Date: 10 June 2020
Subject: Learning Materials and Online Quiz Test – 3 for Class Ten.
Dear Students!
Accept my heartfelt greetings at the outset. Novel coronavirus
puts a dark shadow on our education. We should continue our education anyhow. We
can’t lock down our education for coronavirus. The entire world is waiting for
the light from the darkness of coronavirus. Till then, stay alert to stay safe.
However, I am inviting you to my blog for studying English
Grammar. Today’s topic is “Subject-Verb Agreement: Rules (1 to 20). You must go
through the whole content and then you all will take part in an “Online Quiz
Test – 3.” Mind it no one can do any mistake.
Wishing your good
health,
Azizul Haque
Ashuganj
Tap Bidyut Kendra High School
Class
Ten (SSC Candidates of 2021)
English
2nd Paper
Topic:
Grammar
Subject-Verb Agreement
1. Each,
every, any, no, none/no one, either, neither, one of + Singular verb
Examples:
a)
Each of them (be) standing.
Ans.: Each of them is
standing.
b)
Either of the boys (have) done this.
Ans.: Either of the
boys has done this.
c)
Neither of the two lights (be) working.
Ans.: Neither of the
two lights is working.
d)
No bus and no train (be) seen.
Ans.: No bus and no
train is seen.
e)
One of the boys (be) present yesterday.
Ans.: One of the boys
was present yesterday.
2. Expressions
of time, money, weight, distance + Singular verb
Examples:
a)
Two years (be) a long time to wait.
Ans.: Two years is a long
time to wait.
b)
Fifty miles (be) a long distance.
Ans.: Fifty miles is a
long distance.
c)
Five hundred taka (be) enough for me.
Ans.: Five hundred taka was enough
for me.
d)
Five
liters of water (be) needed to prepare the food.
Ans.:
Five liters of water is needed to prepare the food.
e)
Twenty
hours (be) required to make the boiler.
Ans.:
Twenty hours is required to make the boiler.
3. Pants,
scissors, spectacles, trousers, glasses, aristocracy, aborigines + Plural verb
Examples:
a)
The scissors (be) blunt.
Ans.: The scissors are
blunt.
b)
Here (be) your trousers.
Ans.: Here are your
trousers.
c)
My glasses (have) become old.
Ans.: My glasses have
become old.
4. Pair/Dozen/Hundred/Thousand
+ Pants, scissors, spectacles, trousers, glasses, aristocracy, aborigines +
Singular verb
Examples:
a)
A dozen of scissors (be) there.
Ans.: A dozen of
scissors was there.
b)
A dozen of bananas (be) sufficient.
Ans.: A dozen of
bananas is sufficient.
c)
A pair of shoes (be) on the floor.
Ans.: A pair of shoes
was on the floor.
5. Mathematics,
economics, politics, civics, physics, news, whereabouts + Singular verb
Examples:
a)
Mathematics (be) an interesting subject.
Ans.: Mathematics is an
interesting subject.
b)
The news (be) false.
Ans.: The news is
false.
c)
Physics (be) a complicated subject.
Ans. Physics is a
complicated subject.
6. Country,
Play, Book, Article, Movie + Singular verb
Examples:
a)
The USA (be) a rich country.
Ans.: The USA is a rich
country.
b)
Philippines (be) a wonderful country.
Ans.: Philippines is a
wonderful country.
c)
Gulliver’s Travels (be) an English
Novel.
Ans.: Gulliver’s
Travels is an English Novel.
7. In
case of phrases:
i.
Headword (singular) + Singular verb:
ii.
Headword (plural) + Plural verb
Examples:
a)
His knowledge of Math and English
(be) excellent.
Ans.: His knowledge of
Math and English is excellent.
b)
The houses of Mr. Salam (be)
beautiful.
Ans.: The houses of Mr.
Salam are beautiful.
c)
The house of my brothers (be)
white in color.
Ans.: The house of my
brothers is white in color.
d)
The colour of her eyes (be) blue.
Ans.: The colour of her
eyes is blue.
e)
The basket containing ten apples
(be) too heavy.
Ans.: The basket
containing ten apples is/was too heavy.
f)
The soldiers of the picture
(look) so happy.
Ans.: The soldiers of
the picture look so happy.
g)
The economic consequences of the pandemic (be)
difficult to assess accurately.
Ans.: The economic consequences of the pandemic
are difficult to assess accurately.
h)
The students of my class (be) active.
Ans.: The students of my class are active.
8. Noun
and Noun:
i.
( 1 + 1) = 2: Plural Verb (It means the
two different things);
ii.
( 1 + 1)
= 1: Singular Verb (It means the same thing);
Examples:
a)
Arif and Sharif (go) to market.
Ans.: Arif and Sharif
are going to market.
b)
Bread and butter (be) my favourite
breakfast.
Ans.: Bread and butter
is my favourite breakfast.
c)
Basir and Nasir (be) two brothers.
Ans.: Basir and Nasir
are two brothers.
d)
Two and two (make) four.
Ans. Two and two makes
four.
e)
Time and tide (wait) for none.
Ans.: Time and tide
wait for none.
f)
Slow and steady (win) the race.
Ans.: Slow and steady
wins the race.
g)
The horse and carriage (be) at the gate.
Ans.: The horse and
carriage are at the gate.
9. The
+ adjective used as common noun + Plural verb
Examples:
a)
The poor (be) born to suffer.
Ans.: The poor are born
to suffer.
b)
The rich (be) not always happy.
Ans.: The rich are not
always happy.
c)
The pious (be) always happy.
Ans.: The pious are
always happy.
10. Aristocracy,
nobility, poultry, cattle, people, folk, gentry + Plural verb
Examples:
a)
Cattle (be) grazing in the field.
Ans.: Cattle are grazing
in the field.
b)
People (be) happy.
Ans.: People are happy.
c)
The circumstances (be) true.
Ans.: The circumstances
are true.
11. It
is subject + relative pronoun + verb agrees with the subject after “it is”
Examples:
a)
It is I who (be) responsible for this.
Ans.: It is I who am
responsible for this.
b)
It was you who (be) to blame.
Ans.: It was you who
were to blame.
c)
He is one of those who (not smoke).
Ans.: He is one of
those who do not smoke.
12. Collective
Noun: Single opinion + singular verb; Different opinion + plural verb
Examples:
a)
The jury (be) unanimous in their opinion.
Ans.: The jury was unanimous
in their opinion.
a)
The jury (be) divided into two groups.
Ans.: The jury were
divided into two groups.
b)
The committee (be) unanimous.
Ans.: The committee was
unanimous.
c)
The committee (be) divided into two
groups.
Ans.: The committee
were divided into two groups.
13. Infinitive/Verbal
noun/Gerund + Singular verb
Examples:
a)
To tell lies (be) a great sin.
Ans.: To tell lies is a
great sin.
b)
Walking (be) a good exercise.
Ans.: Walking is a good
exercise.
c)
The reading of novels (be) interesting.
Ans.: The reading of
novels is interesting.
14. Two
subjects joined by along with / together with / as well as / in addition to /
accompanied by / besides: Verb agrees with the 1st subject
Examples:
a)
He along with his business partners
(have) attended the meeting.
Ans.: He along with his
business partners has attended the meeting.
b)
Sadia besides her friends (be) present
in the class.
Ans.: Sadia besides her
friends was present in the class.
c)
The Prime Minister accompanied by the
ministers (be) discussing on a matter.
Ans.: The Prime
Minister accompanied by the ministers is discussing on a matter.
d)
I as well as my friends (be) going to
Dhaka.
Ans.: I as well as my
friends am going to Dhaka.
e)
Nishat together with her classmates
(have) visited a new place.
Ans.: Nishat together
with her classmates has visited a new place.
15. Two
subjects joined by either ….. or / neither ……….. nor/ not only ……… but also: Verb
agrees with the 2nd subject
Examples:
a)
Either you or he (have) gone to the party.
Ans.: Either you or he has gone to the party.
b)
Neither she nor I (have) attended the meeting.
Ans.: Neither she nor I have attended the meeting.
c)
Either
the teacher or the students (be) responsible.
Ans.: Either the teacher or the students
are responsible.
d)
Neither she nor I (be) going to the competition.
Ans.: Neither she nor I am going to the competition.
e) Neither
the moon nor the stars (be) visible.
Ans.: Neither the moon
nor the stars were visible.
f)
Not only Fahim but also his friends
(have) gone to Dhaka.
Ans.: Not only Fahim but also his friends
have gone to Dhaka.
g)
Not only Shimul but also his friends
(be) responsible for this.
Ans.: Not only Shimul but also his
friends are responsible.
16.
If the subject is
“few”, “all”, “many”, “both”, “several”, and “some”, then the verb will be
plural form.
Examples:
a)
Few (be) attended
in the class.
Ans.: Few are attended in the
class.
b) Many students (be) absent today.
Ans.: Many students are absent
today.
c)
All (be) requested
to take the seat.
Ans.: All are requested to take
the seat.
d) Several students (have) left the
class.
Ans.: Several students have left
the class.
e) Both of them (be) responsible.
Ans.: Both of them are
responsible.
17. In
case of English Proverb: All + singular verb
Examples:
a)
All that glitters (be) not gold.
Ans.: All that glitters
is not gold.
b)
All (be) well that end is well.
Ans.: All is well that
end is well.
18.
·
a number of + plural noun + plural verb
…
·
the number of + plural noun + singular
verb…
Examples:
a) A
number of students (be) killed in the accident.
Ans.: A number of students were killed
in the accident.
b) The
number of students in this class (be) eighty.
Ans.: The number of
students in this class is eithty.
19.
·
none + of the + non-count noun +
singular verb
·
none + of the + plural count noun +
plural verb
Examples:
a) None
of the counterfeit money (have) been found to George Floyd.
Ans.: None of the counterfeit money has
been found to George Floyd.
b) None
of the students (have) finished the exam yet.
Ans.: None of the students have finished
the exam yet.
20.
·
no + singular noun / non-count noun +
singular verb
·
no + plural noun + plural verb
Examples:
a) No
example (be) relevant to this case.
Ans.: No example is relevant to this
case.
b) No
examples (be) relevant to this case.
Ans.: No examples are relevant to this case.
Azizul Haque
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