Subject and Verb Agreements

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The English School-Thailand

TOEFLPreparation Course

Subject-verb agreement


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Subject-Verb Agreement

In the English Language at all times the subject of asentence MUST agree with the verb.

This is one of the most frequently tested topics on theTOEFL


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The fol low ing subjects requ ire singular verbsAnybody

Anyone

Anything

Nobody

No one

Nothing

Somebody

Someone

Something

Everybody

Everyone

Everything

Nobody was home last night.

There is someone in the principals office. Everyone wants to go out tonight.


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Each and Every requ ire sing ular verbs.

Each boy has a sword.

Each student was rewarded according to his or herachievement.

Every candidate is asked to give a speech.

EACH

EVERY

Sing. N

Sing. N


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Quantity Words determine verbs.

All

Almost all

Most

SomeHalf

Plural Noun

Non-Count Noun

Plural Verb

Sing. Verb


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All participants were enjoyingthe CEOs speech. All information is stored on the hard drive.

Almost all fuel has been spentduring flight.

Almost all paintings have been exhibited.

Most salt in Thailand comesfrom salt flats.

Most typhoons cause both life and property damage.

Some teak furniture enhancesthe Thai look in this room.

Some sentences are neededto explain the issue.


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If OF is used, there must be the following wordsbefore noun.

All

Almost all

Most

SomeHalf

Plural Noun

Non-Count Noun

Plural Verb

Sing. Verb

OF

the, this, that, these, those

or possessive adjectives = my, your, johns


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All of the budget is for the needy children upcountry.

Almost all of the roads around the airport are congested.

Most of Thailandsmajor industries are tremendously

affected.

Some of those remaining questions are being answered.


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None of

Plural Noun

Non-Count Noun

Plural Verb

Sing. Verb

the, this, that, these,

those

or possessive

adjectives = my,

your, johns


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None of my students are goingto fail the TOEFL.

None of the former U.S. Presidents were Catholics except

John F. Kennedy.

None of these criminals werepreviously bad people.

None of H.M. The Kings projectswere initiatedin Bangkok

except the Chitralada Experimental Farm.


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NO

Singular Noun

Plural Verb

Sing. Verb

Plural Noun

Non-Count Noun Sing. Verb

No English class is scheduledfor the upcoming summer.

No students have registeredfor the philosophy class.

No news has been receivedfrom the headquarter today.


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Both of Plural VerbPlural Noun

Sing. Verb

Both of the two boys are missing.

Neither of the two boys is found.

Plural NounNeither of

Either of


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Both N 1 and N2Verb

(depends on N 2)EitherN

1 or N2Plural Verb

Neither N 1 nor N2 Verb(depends on N 2)Both Kelvin and Maria have to study for the test.

Either Norman or Jordan is cleaning the apartment today


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One of

the, this, that, these,

those

or possessive

adjectives = my,

your, johns

Plural Noun

Sing. Verb

One of the most luxurious hotels is The Oriental.

One of Americas most popular music is jazz.

Non-Count Noun


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A number of Plural VerbPlural Noun

Sing. Verb

A number of students are meeting in the hall.

The number of people at the concert was about 3,000.

Non-Count NounAn amount of


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Time, money, and measu rements used as

a whole are singu lar.

Two hours is long enough to study for one

subject in a day.

Ten miles is not a long way to drive.


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Gerunds or Inf in i t ives w i th to as sub jects

are cons idered s ingular

Having two jobs keeps me busy all the time.

Listening attentively requires more energy than

speaking.

To quit smoking is a lifelong process.


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Col lect ive Nouns are used as singular nouns.

congress club majority teamcommittee family minority jury

Class group public

crowd army

organization


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