither alternative hypothesis was accepted.
● I will offer a gift card to everybody who participates in
the study.
● No one was available to meet with me at the preferred
times.
 Collective Nouns and Verb Agreement
Collective nouns are words that imply more than one
person but are considered singular and take a singular
verb. Some examples are "group," "team," "committee,"
"family," and "class."
Example: The group meets every week.
Example: The committee agrees on the quality of the
writing.
 Collective Nouns and Verb Agreement

However, the plural verb is used if the focus is on the

individuals in the group. This is much less common.
Example: The committee participate in various volunteer
activities in their private lives.
One subject and more than one verb
When there is one subject and more than one verb, the
verbs throughout the sentence must agree with the subject.
Example: Interviews are one way to collect data and allow
researchers to gain an in-depth understanding of
participants.
Example: An assumption is something that is generally
accepted as true and is an important consideration when
conducting a doctoral study.
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