Omissions in the Subject-Verb Agreement


 
 
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Omissions in the Subject-Verb Agreement

When we are able to find the right subject and verb will help you correct errors of subject-verb agreement. The subject of a sentence must agree with the verb of the sentence.They must agree in two ways:

1) In Number: Singular or Plural.

2) In person : First, Second and Third.

Main Rule : A singular subject (she, Bill, car) takes a singular verb (is, goes, shines), whereas a plural subject takes a plural verb.

There are some exceptions to these rules such as:

Case I

When a compound subject contains both a singular and a plural noun or pronoun joined by "or" or "nor," the verb should agree with the part of the subject that is closest to the verb. This is also called the rule of proximity.

  •  The student or the committee members every day.  (Incorrect, as the verb is missing)
  •  The student or the committee members meet every day
  • Case II

    Pronouns like each, each one, either, neither, everyone, everybody, anybody, anyone, nobody, somebody, someone, and no one, are singular and take singular verbs.

  • Each of these machines noisy . (Incorrect)
  • Each of these machines is noisy . (Correct - use singular verb)
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    Question : 1

    Identify the correct word which is omitted in the following sentence and fill in the blank part .

    A number of people ____________ reported to be missing in the train accident at Jhansi  .

    Right Option : D
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    Question : 2

    Identify the correct word which is omitted in the following sentence and fill in the blank part .

    The student or the committee members ____________ every day.

    Right Option : B
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    Question : 3

    Identify the correct word which is omitted in the following sentence and fill in the blank part .

    Ritesh, my best friend _____________  leaving for Japan next week .

    Right Option : A
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