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Agreement of the Verb with Its Subject

ICSE · Class 10 · English Language - Archer

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A flowchart illustrating the decision-making process for subject-verb agreement, covering singular/plural subjects, collective nouns, compound subjects, and special cases like 'each,' 'every,' 'either
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Core Rule

  • A verb must agree with its subject in both number and person.
  • Singular subjects take singular verbs and plural subjects take plural verbs.
  • The basic rule is: if the subject is singular, the verb is singular; if the subject is plural, the verb is plural.
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Compound Subjects and Shared Ideas

  • Two or more singular nouns joined by and take a plural verb.
  • Two or more nouns expressing one idea or referring to the same thing take a singular verb.
  • Idli and sambar is an example of two nouns treated as one idea.
3

Collective Nouns

  • Collective nouns generally take singular verbs.
  • A collective noun takes a plural verb when it refers to the individual members of the group rather than the group as a whole.
  • The mob is getting more violent by the minute is a singular-verb example.
4

Special Linking Phrases and Correlative Conjunctions

  • When two subjects are joined by as well as, with, in addition to, along with, or together with, the verb agrees with the first subject.
  • Rohan, as well as his cousins, is participating in the tournament follows this rule.
  • The second subject does not control the verb in these cases.

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A verb must agree with itsTwo or more singular nouns joinedCollective nouns generally take singular verbsWhen subjects are joined by asWhen two singular subjects are joined

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Key topics in Agreement of the Verb with Its Subject include Subject-Verb Agreement Rules Overview, A mind map showing the core concept of subject-verb agreement with its main components: number agreement, person agreement, and key benefits, A flowchart demonstrating how singular nouns joined by 'and' require plural verbs, with a concrete example. These are the concepts ICSE Class 10 examiners draw on most — study them first, then practise related questions.
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