Subject–Verb Agreement Rules in English (Easy Notes with Examples)

Subject–Verb Agreement Rules in English (Easy Notes with Examples)

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Subject–Verb Agreement Rules in English (Easy Notes with Examples)


What is Subject–Verb Agreement?

जब sentence में subject singular या plural होता है, तो verb भी उसी के according आता है। इसी rule को Subject–Verb Agreement कहते हैं।

Rule 1: Singular Subject → Singular Verb

Plural Subject → Plural Verb

  • The boy plays cricket.
  • The boys play cricket.

Rule 2: Subjects joined by ‘and’

अगर दो subjects and से जुड़े हों, तो verb plural होता है।

  • Rohit and Aman are friends.
  • A pen and a pencil are on the table.

Exception

अगर compound subject एक ही idea या चीज़ को दिखाए, तो verb singular होता है।

  • Bread and butter is my breakfast.
  • Rice and curry is very common.

Rule 3: Subjects joined by ‘or / nor’

इस case में verb nearer subject के according आता है।

  • The teacher or the students are absent.
  • The students or the teacher is absent.

Rule 4: Indefinite Pronouns

Always Singular

Each, Everyone, Somebody, Anybody, Nobody

  • Everyone wants success.
  • Somebody is knocking.

Always Plural

Many, Few, Several, Both

  • Many are waiting.
  • Few understand this rule.

Singular or Plural (Context-based)

  • Some milk is left.
  • Some students are absent.

Rule 5: Collective Nouns

अगर group को एक unit माना जाए → singular verb
अगर members को individually माना जाए → plural verb

  • The team is winning.
  • The team are arguing.

Rule 6: Names of Books, Countries, Organizations

  • India is a great country.
  • The Ramayana is an epic.

Rule 7: There is / There are

Verb हमेशा real subject के अनुसार आता है।

  • There is a mistake.
  • There are many mistakes.

Rule 8: Amount, Time, Distance

  • Ten rupees is enough.
  • Three hours is sufficient.
  • Five kilometers is far.

Rule 9: Plural Form but Singular Meaning

  • Mathematics is easy.
  • News is important.

Rule 10: A number of / The number of

  • A number of students are absent.
  • The number of students is increasing.

Rule 11: Relative Pronouns (Who / Which / That)

  • She is one of the girls who work hard.
  • She is the only girl who works hard.

Important Exam Tips

  • Subject और verb के बीच के words को ignore करें
  • Prepositional phrases से confuse न हों

Example:
The basket of apples is heavy.

Practice Exercises

Exercise 1: सही verb चुनिए
(is / are, has / have, plays / play)
The boy ___ football.
The boys ___ football.
Everyone ___ ready for the test.
Many students ___ present today.
The box of pens ___ missing.
Bread and butter ___ my breakfast.
There ___ a book on the table.
There ___ many mistakes in the answer.
Mathematics ___ my favorite subject.
Ten rupees ___ enough for me.

Exercise 2: Verb भरिए
Each student ___ (follow) the rules.
The teacher or the students ___ (come) late.
The students or the teacher ___ (come) late.
Some water ___ (remain) in the bottle.
Some boys ___ (wait) outside the gate.
The team ___ (play) very well.
Five kilometers ___ (be) too far.
News ___ (spread) quickly.

Exercise 3: सही या गलत लिखिए
(Correct / Incorrect)
Everyone know the answer.
The girls plays hockey.
A number of students are selected.
The number of students are high.
The basket of apples is heavy.
There are a dog in the street.
Mathematics are difficult.

Exercise 4: Error ढूंढकर सही कीजिए
The teacher along with his students are coming.
Each of the boys have a bag.
Two hours are enough for this paper.
She is one of the students who works hard.
There is many reasons for failure.

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