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Noteclass 9 10

Subject–verb agreement

Lesson 51 of 84

B1

Subject–verb agreement = karta ke hisaab se verb (he has, they have). Verb us noun se jodo jo kaam karta hai, nearest word se nahi. he / she / it + -s = topic 07. is / are vs have extra = I3 — yahan core nahi.

1. Kya hai

Subject singular → verb singular. Subject plural → verb plural. Pehle kaun karta hai, phir verb.

Subject Present Example
Singular (he / she / it / Riya / news) plays / is / has Riya plays cricket. The news is on.
Plural (they / we / mangoes / Riya and Arjun) play / are / have They play cricket. The mangoes are ripe.

Spelling -s / -es / don't / doesn't lamba = topic 07. Yahan: verb kis noun se match kare.

3. and / or / group words

Tariqa Verb Example
A and B plural Riya and Arjun play cricket.
or / either…or / neither…nor nearest noun Neither Riya nor Arjun has a pass. Either the boys or the girl is waiting.
with / as well as / along with pehla noun. Extra log verb nahi badalte Amma, with the children, is at the mandir.
everybody / each / nobody singular (topic 35) Everybody is ready. Each ticket costs fifty rupees.
news / rice / information singular (topic 20) The news is on at nine. The rice is ready.
none of + plural British aksar plural (topic 49) None of the mangoes are ripe.
team / family / government unit = singular; people (British) = plural The team is from Pune. The team are wearing blue.

Indian exam aksar collective ko singular maangta hai: The team is ready. Is site British: members dikhein to are bhi theek.

He have a book extra = I3 (yahan core nahi). Passive verb forms = topic 55. Relative who is / who are = topic 43 / 61.

4. Examples

Bold = verb that agrees.

  1. Riya plays cricket on Sunday.
  2. Riya and Arjun play cricket.
  3. The quality of these mangoes is good.
  4. One of the autos is free.
  5. A number of students are late.
  6. The number of students is high.
  7. Everybody is ready for Diwali.
  8. Each ticket costs fifty rupees.
  9. There are two cups on the table.
  10. The news is on at nine.
  11. Neither Riya nor Arjun has a pass.
  12. Either the boys or the girl is waiting.
  13. Amma, with the children, is at the mandir.
  14. The team are wearing blue. (British, people)
  15. None of the mangoes are ripe.

5. Common mistakes

Riya play cricket. / They plays cricket.
Riya plays cricket. They play cricket. (-s spelling = topic 07)
The quality of these mangoes are good.
The quality of these mangoes is good. (quality = head)
One of the students are late.
One of the students is late.
A number of students is late. / The number of students are high.
A number of students are late. The number of students is high.
Everybody are ready. / Each tickets cost fifty rupees.
Everybody is ready. Each ticket costs fifty rupees. (topic 35)
The news are on. / There is two cups.
The news is on. There are two cups. (topic 20 / 15)
Amma with the children are at the mandir.
Amma, with the children, is at the mandir.
He have a book. / He is a book. (is vs have)
He has a book. Extra is vs have = I3. has matlab = topic 06.
Hindi note. Verb us noun se jodo jo kaam karta hai, jo of ke baad dikhe usse nahi. one of = singular. a number of = plural. and = plural. or / neither = nearest. with extra hai, asal karta nahi. everybody / news = singular.

6. Practice

A. 10 MCQ

1. Riya ______ cricket on Sunday.
2. The quality of these mangoes ______ good.
3. One of the autos ______ free.
4. A number of students ______ late.
5. Everybody ______ ready for Diwali. (topic 35)
6. The news ______ on at nine.
7. There ______ two cups on the table. (topic 15)
8. Neither Riya nor Arjun ______ a pass.
9. Amma, with the children, ______ at the mandir.
10. None of the mangoes ______ ripe. (British, topic 49)

B. 5 fill-in

1. Riya ______ cricket on Sunday. (plays)

2. The quality of these mangoes ______ good.

3. One of the autos ______ free.

4. A number of students ______ late.

5. Sahi karo: Everybody are ready.

C. 3 sentences

Model answers neeche. Ek one of, ek of-distance, ek and-plural.

  1. one of: One of the autos is free.
  2. of ke baad wala nahi: The quality of these mangoes is good.
  3. and-plural: Riya and Arjun play cricket.

7. Answer key

MCQ
  1. a) plays — Riya singular. play = plural. playing = topic 08, yahan nahi.
  2. a) is — quality asal karta, mangoes nahi.
  3. a) is — one singular. autos galat noun.
  4. b) are — a number of = plural. the number of = is (example).
  5. a) is — everybody singular (topic 35).
  6. a) is — news pani-jaisi singular (topic 20).
  7. b) are — two cups after there (topic 15).
  8. a) has — neither…nor, nearest Arjun singular. have = I3 extra.
  9. a) is — with the children extra. Asal karta = Amma.
  10. b) are — none of + plural, British (topic 49). is bhi kabhi sunai de; yahan are.
Fill-in
  1. plays — singular + -s (topic 07).
  2. is — quality, not mangoes.
  3. is — one of.
  4. are — a number of people.
  5. Everybody is ready. — everybody singular.
Model sentences
  1. One of the autos is free.
  2. The quality of these mangoes is good.
  3. Riya and Arjun play cricket.

Check: asal karta, of ke baad wala nahi; one of = is; a number of = are / the number of = is; and = plural; or / neither = nearest; with = pehla noun; everybody / news = singular; there = topic 15; -s = topic 07; have extra = I3; none of = topic 49; clauses = topic 50.