SALAM :: =)
Today we learnt about subject verb agreement .
What are the verb used with the singular subject ??
:: SINGULAR VERB ::
is , was , has
:: PLURAL VERB ::
are , were , have
Verb agree with their subject in number . Singular verb are used with singular subjects and plural verbs go with plural subject .
For example :
| SINGULAR | PLURAL |
| The door is open . | The door are open |
| The man was here . | The men were here |
| The child has a balloon . | The children have balloons |
| He does not swim well | They do not swim well |
| The dogs guard house | The dogs guard the house |
e. g.: 1- These ____ the boxes he ____ asking for this morning .
These are the boxes he was asking for this morning .
2- A collection of stamps _____ found inside the album.
A collection of stamps is found inside the album .
3- (Do) he (agree) to my plan ?
Does he agree to my plan ?
QUESTION:
1- Either the instructor nor the students (has / have) any control 0ver the number of 8 o’ clock classes .
answer : have because nearest the subject
NOTE::
>> When two or more subjects are joined by and , we always use a plural verb
>> A singular verb subject with other words joined to it by with , like and as well as still takes a singular verb .
>> Collective nouns and countable nouns are always followed by singular verb
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| ::YOU CAN REFER :: http://www.towson.edu/ows/sub-verb.htm http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleSVAGR.htm |
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| ::QUIZ ::http://www.cityu.edu.hk/elc/quiz/subverb1.htm http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/sv_agr_quiz.htm |
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