Exercise 10: Subject-Verb Agreement

Answer :

1. Jhon along with twenty friends are planning a party
2. The picture of the soldiers bring back many memories.
3. The quality of these recordings are not very good.
4. If the duties of these officers aren't reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project.
5. The effects of cigarette smoking have been proven to be extremely harmful.
6. The use of credit cards in place of cash has increased rapidly in recent years.
7. Advertisements on television are becoming more competitive than ever before.
8. Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, is at an all-time high.
9. Mr. Jones, accompanied by several members of the committee.has proposed some changes of the rules.
10. The levels of intoxication varies from subject to subject.

Subject-Verb Agreement

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Defitinion :
Subject-verb agreement definition: Subject-verb agreement includes matching the subject with the correct form of a verb.

Subject-verb agreement means that the subject and the verb must agree in case and in number.

When a writer uses a singular noun, he must use a verb that is conjugated to match singular nouns.

When a writer uses a plural noun, he must use a verb that is conjugated to match plural nouns.

Examples :

Here are a few properly construction subjects and verbs along with a few incorrect formulations.

• I walk. (singular)
• You walk. (singular and plural)
• He/She/It walks. (singular)
• We walk. (plural)
• They walk. (plural)

Incorrect Examples:

• I walks.
• She walk.
• They walks.

For simple sentences, subject-verb agreement isn’t difficult to figure out.

• John is leaving.
• They are leaving.

When there is more than one subject, the verb agreement must be plural. Even if each subject itself is singular, more than one subject calls for a plural verb.

Examples:

• Drake and Drew ARE playing soccer.
• Drake, Drew, and Danny ARE playing soccer.
• Cats and dogs DO NOT play together well.
• My friends and I ARE playing soccer.

When there is more than one singular noun as the subject and the nouns in the subject are connected with “or,” a singular verb must be used.

Examples:

• Drake or Drew IS playing soccer.
• A cat or dog IS making noise outside.

Contractions must also use correct subject and verb agreement. The best way to determine what conjugation should be used with a contraction is to separate the terms.

Examples with “don’t” :

• I do not = I don’t (singular)
• You do not = You don’t (singular and plural)
• He/She/It does not = He/She/It doesn’t (singular)
• We do not = We don’t (plural)
• They do not = They don’t (plural)

When a phrase interrupts the subject and the verb, the verb must agree with the subject regardless of the phrase.

Examples:

• The man who plays soccer IS handsome.
• The men who play soccer ARE handsome.