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Subject–Verb

16 Agreement

Warm-up

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.

1. The children (be) playing in the park.

2. Ravi and I (go) for a walk every day.

3. The flowers (smell) good.

4. She (talk) too much.

5. My father (drive) a fast car.

6. The weather (be) fine today.

7. The athlete (run) ten kilometres every day.

8. Father (cook) for us every Saturday.

We have learnt that a singular verb needs a singular subject
A plural verb needs a plural subject. For example,
• The tree is tall.
• The trees are tall.

The rules for subject and verb agreement are listed.
1. When two singular subjects are joined by the conjunction and, the verb is plural.
For example,

• The Meenakshi Temple and the Thyagaraja Temple are in Tamil Nadu.
• My cousin and I are going to watch a film.
• Singing and dancing are her hobbies.

2. If two singular subjects are joined by and, but refer to the same person or idea, the
verb is singular. For example,
• Rice and fish is the staple diet of people in Kerala.

• Bread and egg is good for breakfast.

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