Subject Verb Agreement

Today is the turn maizatul, rasyidah, hazirah and dian group to present part of the grammar.

·         Means that a singular subject must have a singular verb.

·         Identifying subject and verb.

Sentences	Subject	Verb
His mother leads a healthy lifestyle	His mother-singular	Leads- singular
The children were waiting	The children-plural	Were-plural

·         Singular subject- singular verb rule.

Conditions	Example
Indefinite pronoun	Each culture is distinct.
Use of neither of and either of	Neither of the girls believes in Halloween. Either of the students has travelled extensively.

·         Plural subject – plural verb rule.

Conditions	Example
Nouns joined by ‘and’	Arts and culture are two different fields.
Nouns preceded by ‘a number of’	A number of students consider visiting the museum a treat.

·         Other subject-verb agreement rules.

Conditions	Example
Nouns which refer to a group	The committees have agreed to use a culturally-suitable theme for the festival.
Nouns preceded by ‘none of the’	None of the fish is edible. They have all gone bad.