Subject Verb Agreement

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Necessary in making a sentence whose name subject + verb + object + Manner + place and time.

Then the most important provisions in the English language is that the subject with the verb should be in agreement. That is, if its subject is singular then the verb it must also be singular. Conversely, if its subject-verb plural then it must also be plural.

The subject and verb must agree in number: both must be singular, or both must be plural. Problems occur in the present tense because one must add an -s or -es at the end of the verb when the subjects or the entity performing the action is a singular third person: he, she, it, or words for which these pronouns could substitute.

Notice the difference between singular and plural forms in the following examples:

Singular

Plural

The student sings. (He or she sings)

Your children sing. (They sing)

The bird does migrate. (It does)

Those birds do migrate. (They do)

In order to find out if your subject and verb agree, you need to be able to identify the subject of your sentence. Here are some helpful hints that will help you to decipher where your subject is and where it is not.


Where is my subject?

  • Most likely, your verb will agree with the first noun to the left of the verb:

The Supreme Court judge decides the appropriate penalty.

Subject: judge

Verb: decides

The committee members were satisfied with the resolution.

Subject: members

Verb: were

  • Occasionally, a sentence has the subject after the verb instead of before it. This strategy is often used for poetic effect.

Over the ripples glides a small canoe.

Subject: a small canoe

Verb: glides

There was a well-known writer at the meeting.

Subject: a well-known writer

Verb: was

  • You will not find the subject in a modifying phrase (MP), a phrase that starts with a preposition, a gerund, or a relative pronoun and that modifies the meaning of the noun or subject under discussion.

The group of students is going on a field trip.

Subject: the group

MP: of students

Verb: is

The survey covering seven colleges reveals a growth in enrollment.

Subject: the survey

MP: covering seven colleges

Verb: reveals

The speaker whom you saw at the lecture is one of the state senators from Minnesota.

Subject: the speaker

MP: whom you saw at the lecture

Verb: is

  • If subjects are joined by and, they are considered plural.

The quarterback and the coach are having a conference.

Subject: the quarterback and the coach

Verb: are having

  • If subjects are joined by or or nor, the verb should agree with the closer subject.

Either the actors or the director is at fault.

Subjects: actors, director

Verb: is

Either the director or the actors are at fault.

Subjects: director, actors

Verb: are

  • The relative pronouns (who, whom, which, and that) are either singular or plural, depending on the words they refer to.

The sales manager is a good researcher who spends a great amount of time surfing the Web for information.

Subject: the sales manager

Verbs: is, spends

Sales managers are good researchers who spend a great amount of time surfing the Web for information.

Subject: sales managers

Verbs: are, spend

  • Indefinite pronouns (someone, somebody, each, either one, everyone, or anyone) are considered singular and need singular verbs although they convey plural meaning.

Anyone who wants to pursue higher education has to pass entrance exams.

Subject: anyone

Verbs: wants, has

Everyone on the committee is welcome to express his/her ideas.

Subject: everyone

Verb: is

  • A few nouns can be either plural or singular, depending on whether they mean a group or separate individuals. These words are rarely used as plurals in modern writing.

The jury is sequestered.

Subject: jury

Verb: is

The jury are having an argument.

Subject: jury

Verb: are having

  • A few subjects look plural but are really singular or vice versa.

The news of the discovery is spreading.

Subject: news

Verb: is

The mass media have publicized the facts.

Subject: mass media

Verb: have publicized

The data amaze everyone.

Subject: data

Verb: amaze

Example :

1. She is nice to me.

They are nice to me.

2. She is being nice to me.

They are being nice to me.

3.She was nice to me.

They were nice to me.

4. She was being nice to me.

They were being nice to me.

5. She has been nice to me.

They have been nice to me.

6. She has been being nice to me.

They have been being nice to me.

7. She is going to be nice to me.

They are going to be nice to me.

8. She is going to be being nice to me.

They are going to be being nice to me.

9. She was going to be nice to me.

They were going to be nice to me.

10. She was going to be being nice to me.

They were going to be being nice to me.

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