Slide 1 : Sore Thumb of grammar!
This presentation focuses on a specific grammatical concept in written communication and provides useful hints to understand the same : This presentation focuses on a specific grammatical concept in written communication and provides useful hints to understand the same
WHAT DO THESE SYMBOLS MEAN? : WHAT DO THESE SYMBOLS MEAN?
IT STANDS FOR AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO OR MORE PEOPLE : IT STANDS FOR AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO OR MORE PEOPLE
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE AGREEMENT IS NOT KEPT UP? : WHAT HAPPENS IF THE AGREEMENT IS NOT KEPT UP? It leads to discord
It leads to misunderstanding and may e breach the agreement
Slide 6 : SIMILARLY IN A SENTENCE THERE IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NOUN AND VERB AND WHEN THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN THE SENTENCE BECOMES INCORRECT
THIS AGREEMENT IS WHAT IS CALLED SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT : THIS AGREEMENT IS WHAT IS CALLED SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT : SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT A SINGULAR SUBJECT DEMANDS A SINGULAR VERB;A PLURAL SUBJECT DEMANDS A PLURAL VERB.THIS IS THE SIMPLE PRINCIPLE BEHIND SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. : SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. When the subject of a sentence is composed of two or more nouns or pronouns connected by and, use a plural verb.
SUBJECT- VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. : SUBJECT- VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. When two or more singular nouns or pronouns are connected by or nor, use a singular verb.
SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. : When a compound subject contains both a singular and a plural noun or pronoun joined by or nor, the verb should agree with the part of the subject that is nearer the verb. SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS…..
SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. : SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. Doesn't is a contraction of does not and should be used only with a singular subject. Don't is a contraction of do not and should be used only with a plural subject. The exception to this rule appears in the case of the first person and second person pronouns I and You. With these pronouns, the contraction don't should be used.
SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. : SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. Do not be misled by a phrase that comes between the subject and the verb. The verb agrees with the subject, not with a noun or pronoun in the phrase
SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. : SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. The words each, each one, either, neither, everyone, everybody, anybody, anyone, nobody, somebody, someone, and no one are singular and require a singular verb.
SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. : SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. Nouns such as civics, mathematics, dollars, measles, and news require singular verbs. But when referring to the dollars themselves, a plural verb is required.
SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. : SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. Nouns such as scissors,
tweezers, trousers, and shears
require plural verbs. (There are two parts to these things.)
SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. : SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. In sentences beginning with there is or there are, the subject follows the verb. Since there is not the subject, the verb agrees with what follows.
SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. : SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. Collective nouns are words that imply more than one person but that are considered singular and take a singular verb, such as: group, team, committee, class, and family. In very few cases, the plural verb is used if the individuals in the group are thought of and specifically referred to.
SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. : SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT IMPORTANT HINTS….. . Expressions such as with, together with, including, accompanied by, in addition to, or as well do not change the number of the subject. If the subject is singular, the verb is too
Slide 20 : CONCLUSION
LET NOT WRONG SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT STICK OUT LIKE A SOUR THUMB IN YOUR WRTING AND MAKE YOU FEEL TERRIBLE
QUIZ : QUIZ Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence.
1.Either the physician or the chief administrator ______ going to make the decision.
a) is b) are
2.Some of the votes ____ to be miscounted.
a) seems b) seem
3.The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring _____ more than just a nuisance.
a) are b) is
: 4. Everyone selected to serve on this jury _____ to be willing to give up a lot of time. a) have b) has
5. ______ my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this grievance? a) Is b) Are
6.Kara Walters, together with her teammates, _________ a formidable opponent on the basketball court
a) present b) presents
7.There _______ to be some people left in that
town after yesterday's flood. a) have b) has
Slide 23 : 8. He seems to forget that there __________ things to be done before he can graduate. a) are b) is
9.A high percentage of the people _________ voting for the new school. a) was b) were
10. Three-quarters of the students __________ against the tuition hike. a) isb) are
ANSWER KEY : ANSWER KEY 1. a) is
2. b) seem
3. a) are
4. b) has
5. a) Is
6. b) presents
7. a) have
8. a) are
9. a) was
10.b) are