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Presentation on agreement of Presentation on agreement of verbs and subjectsverbs and subjects
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An overview of the presentationAn overview of the presentation
1. Introduction
2. Different rules and examples
3. Exercises on http://www.hkeducation.com
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IntroductionIntroduction
In English, subject-verb agreement is
very important. The verb must agree with
its subjects to construct a grammatical
sentence. Here are some rules to
remember.
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Rule 1Rule 1
Uncountable nouns such as ‘news’, ‘advice’, ‘information’ ‘knowledge’, ‘rubbish’, ‘furniture’, etc, must be followed by singular verbs.
e.g. The furniture is made in England.
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Rule 2Rule 2
A verb should agree in number and person with the main subject of the sentence. We should use a singular verb for a singular subject while a plural verb is used for a plural subject.
e.g. 1.The owner of these two houses is a man. 2. The first three chapters in this book are about animals
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Rule 3Rule 3
After the words ‘each’, ‘one’, ‘every’, ‘everyone’, ‘everybody’, ‘someone’, ‘somebody’, ‘anyone’, ‘anybody’, ‘no one’, ‘nobody’, a singular verb is used.
e.g. Somebody is knocking at the door.
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Rule 4Rule 4
Both singular and plural verbs can be used for collective nouns like ‘family’ ‘staff’ etc.
e.g. 1. The family is going to have a picnic this Sunday. 2. The staff work efficiently.
( ‘staff’ in this case involves every member of the group. )
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Rule 5Rule 5
When two subjects are connected by ‘or’ ‘either….or’, ‘neither…nor’ the verb should be in agreement with the second subject.
e.g. Neither you nor I am the winner.
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Rule 6Rule 6
The following words are some examples that must be followed by a plural verb: ‘clothes’, ‘goods’ ‘glasses’ etc.
e.g. The glasses are broken carelessly
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Rule 7Rule 7
When two subjects are connected by a conjunction to express one idea, a singular verb is used.
e.g. Bread and cheese is my favourite for breakfast. ( bread and cheese belong to food )
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Rule 8Rule 8
In a relative clause, the verb must agree with the subject that the relative pronouns refer to.
e.g. David, who likes basketball, is one of the school team members.
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Exercises on WWW.Exercises on WWW.
For further practice, you can click on the educational courseware :
http://www.hkeducation.com
You can download the related exercises for further practice.
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