You might have heard of several English
grammar lessons in your school or college time, but today you are going to
learn and new lesson subject verb agreement. You may probably
have not heard of it.
In this article, you are going to learn
some unprecedented grammar rules and have a precise exercise in the end
continue reading the article.
What is subject-verb agreement?
When we learn the formation of sentences
in English, we know the basic sentence structure it contains
(Subject + Verb + Object)
This is a formation where the verb follows
its subject.
The subject verb agreement
meaning shows the relation of a verb with a noun or pronoun acting as
the subject.
Read more: Verbs Definition with Examples
Subject-verb agreement is a chapter
wherein you learn how a subject agrees with the verb in various situations.
Let’s understand this concept with subject verb agreement examples;
I am reading a book.
He is watching a video.
They are sleeping.
In the above-mentioned sentences, there
are different subjects following different verbs
in the same tense.
There are several rules apart from tenses
that we cover in the subject-verb agreement chapter. In this article, you are
going to learn one of such subject verb agreement rules. After
completion of examples, you will have an exercise based on several useful
questions with a view to speaking differently and making an impression on the
audience. These rules are also important in the competitive exam view.
1. When we connect two nouns or pronouns with these words, the verb always follows the first subject.
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In addition to |
As well as |
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Like |
Like |
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Unlike |
With |
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Along with |
Together with |
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Accompanied by |
Headed by |
As well as (and)
This is how you can use 'as well as'. But
when we connect two subjects, the verb follows the first subject.
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Noun |
+ |
Noun |
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Adjective |
+ |
Adjective |
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Verb |
+ |
Verb |
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Pronoun |
+ |
Pronoun |
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Adverb |
+ |
Adverb |
1 He as well as I is going to school.
2 I as well as my friends am not ready for
the exams.
3 My best friend is intelligent as well as
honest.
4 He plays Cricket as well as Football.
5 Students write and speak in English.
6 They answer wisely as well as precisely.
Unlike (not like)
1 Children unlike their parents waste
money. (Children are not like their parents)
2 English unlike other languages is easy.
(English is not like other languages)
3 He unlike his father is handsome. (He is
not like father)
4 Teacher unlike his students likes
studying. (Teacher likes studying)
5 Neha unlike her siblings is beautiful.
(She is beautiful)
With
1 My friend with his parents is going to
New York.
2 She with her classmates was celebrating
Holi.
3 I with my best friends am not going to
school.
4 Romeo with his wife and children plans
for an outstation tour.
5 He with all the team members has
finished his project.
Accompanied by, headed by, along with (together)
We use these connecting words when we have
to use more than one subject or object. They show that the both subject and
objects were doing the same thing.
Accompanied by
1 Raju accompanied by his colleagues has
scored 5 ratings.
2 The principal accompanied by all the
teachers is the winner of the competition.
Along
with
1 The teacher along with his students is
present in the class.
2 We along with the soldiers take an oath
to protect the country.
3 She along with her community people is
protesting for justice.
4 The captain along with the soldiers was
awarded for bravery.
Headed by
1 Team Indian headed by Virat Kohli won
the world cup.
2 The New York team headed by the manager
will be working efficiently.
Together with
1 English together with other subjects is
necessary to study.
2 Raju together with his parents is
traveling to his village.
In addition to
We use this to show two similar things. We
use it like ‘and’.
Note-we
use (V+ing) after In addition to. (Going, studying, sleeping, learning)
1 He speaks Hindi in addition to English.
(Speaks both languages)
2 They learn in addition to earning. (They learn and earn.)
3 In addition to teaching English, he can write articles.
4 He can play Football in addition to Cricket.
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