Concord or Subject-Verb Agreement
Concord or Subject-Verb Agreement
Singular subjects always take singular verbs
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Every boy | has | been given a new book. |
Everybody | is | allowed to enter the hall after recess. |
Everyone | was | told to leave the room. |
| does | not like eating fruits. |
Concord or Subject-Verb Agreement
Singular subjects always take singular verbs
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Each of the girls | was | given a new bag as a gift. |
| has | to solve a problem. |
| is | carrying a red bag. |
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Concord or Subject-Verb Agreement
Singular subjects always take singular verbs
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No one | is | allowed to enter the room after ten pm. |
None of the girls | has | brought an umbrella. |
Nobody | was | given the permission to leave the room. |
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Concord or Subject-Verb Agreement
Singular subjects always take singular verbs
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Somebody | Is | hiding behind the door. |
Someone | has | taken my new pen. |
| was | caught loitering along the corridor |
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Concord or Subject-Verb Agreement
Singular subjects always take singular verbs
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Neither of the boys | has | a new bag |
| needs | |
Either of the girls | is | allowed to take part in the competition |
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Uncountable Nouns take singular verbs
Singular Subjects Singular Verbs
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The information | has | been given to the police. |
The news | is | very upsetting |
The dust on the table | needs | to be cleaned off |
Mathematics | is | a very challenging subject. |
Plural subjects always take Plural verbs
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The man and the boy | have | gone home together. |
| are | playing happily in the field |
The children | do | not understand the question. |
All the toys | need | to be put away neatly. |
Plural subjects always take Plural verbs
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Both the boys | have | been punished by the teacher. |
Several girls | were | caught playing in the rain. |
A few of the children | are | in the room. |
Many boys | play | soccer very well |
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