English Grammar Class 6 Agreement of Verb and Subject

In today’s lesson, we will discuss the concept of subject-verb agreement. In simple words, the subject must agree with the involved verb in terms of number. The concept has been explained in detail in the current lesson. The rules to be followed to make the verb agree with the subject have been discussed along with examples. Practice questions and solved examples are given throughout the article for better understanding and concept clarity. Let’s begin the journey on this fantastic topic.

Introduction to Grammar

Rules to follow - Subject-Verb Agreement

Subject-Verb Agreement

• If the subject is singular, the verbs should be also singular. 

For example, Ramu goes to the museum.

• If the subject is in the plural form, the verb should also be plural. 

For example, Children go to the museum.

• If the subject is in the plural but is represented by a unit or a single figure. In this case, it is considered a singular verb. 

For example, a thousand steps is a great achievement.

• If the subject of the sentence consists of two or more nouns or pronouns connected by the conjunction, and. The plural verbs have to be used for such subjects. 

For example, the teachers and the parents connect every day.

• If the sentence consists of two or more singular nouns or pronouns and is connected by "or" or "nor," then a singular verb has to be used. 

For example, the teacher or guide agrees with the curriculum.

• If the sentence consists of the words, "each" "each one" "somebody" "someone" and "no one" "either" "neither" "everyone" "everybody" "anybody", and "nobody" singular verbs has to be used, as these are singular. 

For example, everyone gets excited about the excursion.

• If the uncountable words are present, they have to be considered as singular and singular verbs are to be used. 

For example, mental health is the key to a happy life.

Difficult words with  Meanings

Practice Questions

Fill in the blanks with the suitable verb from the options given:

1. Each of the boys ____ his dress. (has, have)

2. Fifteen steps ____  is a small achievement. (is, are)

3. The furniture of the hotel ____ quite impressive. (is/are)

4. Few students ______ coming to the trip. (is, are)

5. Usher, my childhood friend ____ leaving for Mumbai next year. (is, are)

6. Most of my friends _____ social workers. (is, are)

7. The level of tolerance to pain ____ from person to person. (vary, varies)

8. Either Rinu or Rona ____ telling lies, (is, are)

9. Several students _____ reported to have fallen sick after drinking the water from a tap. (was, were)

10.  The government ____ criticized by the Journalists for their actions. (was/were)

11. No one ____ a greater collection of books than my friend Rushil. (has / have)

12. Two ____ ago, here is the place where we visited during our college trip. (year/years)

13. Neither Joshi nor his family ____ English. (speaks / speak)

14. Either Rose or Joel ____ broken the glass. (has / have)

15. The serviceman, along with his helper ____, expected to come soon. (is / are)

16. Several neighbors _____ sent the petition to control pollution. (has / have)

Answers

1. Each of the boys has his dress.

2. Fifteen steps is a small achievement.

3. The furniture of the hotel is quite impressive.

4. Few students are coming on the trip.

5. Usher, my childhood friend is leaving for Mumbai next year.

6. Most of my friends are social workers.

7. The level of tolerance to pain varies from person to person.

8. Either Rinu or Rona is telling lies.

9. Several students were reported to have fallen sick after drinking the water from a tap.

10. The government was criticized by the Journalists for their actions.

11. No one has a greater collection of books than my friend Rushil.

12. Two years ago, here is the place where we visited during our college trip.

13. Neither Joshi nor his family speaks English.

14. Either Rose or Joel has broken the glass.

15. The serviceman, along with his helper is expected to come soon.

16. Several neighbours have sent the petition to control pollution. 

Benefits of Learning Agreement of Verb and Subject for Class 6

• The importance of subject-verb agreement in English grammar is immense. The subject-verb agreement makes a sentence easy to understand by unifying all the components of the sentence (Subject, verb, object).

• A sentence without the subject-verb agreement will be grammatically incorrect and won’t express a proper idea of the sentence. 

Examples of Subject Verb Agreement Class 6

Identify the correct sentence: 

1. David don’t like ice cream.

2. David Doesn’t like ice cream.

Ans: Here, option A is incorrect as “don’t” is never used with the third person singular number subject.

1. Ron and Harry are best friends.

2. Ron and Harry is best friends.

Ans: Here, option B is incorrect, as the verb “is” is never used with a plural number subject.  

Facts of Subject Verb Agreement Class 6

• Subjects and verbs in a sentence must align with the number. The plural subject needs plural verb/verbs, and the singular subject needs singular verb/verbs.

• Always place the subject after the verb if the sentence starts with “here” or “there”. For example, “Here are the books I read yesterday.”

• In interrogative sentences, subjects are not always placed before the verb. For example, Where is your mother?

• The verb must be plural if there are two subjects joined by “and”.

• If the words like “no”, “each”, and “every” are placed before the subject in a sentence, the verb must be in the singular form.

• If the subjects in the sentence are all singular and connected by the conjunctions like “nor”, “or”, “not only/but also”, “either/or”, or “neither/nor”, the verb of that sentence will be in the singular form. If the subjects in the sentence are all plural and connected by the conjunctions like “nor”, “or”, “not only/but also”, “either/or”, or “neither/nor”, the verb of that sentence will be in the plural form.

• In the case of collective nouns, the subjects can be plural or singular, but in most cases, the collective nouns are in singular forms as these nouns express a single collective form.

• The titles of novels, movies, and books are always in the singular form and placed with singular verbs. For example, Minions is my favourite animated movie.

Important Topics of NCERT Subject Verb Agreement

In this chapter, we will learn about the following topics:

• What is subject verb agreement?

• What is the importance of learning subject verb agreement?

• What are the subject verb agreement rules?

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Summary

The subject-verb agreement usage is very crucial for the structuring of the sentence. It is of utmost importance we follow the rules that are to be followed while using a subject and a verb. This makes it easier for the reader to understand the meaning one is trying to convey. Even with a few exceptions for the first-person and third-person usage in the sentence one can clearly differentiate and understand the usage of plural and singular verb respectively.