WEBVTT 00:01.130 --> 00:04.280 Hello welcome to this tutorial. 00:04.460 --> 00:09.980 Today we are going to talk about subject for agreement. 00:10.000 --> 00:12.700 Let's get started. 00:12.700 --> 00:17.910 The subject verb agreement is the correspondence of a verb with its subject. 00:17.980 --> 00:26.660 In person first second or third and no singular or plural. 00:26.890 --> 00:30.220 Have a look at the example over here. 00:30.430 --> 00:37.550 Liz is an accountant and she has a typical eight to five job. 00:37.570 --> 00:41.960 Note that the verb is corresponds with this subject. 00:42.010 --> 00:52.430 LIZ Which is the first person and singular and the verb has corresponds with the pronoun she which is 00:52.670 --> 00:55.640 in the third person and singular 00:58.950 --> 01:05.850 remember that subjects and verbs must agree with one another in person first. 01:05.910 --> 01:14.870 Second or third have a look at the table below and note the subject verb agreement. 01:14.880 --> 01:29.150 Rules of the verb to be in the present tense in the first person singular I m plural we are second person 01:29.390 --> 01:46.230 singular you are plural you are third person singular he she it is plural they are have a look at the 01:46.230 --> 01:58.970 example over here I am a student first person my brother is a pupil third person brother and you are 01:59.240 --> 02:00.420 a teacher. 02:00.530 --> 02:03.020 Second person you are 02:06.210 --> 02:14.540 note that subjects and verbs must agree with one another in no singular or plural. 02:14.570 --> 02:24.780 Thus if a subject is singular its verb must also be singular and if a subject is plural its for must 02:24.870 --> 02:26.810 also be plural. 02:27.010 --> 02:39.130 Have a look at the example below she cooks dinner and her brothers make breakfast the verb make corresponds 02:39.250 --> 02:51.050 with the noun brothers which is plural and the verb cooks corresponds with Shi which is singular and 02:51.050 --> 02:59.480 when the subject of the sentence is composed of two or more nouns or pronouns connected by the conjunction 02:59.870 --> 03:13.080 and make sure to use a plural verb for example brothers and sisters don't often get along brothers and 03:13.080 --> 03:26.190 sisters are connected by the conjunction and and so we use the plural form of the verb do and get don't 03:26.970 --> 03:32.470 get knows that the words each. 03:32.600 --> 03:35.730 Each one either neither. 03:35.960 --> 03:48.410 Every one every body any one any body no body Some body some one and no one are singular and so you 03:48.410 --> 03:55.160 must use a singular verb haven't look at the following examples. 03:55.270 --> 04:04.060 Each of these suggestions is interesting someone was standing at the door 04:07.260 --> 04:17.310 also notes that when two or more similar nouns or pronouns are connected by or or nor make sure to use 04:17.400 --> 04:19.880 a singular verb. 04:20.000 --> 04:35.100 Have a look at the example below either your mother or dad needs to contact me. 04:35.300 --> 04:44.030 Remember that when a compound subject contains both a singular and a plural noun or pronoun joined by 04:44.210 --> 04:52.080 or or nor the verb should agree with the parts of the subject that is closer to the verb. 04:52.250 --> 04:56.490 And that is also called the rule of proximity. 04:57.530 --> 05:00.400 Have a look at the examples below. 05:00.620 --> 05:06.840 The teacher or the students write whole Warwick on the board. 05:07.010 --> 05:16.160 Note how the teacher is singular but the students is plural and so the verb right needs to be in its 05:16.160 --> 05:17.120 plural form 05:20.340 --> 05:27.750 second example the students or the teacher writes homework on the board. 05:27.750 --> 05:37.680 Again note how the teacher is in its singular form and students is in a plural form the verb right is 05:37.680 --> 05:49.000 in its singular form because the subject that is closer to the verb is singular. 05:49.030 --> 05:57.140 Also remember that in sentences beginning with there is or there are. 05:57.260 --> 06:07.210 The subject follows the verb and that is also called the inverted subject as fair is not the subject 06:07.540 --> 06:11.110 the verb agrees with what follows. 06:11.110 --> 06:18.460 For instance in this example we have there is a book on the table. 06:18.670 --> 06:27.880 There is not the subject book is so the verb must agree with what is followed. 06:27.910 --> 06:37.480 Book there are books on the table again are agrees with the subject. 06:37.560 --> 06:47.170 Books which is in its plural form also note that the subject verb agreement with words that indicate 06:47.260 --> 06:53.620 portion for example a lot a majority some all. 06:54.400 --> 06:58.360 Now if the noun after off is singular. 06:58.360 --> 07:06.000 Make sure to use a singular verb and if it is plural use a plural verb. 07:06.050 --> 07:08.860 Have a look at the following examples. 07:08.930 --> 07:17.620 There is a lot of fuss around his arrival the verb is must agree with the subject. 07:17.660 --> 07:28.240 Fuss which is in its singular form and in the sentence there are a lot of people in the room the subject 07:28.240 --> 07:38.010 people is in its pure form and so the verb needs to be in its plural form as well. 07:38.020 --> 07:43.920 Also note that we use a singular verb with distance periods of time. 07:44.120 --> 07:49.390 Sums of money etc. when considered as a unit. 07:49.390 --> 07:57.390 Have a look at the following examples ten dollars is a high price to pay for socks. 07:57.430 --> 08:05.890 Note that ten dollars in this sentence is considered as a unit and in the sentence ten dollars. 08:05.890 --> 08:18.800 In other words dollar bills were scattered on the floor ten dollars is not considered as a unit. 08:18.820 --> 08:26.800 Also remember that collective nouns are words that imply more than one person but are considered singular 08:27.370 --> 08:29.180 and take a singular verb. 08:29.380 --> 08:40.150 For example family group team committee class etc. have a look at the sentence over here. 08:40.150 --> 08:43.760 My family is very big. 08:43.780 --> 08:48.250 Note that the word family is a collective noun. 08:48.250 --> 08:52.870 It implies more than one person but is considered singular.