ENG 101 Lesson Last night, I played chess. My friends played card. She works It works

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1 ENG 101 Leon -26 Leon 26 (Subject Verb Agreement) In a correctly written entence, the ubject and erb agree i.e. match in number. In other word a ingular ubject will take a ingular erb and plural ubject will take plural erb. Mot tudent hae no problem handling a imple entence where it not difficult to make the ubject and erb agree or match. e.g. - My mother work at two job. My grandma take care of my brother and iter. No all entence are o traight forward. - My mother work at two job. My grandma take care of my brother and iter.. In today leon you hall learn about ituation that can caue problem with ubject - erb agreement. Reiion of Preent Tene Before we look at the ituation that can caue problem a little reiion of the tene i neceary to bruh up your knowledge. e.g. - Lat night, I played che. My friend played card. - Lat night, I played che. My friend played card. Now thi entence you mut hae noticed i in the pat tene and the pat tene erb i the ame for all ubject, whether ingular or plural. Howeer, preent tene erb hae two form. Look at the following table. Notice the pattern of preent tene erb. Singular Plural I work You work You work We work He work They work She work It work

2 Singular I work You work He work She work It work Plural You work We work They work Did you notice that: (i) There i an S at the end of preent tene erb for ingular ubject except for I and you. (ii) There i no S at the end of preent tene erb for I, you and all plural erb. Practice 1. Chooe the correct form of the erb. 1. The rag picker (ort, ort) huge bundle of rag. 2. The rage picker (ort, ort) huge bundle of rag. 3. The tudent (liten, liten) to muic while tudying 4. The tudent (liten, liten) to muic while tudying. 5. The worm (wriggle, wriggle) in the gla tube. 6. The worm (wriggle, wriggle) in the gla tube. 7. The gardener (whitle, whitle) while watering plant. 8. The gardener (whitle, whitle) while watering plant. 1. The rag picker (ort, ort) huge bundle of rag. 2. The rage picker (ort, ort) huge bundle of rag. 3. The tudent (liten, liten) to muic while tudying 4. The tudent (liten, liten) to muic while tudying. 5. The worm (wriggle, wriggle) in the gla tube. 6. The worm (wriggle, wriggle) in the gla tube. 7. The gardener (whitle, whitle) while watering plant. 8. The gardener (whitle, whitle) while watering plant. Subject & Verb eparated by Prepoitional Phrae. Haing reied the preent tene erb we will now look at the ituation which can poe problem in ubject-erb agreement. In many entence the ubject i cloe to the erb, without the ubject coming firt. The 1t type of problem ituation occur when the ubject and erb do not occur ide by ide.e.g. Mot hop on Mall Road, are haing ale thi week. In the aboe entence, a prepoitional phrae on Mall Road, eparate the ubject hop and the erb are haing. A prepoitional phrae i a group of word that begin with a prepoition (uch a, in, on, for, from, of, to) and end with a noun or pronoun.

3 Mot hop on Mall Road, are haing ale thi week. Remember the ubject of the entence i neer part of a prepoitional phrae. Let u hae hort practice of finding the ubject of a entence with a prepoitional phrae. Practice 2. In the following entence firt identify the prepoitional phrae, then pick out the ubject of each entence. Finally pot the erb that agree with the ubject. 1. One (of my bet friend) now lie (in Dubai) pp 2. The wafer (in thi ice cream) tate like awdut. pp 3. Many people (in the Indo-Pak ubcontinent) peak eeral language. pp pp 4. No peron (in my cla) leep though my lecture. pp 5.The toddler (by the wing) i my nephew. 1. One of my bet friend now lie / lie in Dubai. 2. The wafer in thi ice cream tate / tate like awdut. 3. Many people in the Indo-Pak ubcontinent peak / peak eeral language. 4. No peron in my cla leep / leep through my lecture. 5. The toddler by the wing i / are my nephew. Verb Coming Before The Subject In mot Englih entence, the erb uually follow the ubject e.g. I (aw) the film. The plate (dropped) from her hand. A plane (crahed) But in ome entence the erb come before the ubject. Such entence often are quetion, or they may begin with prepoitional phrae or word group like There i and Here are. Verb Coming Before The Subject I (aw) the film. The plate (dropped) from her hand. A plane (crahed) i. What wa the reult of the cricket match?

4 Een in uch cae where the erb come before the ubject, the erb mut agree with the ubject. e.g. i. What wa the reult of the cricket match? (The erb wa i ingular, o it agree with the ingular ubject reult, of the cricket match i the prepoitional phrae). Remember the ubject of a entence i neer in a prepoitional phrae. ii. There are many unemployed teacher in the ditrict. (plural, pl ubj). iii Here i the computer dik of the leon. (ing, ing ubj) i. In that box are other photograph (pl, pl ubj). What wa the purpoe of that lecture? (ing, ign ub) i. What wa the reult of the cricket match? ii. There are many unemployed teacher in the ditrict. iii Here i the computer dik of the leon. i. In that box are other photograph. What wa the purpoe of that lecture? If you are not ure of the ubject in a entence, find the erb and then ak who? Or what. In the econd entence for e.g. you would ak, what are there in the ditrict? The anwer, unemployed teacher, i the ubject. For the third entence, the quetion would be, what i here? the anwer, The computer dik i the ubject. Practice 3. Identify the ubject and erb in each entence. i. Where i / are the key of the cupboard? ii. Underneath the big tone lie / lie may colonie of ant. iii. In my back garden grow / grow many herb. i. Why doe / do you alway hae to be right?. Here i /are ome card for you. Practice 3. Identify the ubject and erb in each entence. i. Where i / are the key of the cupboard? ii. Underneath the big tone lie / lie may colonie of ant. iii. In my back garden grow / grow many herb. i. Why doe / do you alway hae to be right?. Her i /are ome card for you.

5 Indefinite Pronoun Subject The third ituation that can poe problem in ubject-erb agreement i when there i an indefinite pronoun ubject. Indefinite pronoun are pronoun that do not refer to a pecific peron or thing. Each anyone anybody anything either neither eeryone eerybody eerything omeone omebody omething one no one nobody nothing 1. The pronoun in the aboe box are alway ingular. 2. They alway take ingular erb. Each anyone anybody anything either neither eeryone eerybody eerything omeone omebody omething one no one nobody nothing 1. The pronoun in the aboe box are alway ingular. 2. They alway take ingular erb. Note the ubject-erb relationhip in the following entence with indefinite pronoun ubject. e.g. i. One of thoe correpondence coure i till open. (ing ub one; ing i) ii. Neither of my parent i alie. (ing ub neither; ing. i) iii. Somebody wa opening my letter (ing. Sub omebody; ing. wa) i Nearby eeryone in my cla own a computer. (ing ub. Eeryone; ing own). Note the ubject-erb relationhip in the following entence with indefinite pronoun ubject. e.g. i. One of thoe correpondence coure i till open. ii. Neither of my parent i alie. iii. Somebody wa opening my letter i Nearby eeryone in my cla own a computer. Practice 4. Identify the ubject and the erb that agree with it. i. Eerything in thi crate goe / go uptair, he aid. (ub eerything; goe - both ing) ii. Neither of the phone work / work. (Sub neither; work). iii. No one faor / faor a cheat. (ub no one; faor - both ing) i. Each of the appear / appear to hae been nibbled by the ame peron. (ub each; appear).. Something about her tory ound / ound upiciou (Sub omething; ound).

6 Practice 4. Identify the ubject and the erb that agree with it. i. Eerything in thi crate goe / go uptair, he aid. ii. ii. Neither of the phone work / work. iii. No one faor / faor a cheat. i. Each of the appear / appear to hae been nibbled by the ame peron.. Something about her tory ound / ound upiciou. Compound Subject. The fourth and the lat type of ituation which can poe problem in ubject-erb agreement are compound ubject. 1- Compound ubject - uually two or more ubject which are joined by and, they require a plural erb. e.g. i. (Petrol and car) repair are my bigget expene eery month. (pl. are) ii. There were (VCR and Camera) for rent.(were) iii. (Crockery and cutlery) item are included in the bill. (pl. are) Compound Subject. The fourth and the lat type of ituation which can poe problem in ubject-erb agreement are compound ubject. 1- Compound Subject - uually two or more ubject which are joined by and, they require a plural erb. e.g. i. Petrol and car repair are my bigget expene eery month. ii. There were VCR and Camera for rent. iii. Crockery and cutlery item are included in the bill. 2- When compound ubject are joined by or, nor, either or, neither nor, not only but alo, the erb agree with the cloer ubject. e.g. -Either grape or mango ice cream i the pecialty eery Saturday at the tudent dining hall. (mango, a ingular ubject, i cloer to the erb, o the ingular form i i required. -Either mango ice cream or grape are the pecialty eery Saturday at the tudent dining hall. (grape, a plural ubject i cloer to the erb o the plural are i ued). 2- When compound ubject are joined by or, nor, either or, neither nor, not only but alo, the erb agree with the cloer ubject. e.g. -Either grape or mango ice cream i the pecialty eery Saturday at the tudent dining hall. -Either mango ice cream or grape are the pecialty eery Saturday at the tudent dining hall. 3- While mot indefinite pronoun uch a each, eeryone, one omebody etc.. are alway ingular, there are a few pronoun that are not. The pronoun both and a few are alway plural and require plural erb. e.g - Both of my aunt play the itar and ing profeionally. A few of my couin are alo actor

7 4. The pronoun all and ome are either ingular or plural depending on the word that follow hem. If the word after them are ingular, then they are ingular. If the word after plural, then they are plural e.g. -Some of the chicken i till on the table. (ince chicken i ingular, ome i ingular in thi entence A ingular erb, i, i needed). -Some of the guet are not haing chicken. (ince guet i plural, it make ome plural in thi entence. The plural erb are i appropriate oer here). 4. The pronoun all and ome are either ingular or plural depending on the word that follow hem. If the word after them are ingular, then they are ingular. If the word after plural, then they are plural e.g. -Some of the chicken i till on the table. -Some of the guet are not haing chicken. Practice 5. Identify the erb gien in bracket that agree with the compound ubject. i. Our aunt and uncle (tay / tay) with u when they come to Lahore. ii. (I / are) the actor and actree ready to take the curtain call? iii. Rope and a clamp (hold / hold) the mural. i. The broken head light and ide light (wa / were) the reult of my bad driing. Practice 5. Identify the erb gien in bracket that agree with the compound ubject. i Our aunt and uncle (tay / tay) with u when they come to Lahore. ii.(i / are) the actor and actree ready to take the curtain call? iii. Rope and a clamp (hold / hold) the mural. i. The broken head light and ide light (wa / were) the reult of my bad driing.. The batmen and the wicket keeper (require / require) a fitne certificate. i. All of the tudent at the lecture (wa / were) glad when it wa oer. ii. Eitehr Jameela or her daughter (tay / tay) at home to care of Iqbal. iii. Neither the head clerk nor hi aitant clerk (ha been / hae been) fired for corruption.. The batmen and the wicket keeper (require / require) a fitne certificate. i. All of the tudent at the lecture (wa / were) glad when it wa oer. ii. Eitehr Jameela or her daughter (tay / tay) at home to care of Iqbal. iii. Neither the head clerk nor hi aitant clerk (ha been / hae been) fired for corruption.

8 ix. Nor only Khalid but alo hi friend (i / are ) to blame for the accident. x. A few of the trawberrie (tate / tate) funny. ix. Nor only Khalid but alo hi friend (i / are ) to blame for the accident. x. A few of the trawberrie (tate / tate) funny. Tet Each of the following paage contain two mitake in ubject-erb agreement. Find thee mitake and correct them. i. The rain foret of Brazil i home to many pecie of frog. Nobody among the world cientit know exactly how many. More type are being dicoered all the time. Tet Each of the following paage contain two mitake in ubject-erb agreement. Find thee mitake and correct them. i. The rain foret of Brazil i home to many pecie of frog. Nobody among the world cientit know exactly how many. More type are being dicoered all the time. ii. The paint on the houe and garage are peeling. Alo each of the building need repair. Howeer, there i neer enough time to do thoe job. iii. One of our profeor alway liten to tudent and make ure they undertand the lecture. Each of hi tudent feel free to ak quetion. Alo the tet in hi clae i alway fair and clear. ii. The paint on the houe and garage are peeling.alo each of the building need repair. Howeer, there i neer enough time to do thoe job. iii. One of our profeor alway liten to tudent and make ure they undertand the lecture. Each of hi tudent feel free to ak quetion. Alo the tet in hi clae i alway fair and clear.

9 Reiew: Fill in the correct word in each pace. 1. A ingular ubject take a ingular erb. (ingular / plural). 2. A plural ubject take a plural erb. (ingular / plural) 3. The (ingular or plural) ingular of preent tene erb i ometime formed by adding the letter to the end of the erb. 4. The ubject of a entence i often found in a prepoitional phrae. (T / F). Fale Reiew: Fill in the correct word in each pace. 1. A ingular ubject take a erb. (ingular / plural). 2. A plural ubject take a erb. (ingular / plural) 3. The (ingular or plural) of preent tene erb i ometime formed by adding the letter to the end of the erb. 4. The ubject of a entence i often found in a prepoitional phrae. (T / F). 5. Compound ubject require a plural erb. (T / F). True 6. The indefinite pronoun anyone and eerybody take a erb. (ingular / plural ) Singular 7. The pronoun both and few are alway plural and require plural erb. (T / F) True 5. Compound ubject require a plural erb. (T / F). 6. The indefinite pronoun anyone and eerybody take a erb. (ingular / plural ) 7. The pronoun both and few are alway plural and require plural erb. (T / F) Allah Hafiz RECAP: In today leon you looked at ubject -erb agreement within entence and how an awarene of correctne can improe your written expreion. All good writer keep in mind thee apect of language and aoid thee ubject erb dicrepancie, and you hould alo try to aoid making uch error. Allah Hafiz