Presentation on agreement of verbs and subjects

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Presentation on agreement of verbs and subjects
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An overview of the presentation

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Different rules and examples
• 3. Exercises on http//www.hkeducation.com

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Introduction

• In English, subject-verb agreement is very
  important. The verb must agree with its subjects
  to construct a grammatical sentence. Here are
  some rules to remember.

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Rule 1

• Uncountable nouns such as news, advice,
  information knowledge, rubbish,
  furniture, etc, must be followed by singular
  verbs.
• e.g. The furniture is made in England.

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Rule 2

• A verb should agree in number and person with
  the main subject of the sentence. We should use a
  singular verb for a singular subject while a
  plural verb is used for a plural subject.
• e.g. 1. The owner of these two houses
  is a man.
• 2. The first three chapters in this book
  are about animals

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Rule 3

• After the words each, one, every,
  everyone, everybody, someone, somebody,
  anyone, anybody, no one, nobody, a
  singular verb is used.
• e.g. Somebody is knocking at the door.

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Rule 4

• Both singular and plural verbs can be used for
  collective nouns like family staff etc.
• e.g. 1. The family is going to have a picnic
  this Sunday.
• 2. The staff work efficiently.
  ( staff in this case involves every
  member of the group. )

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Rule 5

• When two subjects are connected by or
  either.or, neithernor the verb should be
  in agreement with the second subject.
• e.g. Neither you nor I am the winner.

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Rule 6

• The following words are some examples that must
  be followed by a plural verb clothes, goods
  glasses etc.
• e.g. The glasses are broken carelessly

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Rule 7

• When two subjects are connected by a conjunction
  to express one idea, a singular verb is used.
• e.g. Bread and cheese is my favourite for
  breakfast. ( bread and cheese belong to food )

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Rule 8

• In a relative clause, the verb must agree with
  the subject that the relative pronouns refer to.
• e.g. David, who likes basketball, is one of the
  school team members.

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Exercises on WWW.

• For further practice, you can click on the
  educational courseware
• http//www.hkeducation.com
• You can download the related exercises for
  further practice.

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