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Errors ON Subject Verb Agreement: Anwesha Chattopadhyay

The document discusses subject-verb agreement rules in English. It provides examples of situations where the subject and verb may or may not agree, such as with compound subjects, subjects joined by conjunctions, relative pronouns, quantities, percentages, and more. Key determinants of agreement include proximity of the subject to the verb and whether the subject is singular or plural.

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Errors ON Subject Verb Agreement: Anwesha Chattopadhyay

The document discusses subject-verb agreement rules in English. It provides examples of situations where the subject and verb may or may not agree, such as with compound subjects, subjects joined by conjunctions, relative pronouns, quantities, percentages, and more. Key determinants of agreement include proximity of the subject to the verb and whether the subject is singular or plural.

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ERRORS

ON
SUBJECT VERB
AGREEMENT
ANWESHA CHATTOPADHYAY
Manish along with his(i)/ friends are celebrating (ii)/ their birthdays in a lavish
manner.(iii)

A. Both i and iii


B. Both ii and iii
C. Only ii
D. Only iii
E. No error
The developed countries (i)/unlike India provide good(ii)/ healthcare facilities
and state-of-the-art education.(iii)

A. Both i and iii


B. Both ii and iii
C. Only ii
D. Only iii
E. No error
As well as, With, Along with, Together with, In addition to,
But, Besides, Except, Rather than, Accompanied by, Like,
Unlike, No less than, Nothing but→ Verb agrees with the
1st Subject

Rohit as well as his friends was present in the party.

My father unlike my uncles is very strict.


Many a student (i)/ have appeared in the (ii)/examination but only a
few have succeeded.(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

❖ Neither of the two boys is brave.


❖ Either of the two boys was present in the hall.
Not only the twins(i)/ but also their mother(ii)/ are going to New York.(iii)

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.

❖ Neither Ram nor his friends were present in the party.


❖ Either Ram or his parents are going to the party.
❖ Not only Shyam but also his sister has deceived her
parents.
The doctor and nurse(i)/ are in the OT trying to(ii)/ revive the gravely injured
man.(iii)

A. Both i and iii


B. Only i
C. Both ii and iii
D. Both i and ii
E. No error
If an article is placed just before the 1st subject

A white and black gown was bought by her.

Singular verb.
If an article is used before every subject, it refers to
different people or things.

The Principal and the Teacher have come.

Plural verb is used.


Monica is worried (i)/ because both the children(ii)/ are not obedient.(iii)

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.

Both of them are not going.

Neither of them are going.


Mathematics shows that nearly (A)/ 50% of the candidates who
(B)/have scored well in the (C)/ exam in 2019 are girls.(D)/ No error.
(E)
SPOT THE ERROR

1. Mathematics are my favourite subject.


2. My Mathematics are strong.
3. Politics is not my cup of tea.
4. Politics of India are dirty.
5. The quality of apples are good.
➔ If Politics means political thoughts, use Plural verb.
➔ If Mathematics means calculations, use Plural verb.
➔ If Statistics means data, use Plural verb.
Ten KM are a (A)/ long distance to run(B)/ without running shoes.(C)/ No
error. (D)
Cardinal Adjective + Plural Noun +
Amount/Weight/Height/ Period + Singular Verb

6 feet is the height of the groom.

5 years is a long period to wait for someone.


Ramesh is one of the(A)/ men who have not (B)/come to work for (C)/ the
past 2 days.(D)/ No error. (E)
Subject + Relative Pronoun + Verb → Verb will agree with
the antecedent of the Relative Pronoun.

She is one of the noblest women that have ever lived on Earth.

The dog that saved many people has passed away.


Every teenager need (A)/ his mother to support(B)/ him at the time of (C)/
emotional crises.(D)/ No error. (E)
Each/Every/ Everyone/ Someone/ Somebody/ Nobody/
None/ One/ Many a/ More than one + Singular Verb

Each child has received a gift.

Everyone is responsible for the crisis.


The boys each(i)/ has their project(ii)/ to complete before the final
semester.(iii)

A. Only i
B. Only ii
C. Both ii and iii
D. Only iii
E. No error
Plural Noun/ Plural Pronoun + Each + Plural Verb

We each have to go.


A large number(A)/ of people has (B)/lost their jobs in(C)/ the last four
months.(D)/ No error. (E)
A number of/ A large number of/ A great number of + Plural Countable
Noun + Plural Verb

A large number of people have gathered in the hall.

A great number of children in India are malnutritioned.


The number of + Plural noun + Singular verb

The number of women working in this company is 100.


10% of money that I received(A)/ from you are with my(B)/ brother and the
rest of the(C)/ money is with my mother.(D)/ No error. (E)
One-third of/ two-thirds of/three-fourths of/ the rest of/ a quarter of/ part
of/ x percent of where x>1 + Uncountable Noun→ Singular Verb

The rest of the milk is stored in the refrigerator.

20 percentage of my salary is in my bank account.


One-third of/ two-thirds of/three-fourths of/ the rest of/ a quarter of/ part
of/ x percent of where x>1 + Plural Countable Noun→ Plural Verb

Rest of the eggs are stored in the refrigerator.


Half of my salary(A)/ are spent on the (B)/ welfare of street dogs.(C)/ No
error. (D)
Most of/ Some/ Some of/ Half of/ Enough/ Enough of/ Not enough of/ Plenty
of/ A lot of/ Lots of + Uncountable Noun→ Singular Verb

Most of the money was spent on food.

Half of the milk has gone bad.


Some of the people(A)/ whom I have helped(B)/ are grateful. (C)/ No error.
(D)
Most of/ Some/ Some of/ Half of/ Enough/ Enough of/ Not enough of/ Plenty
of/ A lot of/ Lots of + Plural Noun → Plural Verb

Most of the people are dishonest.


A body of volunteers(A)/ have helped in(B)/ making the
celebration(C)/ a great success.(D)/ No error. (E)
The percentage of + UN/ PN→ Singular verb

The percentage of people willing to donate is 10.

The percentage of my salary spent on food is 5.


More than one + Singular Noun + Singular Verb

More than one man was involved in the crime.


More than x where x>1 + Plural Noun + Plural Verb

More than two men were involved in the robbery.


More + Plural Noun + than one + Plural Verb

More men than one have vandalized the bus.


No + Uncountable Noun/ Singular Noun + Singular Verb

No money is left in my wallet.

No student is willing to take the test.

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