{"id":779,"date":"2022-04-21T13:13:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T13:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=779"},"modified":"2025-12-07T08:51:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T08:51:38","slug":"e-bb-3-identify-and-correct-verb-agreement-with-compound-subjects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-bb-3-identify-and-correct-verb-agreement-with-compound-subjects\/","title":{"rendered":"E- BB.3 Identify and correct verb agreement with compound subjects"},"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 verb agreement with compound subjects<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-19f3e90c87bbc8a4106d5e7b6d862514\" style=\"color:#74008b\">Key notes :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-c966285620cd549747c0bda503388aea\" style=\"color:#760f44\"><strong>\u2705 Verb Agreement with Compound Subjects<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-8a4f08277aa79d5e83aebdb54e66b75f\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>What is a Compound Subject? \ud83e\udd14<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>compound subject<\/strong> has <strong>two or more subjects joined together<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They are usually joined by <strong>and<\/strong>, <strong>or<\/strong>, or <strong>nor<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ravi and Sita<\/strong> \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83e\uddb0\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>play football every Sunday.<\/strong> \u26bd<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Either the teacher or the students<\/strong> \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf93 <strong>are responsible for cleaning the classroom.<\/strong> \ud83e\uddf9<\/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>Verb Agreement Rules with Compound Subjects<\/strong> \ud83d\udcdd<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>A. Subjects joined by AND \u2795<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Usually take a <strong>plural verb<\/strong>.<br><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>My brother and sister are coming to the party.<\/strong> \ud83c\udf89<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> If the two subjects refer to <strong>the same person or thing<\/strong>, use a <strong>singular verb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Peanut butter and jelly is my favorite sandwich.<\/strong> \ud83e\udd6a<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. Subjects joined by OR \/ NOR \ud83e\udd14<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The verb agrees with the <strong>subject closest to it<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Either the boys or the girl is going to win the prize.<\/strong> \ud83c\udfc6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Neither the girl nor the boys are ready.<\/strong> \u2705<\/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-e47296cba09b90cf61bb76535ba226db\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Special Cases \ud83c\udf1f<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Singular + Plural Subjects<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Verb agrees with the <strong>nearest subject<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Either the teacher or the students are responsible.<\/strong> \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf93<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Collective Nouns<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Words like <strong>team, family, group<\/strong> may take <strong>singular or plural verbs<\/strong> depending on meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The team is winning the match.<\/strong> \ud83c\udfc5 (acting as one unit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The team are arguing among themselves.<\/strong> \ud83e\udd3c (individual members acting separately)<\/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-7ad6b6a76012521683c63c35aae49ddb\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>How to Correct Verb Agreement Errors \u270f\ufe0f\u274c\u2705<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Identify the <strong>compound subject<\/strong>.<br><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Check the <strong>joining word<\/strong> (and, or, nor).<br><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Match the <strong>verb number<\/strong> (singular\/plural) according to rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Incorrect:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ravi or Sita are going to the mall.<\/strong> \u274c<br><strong>Correct:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ravi or Sita is going to the mall.<\/strong> \u2705<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Incorrect:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>My friend and cousin is coming today.<\/strong> \u274c<br><strong>Correct:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>My friend and cousin are coming today.<\/strong> \u2705<\/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-94028931cb3cee81f122016ed8f53d2d\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Quick Tips &amp; Tricks \ud83d\udca1<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AND<\/strong> \u2192 usually <strong>plural verb<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OR \/ NOR<\/strong> \u2192 verb agrees with <strong>nearest subject<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watch out for <strong>singular ideas joined by AND<\/strong> \u2192 use singular verb.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Read aloud<\/strong> \u2192 helps spot agreement errors. \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2728 <strong>Remember:<\/strong> Correct verb agreement makes your sentences <strong>smooth, clear, and grammatically correct<\/strong>! 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