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 BASIC RULE

 Singular subjects must have singular verbs .

 Plural subjects take plural verb .
THE PRONOUN ‘YOU’ ALWAYS TAKES A PLURAL VERB

Examples :
 You were invited to come.
 You are asked to clean the room.
 You sing so well.
 You are the best hero.
 You are handsome than yesterday.
 You are a good literature writer.
IF A SENTENCE BEGINS WITH ‘HERE’ OR ‘THERE’, THE VERB AGREES WITH THE
SUBJECT WHICH FOLLOWS IT

Examples :
 Here are the ways on how to preserve meat .
 There is a huge gap between the rich and the poor .
 Here are the people who are protesting .
 There is no chances for Sri Lanka to win the match .
 Here are some beautiful butterflies .
 There are many students marching in the parade .
IF TWO SUBJECTS, ONE SINGLE AND ONE PLURAL, ARE
CONNECTED BY EITHER/OR , NEITHER/NOR, THE VERB AGREES
WITH THE NEARER SUBJECT

Examples :
 Neither the players nor the coach is joining .
 Either the conductor or the singers are attending the concert .
 Neither the friend nor the cousins are joining the party.
 Either Andaman or Lakshadweep Islands is a good place to visit .
SINGULAR SUBJECTS JOINED BY ‘AND’ REQUIRE A PLURAL VERB, EXCEPT WHEN THEY
MEAN ONE THING

Examples :
 Larry and Mercy are reading novels .
 My teacher and friend is here .
 Badri and Varun are preparing the PPT .
 My sister and brother are there .
A SINGULAR SUBJECT FOLLOWED BY INTERVENING WORDS OR
PHRASES SUCH AS ‘WITH’, ‘AS WELL AS’, ‘IN ADDITION TO’,
‘ACCOMPANIED BY’, ETC. , TAKES A SINGULAR VERB

Examples :
 Jake, accompanied by her sisters, is enrolling in PCC .
 Daddy as well as my brothers, is enjoying the party .
 Pankaj, together with his friends, is making a project .
 QUIZ TIME !!
I. Tell any two rules of Subject-Verb Agreement.
II. If a sentence begins with ___ or ___ , the verb agrees with the
subject which follows it.
III. Which pronoun always takes a plural verb ?
IV. What is the basic rule of SVA ?
V. ___ subjects joined by ‘AND’ require a ___ verb, except when
they mean one thing.
 ANSWERS !!
I. Any two in the above slides.
II. Here or There
III. You
IV. Singular subjects must have singular verbs. Plural subjects
take plural verb.
V. Singular subjects , Plural verb
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