{"id":843,"date":"2022-04-21T11:42:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T11:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=843"},"modified":"2025-10-04T07:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T07:05:10","slug":"e-bb-3-identify-and-correct-verb-agreement-with-compound-subjects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/9thclass.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-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>What is a Compound Subject?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>compound subject<\/strong> has <strong>two or more subjects<\/strong> joined by <strong>and<\/strong>, <strong>or<\/strong>, or <strong>nor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc36 <strong>Dogs<\/strong> and \ud83d\udc31 <strong>cats<\/strong> love to play.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Subject: <strong>Dogs and cats<\/strong> (plural)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Verb Agreement Rules<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd39 Rule 1: Subjects Joined by <strong>AND<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use a <strong>plural verb<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83c\udf4e Apples <strong>and<\/strong> \ud83c\udf4c bananas <strong>are<\/strong> my favorite fruits. \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u274c Apples and bananas <strong>is<\/strong> my favorite fruits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd39 Rule 2: Subjects Joined by <strong>OR \/ NOR<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Verb agrees with the subject <strong>closest to the verb<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Either the \ud83d\udc15 <strong>dog<\/strong> or the \ud83d\udc31 <strong>cats<\/strong> <strong>are<\/strong> making noise. \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither the \ud83d\udc31 <strong>cats<\/strong> nor the \ud83d\udc15 <strong>dog<\/strong> <strong>is<\/strong> hungry. \u2705<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd39 Rule 3: Singular + Plural Subjects<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use a verb that agrees with the <strong>nearest subject<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The teacher or the students <strong>have<\/strong> finished the work. \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The students or the teacher <strong>has<\/strong> finished the work. \u2705<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Common Mistakes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Treating a compound subject with <strong>and<\/strong> as singular:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c My friend and his brother <strong>is<\/strong> coming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 My friend and his brother <strong>are<\/strong> coming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ignoring proximity rule with <strong>or \/ nor<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c Either the boys or the girl <strong>have<\/strong> won.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Either the boys or the girl <strong>has<\/strong> won.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td> Quick Tips<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If <strong>AND<\/strong> connects two singular nouns \u2192 usually <strong>plural verb<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If <strong>OR \/ NOR<\/strong> connects \u2192 check the <strong>closest noun<\/strong> to the verb.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Words like <strong>each, everyone, nobody<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>singular verb<\/strong>, even if compound:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83c\udf38 Everyone <strong>and<\/strong> their friend <strong>is<\/strong> invited. \u2705<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Fun Practice<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The cat \ud83d\udc31 and the dog \ud83d\udc36 ____ (play \/ plays) outside.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Either the teacher \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb or the students \ud83d\udc66\ud83d\udc67 ____ (is \/ are) late.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My mom \ud83d\udc69 and dad \ud83d\udc68 ____ (is \/ are) at the market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Answers: are, are, are)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\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<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/strong><\/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 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A compound subject has two or more subjects joined by and, or, or nor. 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