Errors ON Subject Verb Agreement: Anwesha Chattopadhyay
Errors ON Subject Verb Agreement: Anwesha Chattopadhyay
ON
SUBJECT VERB
AGREEMENT
ANWESHA CHATTOPADHYAY
Manish along with his(i)/ friends are celebrating (ii)/ their birthdays in a lavish
manner.(iii)
A. Only i
B. Only ii
C. Only iii
D. Both i and ii
E. No error
He is one of those few (A)/ post-colonial writer who(B)/ believes that the talk
about colonialism (C)/has gone too far and has turned into a cliche.(D)/ No
error. (E)
Neither of/ Either of/ None of/Each of/ One of + Plural
Noun + Singular Verb
A. Only i
B. Both ii and iii
C. Only iii
D. Both i and ii
E. No error
Neither Priya nor (i)/ her sister is good (ii)/ at Mathematics.(iii)
A. Both i and ii
B. Both ii and iii
C. Only i
D. Only ii
E. No error
If two subjects are joined by neither--nor, either--or, not
only--but also, nor, or, none-but, the verb will agree with
the nearest subject.
Singular verb.
If an article is used before every subject, it refers to
different people or things.
A. Only i
B. Both i and ii
C. Both ii and iii
D. Both i and iii
E. No error
Don’t use NOT with BOTH.
She is one of the noblest women that have ever lived on Earth.
A. Only i
B. Only ii
C. Both ii and iii
D. Only iii
E. No error
Plural Noun/ Plural Pronoun + Each + Plural Verb