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Subject-Verb Agreement — Revision Notes
ICSE · Class 5 · Essentials of English Grammar and Composition
Subject-Verb Agreement revision notes for ICSE Class 5 Essentials of English Grammar and Composition: 2 topics in quick points.
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1. Basic Rule of Subject-Verb Agreement
- A verb must agree with its subject in number (singular or plural) and person (first, second, or third).
- Singular subjects take singular verbs. Plural subjects take plural verbs.
- The pronoun 'you' always takes a plural verb, even when it refers to one person.
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2. Special Rules and Examples
- When two singular subjects are joined by 'and', they become plural and take a plural verb.
- Collective nouns (like team, class, army) take a singular verb when acting as one unit.
- Titles of books, even if plural in name, are singular and take singular verbs.
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When the subject is one personWhen there are two or moreEven though 'you' can mean oneWords like 'team'
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