{"id":775,"date":"2022-04-21T13:12:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T13:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=775"},"modified":"2025-12-07T08:48:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T08:48:27","slug":"e-bb-1-identify-and-correct-errors-with-subject-verb-agreement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-bb-1-identify-and-correct-errors-with-subject-verb-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"E- BB.1 Identify and correct errors with subject-verb agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Identify and correct errors with subject-verb agreement<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-4d4696560822e7cb72ec4be90d4370b1\" style=\"color:#74008b\">Key Notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-c8423e082030274e74ebf3284eef5814\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>1\ufe0f\u20e3 What is Subject-Verb Agreement?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>subject<\/strong> and <strong>verb<\/strong> in a sentence must <strong>agree in number<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Singular subject \u2192 singular verb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plural subject \u2192 plural verb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2705 She <strong>runs<\/strong> every morning. (Singular)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 They <strong>run<\/strong> every morning. (Plural)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-ddd2f67b0fdb2fd98238e8c703585103\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>2\ufe0f\u20e3 Common Rules<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Rule 1: Singular and Plural Subjects<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Singular: He, She, It \u2192 verb adds <strong>-s\/-es<\/strong> in present tense<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plural: We, They \u2192 verb does <strong>not<\/strong> add -s\/-es<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2705 The cat <strong>plays<\/strong> with the ball. \ud83d\udc31\u26bd<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 The cats <strong>play<\/strong> with the ball. \ud83d\udc31\ud83d\udc31\u26bd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Rule 2: Subjects joined by \u201cand\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Usually plural \u2192 use plural verb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Raju <strong>and<\/strong> Priya <strong>are<\/strong> friends. \ud83d\udc66\ud83d\udc67<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Rule 3: Subjects joined by \u201cor \/ nor\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Verb agrees with <strong>nearest subject<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Either the teacher or the students <strong>are<\/strong> coming. \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf93<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Either the students or the teacher <strong>is<\/strong> coming. \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf93\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Rule 4: Indefinite Pronouns<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Singular: everyone, each, someone \u2192 singular verb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plural: few, many, several \u2192 plural verb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2705 Everyone <strong>is<\/strong> excited. \ud83d\ude03<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Many students <strong>are<\/strong> ready. \ud83c\udf92<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Rule 5: Collective Nouns<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Treated as <strong>singular<\/strong> if acting as one unit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Treated as <strong>plural<\/strong> if acting individually<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2705 The team <strong>wins<\/strong> the match. \ud83c\udfc6 (as a unit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 The team <strong>are<\/strong> arguing among themselves. \u26a1 (individual members)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Rule 6: Titles, Names, and Amounts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Usually <strong>singular<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 \u201cHarry Potter\u201d <strong>is<\/strong> my favorite book. \ud83d\udcda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Five rupees <strong>is<\/strong> enough. \ud83d\udcb0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-5cb536a3969bd2efff87688d107aad71\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>3\ufe0f\u20e3 Common Errors &amp; Corrections<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>\u274c Incorrect<\/th><th>\u2705 Correct<\/th><th>Explanation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>The dogs <strong>runs<\/strong> fast.<\/td><td>The dogs <strong>run<\/strong> fast.<\/td><td>Plural subject \u2192 plural verb<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Each of the boys <strong>are<\/strong> happy.<\/td><td>Each of the boys <strong>is<\/strong> happy.<\/td><td>Singular indefinite pronoun \u2192 singular verb<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Either the teacher or the students <strong>is<\/strong> late.<\/td><td>Either the teacher or the students <strong>are<\/strong> late.<\/td><td>Verb agrees with nearest subject<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-f37b3b4ac2e02b50dcd0271c149b0861\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>4\ufe0f\u20e3 Quick Tips to Avoid Mistakes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udd39 Find the <strong>subject first<\/strong>, ignore extra words<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udd39 Look out for <strong>and\/or\/nor<\/strong> in the sentence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udd39 Be careful with <strong>collective nouns &amp; indefinite pronouns<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udd39 Always ask: \u201c<strong>Who is doing the action?<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-a13fd0a8f818b5a8920219308bf45211\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>5\ufe0f\u20e3 Fun Reminder<\/strong> \ud83c\udfa8<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Singular + s<\/strong> \/ <strong>Plural &#8211; no s<\/strong> \u2192 Keep this rule in mind like a rainbow \ud83c\udf08 to make your sentences bright and correct!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-109607267e2f2ae5b8cbd3521eedbe59\" style=\"color:#d90000\">let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/79008\/699\/207\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-57.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-57.png 500w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-57-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-57-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/79236\/799\/254\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-71.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-71.png 500w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-71-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-71-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Identify and correct errors with subject-verb agreement Key Notes: 1\ufe0f\u20e3 What is Subject-Verb Agreement? The subject and verb in a sentence must agree in number. Examples: 2\ufe0f\u20e3 Common Rules Rule 1: Singular and Plural Subjects Examples: Rule 2: Subjects joined by \u201cand\u201d Rule 3: Subjects joined by \u201cor \/ nor\u201d Rule 4: Indefinite Pronouns Examples:<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-bb-1-identify-and-correct-errors-with-subject-verb-agreement\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- BB.1 Identify and correct errors with subject-verb agreement&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-775","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=775"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18592,"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/775\/revisions\/18592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}