{"id":3750,"date":"2022-05-21T17:43:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T17:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=3750"},"modified":"2022-05-21T17:43:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T17:43:24","slug":"more-rules-of-subject-verb-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/21\/more-rules-of-subject-verb-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"More Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rule 7:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

None<\/em><\/strong> is a singular subject when it is used alone. When it is used with a prepositional phrase starting with of<\/em><\/strong>, the subject can be both plural and singular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

None + of the + singular noun + singular verb<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
None + of the + plural noun + plural verb<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • None of the money has been used.<\/li>
  • None of the teacher wants failure for students.<\/li>
  • None of the students want to fail.<\/li>
  • None of the bottles are clean enough to keep water.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Note:<\/strong> No + plural noun<\/em><\/strong> takes plural verbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Example:<\/strong> no men are hungry now.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Rule 8:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Either . . .  or<\/em><\/strong>, neither . . . nor, or, <\/em><\/strong>and nor<\/em><\/strong> take two nouns before and after them. The nouns placed after these conjunctions are regarded as the subjects of the sentence. The nouns placed prior to the words or<\/em><\/strong> and nor<\/em><\/strong> have no effect on the verbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • Neither Alex nor his brothers are going to the party.<\/li>
    • Either John and Alex or I am doing it.<\/li>
    • I or Robert opens the door when someone comes.<\/li>
    • Neither the boys nor we are responsible for it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Rule 9:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      The sentences beginning with here\/there<\/em><\/strong> are different in structure. In this case, the subject comes after the verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Here\/There + verb + subject . . . . . .<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • Here comes(verb)<\/sup> the lion(subject)<\/sup>.<\/li>
      • There is a pond near the house.<\/li>
      • There are some candies on the table.<\/li>
      • Here is the document for your car.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Rule 10:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Collective nouns<\/strong> are usually regarded as singular subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        • The committee has decided to postpone the game.<\/li>
        • The family was ecstatic by the news.<\/li>
        • The crowd enjoys the excitement in the game.<\/li>
        • Twenty dollars is not a lot of money. (Here, the noun is plural, but the subject is regarded as a collective noun.)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Note: <\/strong> The following phrases are also regarded as collective nouns and thus singular subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Flock of birds\/sheep, herd of cattle, pack of dogs\/wolves, school of fish, pride of lions<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          • A flock of sheep always moves together.<\/li>
          • A pack of wolves is approaching towards the herd of cattle.<\/li>
          • A school of fish always hides from the big fishes.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Rule 11:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

            A number of + noun <\/em><\/strong>is a plural subject, and it takes a plural verb. The number of + noun<\/em><\/strong> is a singular subject, and it takes a singular verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            • A number of dancers are coming to the party. (Indefinite number of dancers \u2013 plural)<\/li>
            • The number of dancers coming to the party is 12. (Definite number of dancers \u2013 singular)<\/li>
            • A number of people prefer cricket to football.<\/li>
            • The number of days in this month is 28.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Rule 12:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              If a gerund<\/em><\/strong> or an infinitive<\/em><\/strong> comes as a subject, the verb will always be singular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              • Swimming is a good exercise.<\/li>
              • Walking is a good habit.<\/li>
              • Eating healthy food makes you healthy.<\/li>
              • To err is human.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                Rule 13:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                 <\/strong>If the + an adjective<\/em><\/strong> appears as the subject of a sentence, it will be plural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                • The pious are loved by God.<\/li>
                • The industrious are always not successful.<\/li>
                • The best do not lack integrity.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  Rule 7: None is a singular subject when it is used alone. When it is used with a prepositional phrase starting with of, the subject can be both plural and singular. None + of the + singular noun + singular verb None + of the + plural noun + plural verb Example: None of the money has been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[217],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3750"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3750\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}