{"id":1253,"date":"2023-10-28T05:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hindideep.net\/?p=1253"},"modified":"2023-10-31T15:20:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T15:20:12","slug":"subject-verb-agreement-in-english-grammar-definition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hindideep.net\/subject-verb-agreement-in-english-grammar-definition\/","title":{"rendered":"Subject-Verb Agreement in English Grammar [ Definition, Rules and Examples ]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Subject-Verb Agreement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Definition in English<\/strong> – A Verb must agree with its subject in Number and Person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Definition in Hindi<\/strong> – \u0915\u093f\u0938\u0940 Verb \u0915\u094b \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 Subject \u0915\u0947 Number \u0914\u0930 Person \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0938\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f\u0964<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc4d A Singular subject requires a Singular Verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc4d A Plural subject requires a Plural Verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subject-Verb Agreement General Rules –<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rule – 1 . <\/strong>Singular Subject \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 Singular<\/a> Verb \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 Plural Subject<\/a> \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 Plural Verb \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947 –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(a.) Sing. Sub. + Sing. Verb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The boy reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cow gives milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This pen is red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My brother is a doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(b.) Plu. Sub. + Plu. Verb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The boys read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cows give milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These pens are red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My brothers are doctors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note – <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(A.)<\/strong> “I” Singular \u0939\u0948, \u092a\u0930\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0941 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 Plural Verb (have, eat, laugh, run, e.t.c.) \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947 –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have a dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have been sleeping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have eaten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love my friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(B.) <\/strong>You \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 Singular Noun \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0926\u0932\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 Plural Noun \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0926\u0932\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0940, \u092a\u0930\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0941 \u0926\u094b\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0939\u0940 \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0925\u0924\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 Plural Verb \u0915\u093e \u0939\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947 –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are a student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You were my friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You were my friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rule 2 . <\/strong>\u092f\u0926\u093f \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u092e\u0947\u0902 Subject \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u0942\u092a \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092f\u093e \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u0915\u0947 Subject \u092e\u0947\u0902 each, every, either, neither, one, everyone, anyone, no one, someone, nobody, much, a little, little \u0907\u0924\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0926\u093f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0902, \u0924\u094b Verb Singular Number \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e\u0964<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947 –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each boy has a pen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each of them is guilty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone was present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nobody was there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rule 3 . <\/strong>both, many, several, few, a few, these, those, two, three, four etc \u0938\u0947 Plural Number \u0915\u093e \u092c\u094b\u0927 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0905\u0924\u0903 \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u0915\u0947 Subject \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u0942\u092a \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092f\u093e \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u0915\u0947 Subject \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092f\u0926\u093f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0902, \u0924\u094b Verb Plural Number \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e\u0964<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947 –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few persons are honest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those are your books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several apples were rotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three cows are grazing there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rule 4 .<\/strong> \u092f\u0926\u093f \u0915\u093f\u0938\u0940 \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u0915\u093e Subject as well as, along with, together with, with, and not, like, unlike, including, excluding, but, except \u092f\u093e besides \u0915\u0947 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e joint \u0930\u0939\u0947, \u0924\u094b \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u0915\u093e Verb \u0907\u0928 \u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u092a\u0926 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0938\u093e\u0930 Singular \u092f\u093e Plural \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e\u0964<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947 –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He as well as his children is honest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I as well as they am ready to go there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He, and not I, has done it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He along with his friends is coming today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rule 5 . <\/strong>\u091c\u092c \u0926\u094b \u0905\u0902\u0915 and \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0930\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u0924\u092c \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 Verb \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092f\u0903 Singular Number \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0940 \u0930\u0939\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0902<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947 –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two and two is four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three and three is six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Many More Rules Updated Soon………<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts – <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0906\u092a \u092f\u0939 \u0907\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0932\u093f\u0936 \u0917\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u091a\u0948\u092a\u094d\u091f\u0930\u094d\u0938 \u0915\u094b \u092d\u0940 \u092a\u095d\u0947 –<\/p>\n\n\n\n