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Agreement of the Verb with Its Subject

ICSE · Class 9 · English Language - Archer

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Basic Agreement Rules

  • Singular subjects take singular verbs (The boy plays)
  • Plural subjects take plural verbs (The boys play)
  • Agreement is based on the grammatical number of the subject, not what comes between subject and verb
2

Compound Subjects

  • Subjects joined by 'and' usually take plural verbs (Rohan and Kaavu are studying)
  • When compound subjects refer to the same person/thing, use singular verb (The politician and professor has arrived)
  • Subjects joined by 'or' or 'nor' follow the nearest subject rule
3

Special Cases and Tricky Situations

  • Collective nouns take singular verbs when acting as one unit, plural when referring to individual members
  • Nouns plural in form but singular in meaning (news, physics, mathematics) take singular verbs
  • Nouns always plural (scissors, trousers) take plural verbs
4

Relative Pronouns and Complex Structures

  • Relative pronouns (who, which, that) must agree with their antecedents
  • In phrases with 'of', the verb agrees with the first part of the phrase
  • Words like 'few', 'many', 'several' take plural verbs

Key Concepts

Central concept: Subject-Verb Agreement

Basic Agreement RulesCompound Subject RulesCollective Noun AgreementIntervening Phrase RulesSpecial Subject TypesRelative Pronoun Agreement

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Key topics in Agreement of the Verb with Its Subject include Subject-Verb Agreement Rules Overview, Subject-Verb Agreement Overview, Subject-Verb Agreement Rules Overview. These are the concepts ICSE Class 9 examiners draw on most — study them first, then practise related questions.
How to score full marks in Agreement of the Verb with Its Subject — ICSE Class 9 English Language - Archer?
Understand the core concepts first, then work through the 45 practice questions available for this chapter. Revise formulas and definitions regularly, and use flashcards for quick recall before the exam.

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