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John, accompanied by several members of the committee, (have/has) proposed some changes of the rules. 10) The levels of intoxication (varies/vary) from subject to subject. 13) Either[r]

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SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT

Remember that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in person and number

EX: The elevator works very well The elevators work very well singular singular plural plural

The study of languages is very interesting singular subject singular verb

Several theories on this subject have been proposed plural subject plural verb

ƒ Some typical patterns of subject and verb agreement

o S1 + and + S2 + V (plural)

EX: The actress and her manager are going to a party tonight

o S1 + or + S2

Either + S1 + or + S2 + Verb (S2)

Neither + S1 + nor + S2

Not only + S1 + but also + S2

EX: Neither the boy’s parents nor I am pleased with his progress

o S1 + as well as + S2

along with/with

together with + Verb (S1)

accompanied by/with addition to

besides/except

EX: A woman with her children is in the store

o Here/There + Be + Noun/Pronoun

Adverb Phrase of Place

EX: There aresome problems to be solved

There isa book, a pen, and two pencils on the table Here ismy mother

At the end of the room arethree young students (Adverb Phrase of Place)

o It + is/was + Noun/Pronoun + that-Clause

EX: There was a knock at the door I opened it It was Tom and his wife It was the children that stole your watch

o Each/Every + Noun (singular) + V (singular)

EX: Every student has to finish the test on time

o Each

Every + of + Noun (plural) + V (singular) Either

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EX: Neither of the boys needs to this sort of work

o Each/Every + Noun (singular) + and + Noun (singular) + Verb (singular)

EX: Each boy and girl has to work independently

o Many a + Noun (singular) + Verb (singular)

EX: Many a book is put on the top shelves

o All

Most

Many + of + Noun (plural) + Verb (plural) (A) few

Some

EX: Some of the books are very old

o All

Most Much

(A) little + of + Uncountable Noun (singular) + Verb (singular) Some

Plenty Part

EX: Most of water on earth is salty

o The number of + Noun (plural) + Verb (singular)

A number of (=many)+ Noun (plural) + Verb (plural) EX: The number of days in a week is seven

A number of students are going to the class picnic

o No + Noun (singular/uncountable) + Verb (singular)

No + Noun (plural) + Verb (plural) EX: No example is relevant to this case No examples are relevant to this case

o None of the + Noun (uncountable) + Verb (singular)

None of the + Noun (plural) + Verb (plural) EX: None of the counterfeit has been found

None of the students have finished the exam yet

o Indefinite pronouns + V (singular)

Indefinite pronouns include “someone, anyone, everyone, no one, somebody, anybody, everybody, nobody, something, anything, everything, nothing”

EX: Something was under the house

o Collective nouns indicating money, time, and measurements are followed by

singular verbs

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o Collective nouns are usually known as a group and hence used with singular

verbs However, if they indicate the individual members in the group, the plural verbs are used Some of the collective nouns are “family, team, group, committee, class, crowd, government, organization, club, jury, public, …”

EX: The crowd was wild with excitement

Majority can be singular or plural If it is alone, it is usually singular; if it is followed by a plural noun, it is usually plural

EX: The majority believes that we are in no danger

The majority of the students believe him to be innocent

The following nouns are used to indicate groups of certain animals and thus considered singular

flock of birds/sheep school of fish herd of cattle

pride of lions pack of dogs

EX: The flock of birds is circling overhead

o If the sentence begins with a gerund, an infinite, or a clause functioning as

subjects, the verb must be singular EX: Dieting is very popular today (gerund) To see is to believe (to-infinitive)

What you have done is very meaningful to me (clause)

o The + adjective indicating a group of people usually goes with plural verbs

EX: The poor in this town need much more care

o Such nouns as “scissors, trousers, shorts, glasses, pants, pliers, tweezers, tongs, jeans ”

are always plural However, they are used with a singular verb when used with “a pair of”

EX: The pants are in the drawer

But: A pair of pants is in the drawer

o Such nouns ending in “s” as “news, measles, rickets, mathematics, phonetics,

physics, mumps, economics, politics, athletics, statistics, …” are used with a singular verb

EX: Physics is a kind of subject

o These follow-up nouns (plural without “s”) are used with plural verbs

people police clergy men/women children

sheep deer fish mice cattle

oxen lice geese poultry teeth

feet

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EXERCISE FOR PRACTICE Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets in the following sentences

1) John, along with twenty friends, (is/are) planning a party 2) The picture of the soldiers (bring/brings) back many memories 3) The quality of these recordings (is/are) not very good

4) If the duties of these officers (isn’t/aren’t) reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project

5) The effects of cigarette smoking (have/has) been proven to be extremely harmful

6) The use of credit cards in place of cash (have/has) increased rapidly in recent years

7) Advertisements on television (is/are) becoming more competitive than ever before

8) Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, (is/are) at an all-time high

9) Mr John, accompanied by several members of the committee, (have/has) proposed some changes of the rules

10) The levels of intoxication (varies/vary) from subject to subject 11) No problem (is/are) harder to solve than this one

12) Nobody (work/works) harder than John does

13) Either John or his friends (is/are) going to the beach today 14) Neither the director nor the secretary (want/wants) to leave yet 15) Two miles (is/are) too much to run in a day

16) The number of residents who have been questioned on this matter (is/are) quite small

17) These scissors (is/are) very dull

18) Being cordial (is/are) one of his greatest assets 19) The family (was/were) elated by the news

20) A school of fish (is/are) being attacked by sharks

21) The effects of that crime (is/are) likely to be devastating 22) The Smiths (are/is) getting accustomed to stay up late 23) All (is/are) satisfied with the exam result

24) Tell me, who (is/are/am) your close friend

25) You are the person who (am/is/are) wanted by the police

26) There (has/have) been an increase in the importation of foreign cars 27) There (was/were) water on the floor where he fell

28) The boys in the room (is/are) studying

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