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Correct Verb Usage Subject - Verb Concord (Agreement): The subject of a sentence may be a noun, a pronoun, or a group of words acting as a noun. The subject may be plural or singular. Also, if the subject is a pronoun, it may be first person, second person, or third person. Whatever be the subject, the verb in a sentence must always agree with the subject in number and person. ★ Subject - Verb concord for personal pronouns: A verb must agree with its subject in number and person of the pronoun. ★ First Person Singular Subject: The first person singular, 'I' takes - was, am and plural verbs. Eg: I go, I am delighted. I have a car. I was sad yesterday. ★ First Person Plural Subject: The first person plural, - 'We' takes a plural verb in all the tenses. Eg: We go. We are delighted. We have a car. We were sad yesterday. ★ Second Person Singular and Plural Subject: The second person - 'you' (Singular and plural) takes a plural verb in all the tenses. Eg: You go. You are sad. You have a car. You were sad yesterday. ★ Third Person Singular Subject: The third person singular - he\ she \it takes a singular verb in all the tenses. Eg: He goes. He is sad. He has a car. She was sad yesterday. It rains. It is raining. It was raining yesterday. ★ Third Person Plural Subject: The third person plural, - 'they' takes a plural verb in all the tenses. Eg: They go. They are sad. They have a car. They were sad yesterday.

2) are

3) has

1) was

2) may

3) were

1. If the noun is singular, it takes a singular verb. Eg: My car is black. 2. The verb should agree with the subject proper, not with its enlargement. Examples:

I) The legs of the table are long. (not is). II) The girl with red ribbons is his sister. (not are). III) Many pages of the book are missing. (not is). 3. One verb can serve two subjects if the subjects are of the same number and the verb is in the same tense. Examples:

I) Her ribbons are pink and socks white. (Ribbons and socks are plural). II) Jane's hair is brown and frock red. (Hair and frock are singular). III) Her ribbons are pink and frock is white. (Ribbons is plural and frock singular). 4. When two or more singular subjects are connected by 'and', the verb should be plural.

4) have

The wages of sin is... Examples:

I) Siva and Ravi are brothers. II) John and I are Friends. 5. When two singular nouns refer to the same person, or when two nouns suggest one idea, the verb should be singular. Also, the article 'the' is used only once. Examples:

I) The wicketkeeper and opening batsman is

coming. 13. 'Many a' takes a singular verb as it modifies a singular noun. Ex: Many a man has tried to achieve this honour. 14. Some nouns which are plural in form but singular in meaning, take a singular verb. Examples:

Examples:

15. Collective nouns take a singular verb.

I) Slow and steady wins the race. II) Bread and Jam makes a good food. 7. Each, every, everyone, either, neither, many a take a singular verb. Examples:

I) Each student was given a dictionary. II) Every one is happy here. III) Neither of the two was present. Many a

I) The news is true. II) The first innings was over. III) Economics is an interesting subject. Examples:

I) A herd of cattle is grazing. II) The jury is meeting today. 16. The name of a book, house, or hotel, country, plural in form is treated as a single thing and takes a singular verb. Examples:

I) The Arabian Nights is my favourite book. II) The United States is a big country.

player has done this before. ★ Two or more singular subjects connected by 'or' or 'nor' take a singular verb.

17. In a construction like the following, we use a singular verb.

Examples:

Examples:

I) No pen or pencil was found on the table. II) Either he or his brother has done this. 8. The phrases 'one of' and 'none of' are always followed by a plural noun. But the verb is singular. Examples:

I) One of the members has arrived. II) None of the students is late. 9. The phrase 'a pair of' with plural noun takes a singular verb if the verb is in the same clause. However it usually takes a plural verb if the verb is in a following clause. Examples: (Same clause) He wore a pair of sunglasses, which were expensive. (Following clause) 10. When the conjunction 'not only .... but also' joins two subjects, the verb agrees with the latter in number and person. Ex: Not only he but also his parents were there in the circus. 11. When a sentence begins with an introductory 'there', the verb should agree with the noun that follows it. Examples:

I) There are two lions in the cage. II) There is one lion in the cage. 12. Nouns connected by 'with', 'together with', 'as well as' take the verb that agree with the first noun. Examples:

I) The child, with his parents, goes to the park. II) The child as well as its parents, is coming.

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III) The parents with their child, go to the park. IV) The parents, as well as their child, are

very tall. II) His friend and colleague has arrived. 6. When two or more nouns make one unit, the verb is singular.

I) A pair of sunglasses was on the table.

Miscellaneous

4) will

★ Hundred of them were saved but a dozen ...... injured. Ans: 3

I) Year after year has passed. II) Poet after poet has described her beauty. 18. 'Means' and 'pairs' take a singular or plural verb. Examples:

I) Great pairs are imminent to achieve great things.

II) Much pairs is needed. III) Means employed was/ were not sufficient. 19. In the present tense, 'as if'/ 'as though' is always followed by were, whatever the subject. Ex: He behaves as if he were intelligent. 20. In the past tense as if/ as though is followed by the past perfect tense. Ex: She talked as if she had been very rich.

Choose the correct form of the verb to be filled in the blanks in the following from Q.No. 1 to 13. 1. His teeth ...... dirty. 1) is 2) are 3) has 4) have 2. One by one all my friends ...... gone. 1) have 2) is 3) have been 4) has 3. A great politician and statesman ...... spoken against this practice. Have you heard? 1) are 2) have 3) has 4) have been 4. A class of twenty-five students ...... on a picnic on that day when the mishap occurred. 1) was 2) is 3) were 4) are 5. Vada and Sambar ...... a good combination to eat. 1) is 2) are 3) have 4) have been 6. Nobody is allowed to enter the ...... hostel. 1) Woman's 2) Women's 3) Womens's 4) Womens' 7. The wages of sin ...... death. 1) is 2) are 3) will 4) mean 8. Time and tide ...... for none. 1) wait 2) waits 3) is won't 4) are waited 9. Many a battle ...... fought on the soil of India in Ancient period. 1) was 2) were 3) is 4) has been 10. Economics ..... a very profitable study. 1) are 2) have 3) is 4) have been 11. Seventy thousand rupees ...... a large sum. 1) is 2) are 3) were 4) have 12. The Netherlands ....... not a very large country. 1) is 2) was 3) are 4) were 13. She behaves as if she ..... a queen. 1) were 2) was 3) is 4) may be

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