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Sunday, November 25, 2012

Agreement of verbs with subject



2.If two or more singular noun or pronoun joined by and(conjunction) is used as the subject of a sentence,the main verb and their pronoun will be plural number.i.e.

Jamal and Kamal went to their village.
There are some exception also.

A.if the subjective words joined by and refer to the same person or thing,the verb and pronoun will be in singular number.i.e.

The headmaster and secretary was present.

But if the subjective words joined by and refer to different person or thing ,the verb and pronoun will be in plural number.i.e.

The headmaster and the secretary were present.

B.if two or more noun joined by and are used as the subject of a sentence expressing any single mood,the verb will be in singular number.i.e.

Slow and steady wins the race.
But: Time and tide wait for none.

C.if there is each,every,any or no before a singular noun and two or more of this noun words joined by and are used as the subject of a sentence,the verb and pronoun will be in singular number.i.e.

Every boy,every girl and every child was welcomed.
No teacher and no student helps the poor girls.

D.if there is no or not after and which is used to join two or more nouns as the subject of a sentence,the verb will be according to the subjective word which is used before and.i.e.

Kamal and not his brothers helps me.

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