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Agreement : Subject vs Verb and Pronoun vs Antecedent

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Chapter 12

SUBJECT, VERB, AND PRONOUN AGREEMENT
All parts of a sentence should agree. In general, if the subject is singular, the verb and any
pronouns referring to the subject should be singular; if the subject is plural, the verb and any
pronouns referring to the subject should be plural. Changing a subject from singular to plural
may change other parts of the sentence, too!

Agreement of Subjects and Verbs

Agreement of Subjects and

:Agreement of Subjects and verbs (Verb)

 

(Subject)

Tense Voice Mood

(Subject)

 

Present Simple Tense

(I, You)

He walks to school every day

They walk to buy something at the market.

Daeng goes to school by bus.

The boys like some mangoes.

A girl is afraid of an elephant

  1. and

Tom and Mary are friends.

He and she walk together.

Dam and I are very happy.

a) and

Whisky and soda is my favourite drink.

Bread and butter is very nice fare.

Truth and honesty is the best policy.

Time and tide waits for no man.

b). and   Article

 

The manager and owner of this school is going to Hong Kong soon.

The horse and carriage is at the door.

 

  1. c) Article

 

The headmaster and the manager of the school are very young

 

3)

  1. a) Article Article

The white and black cat is mine.

A thin and tall tourist has stayed here for two weeks.

  1. b) Artialc

A white and a black cat are playing under the table. (Page 249)

  1. Collective Noun)

class

Jury

family

cabinet

group

government

team

fleed

Committee

crew

The football team is playing well.

 

The government has decided to pass the bill.

 

 

The football team are having baths.

The government have discussed the matter for a long time.

(have)

 

with

together with

as well as

including

in addition to

except

along with

besides

excluding

accompanied by

but

like

plus

or

not

in company with

Smith, with his friends is drawing a picture.

My partners as well as I were ruined.

The explanation in addition to the rules is very clear.

She not you is praised for this matter.

anybody

everything

someone

anyone

everywhere somewhere

anything

neither of

anywhere

nobody

each

no one

each of

no one except

each one nothing

either of not one of +

every

one of u

everyone

somebody

everybody something

 

 

Each of the boys plays very well.

 

Something seems very difficult for me.

One of you both is lucky to go abroad.

Either of the topics is a good choice for a report.

Neither of the two girls is beautiful.

 

  1. and each :            (Page 251)

Each man and woman works hard.

Every boy and girl is sitting under the tree.

 

  1. (Pronoun)

all

many

few

both

several

few

some

Both are working in the same office.

Many are called ; but few are chosen.

All were arrested last night.

Some are sweet, but some are sour.

 

 

Some boys are lazy.

All books are useful.

 

Many men want to stay here.

some  all

Some rice was left on the table.

All money was paid for a new house

 

9.

a lot of         lots of              all of

half of          most of            some of

none of         plenty of         percent of

heaps of

All of this furniture is new.

Half of the students are able to speak French.    (Page 253)

None of boys are here

Twenty percent of the houses were insured.

Most of the people are very glad to see their King.

a few               a great number of

 

a number of    a great many

 

a good number of       a good many

 

a large number of       great variety of

 

two or three of

 

 

A number of words are used in this book.

A great many places impress them.

A large number of people are interested in this case.

A great variety of things in the shop are useful for us.

 

 

Many a +

The number of +

Many a student feels excited during his first few weeks in school.

The number of friends of mine was punished.

 

 

an amount of              a large amount of

a great deal of                         a large quantity of

 

a good deal of             a little

He did a great deal of work two weeks ago. (Page 253)

 

A great deal of gold was divided into two parts.

Rood deal of water is not clean for us to drink.

  1. of Of

 

Freedom of speech, press, and religion is what we need.

The emigration of a large number of people is greater every year.

 

(of     freedorm emigration)

 

Physics

Mumps

Economics

Measles

Politics

Mathematics

Alms

News

Means

:- Physics is more difficult than social science.

 

Mathematics is a required subject.

 

Deer

Cod

Sheep

Fish

Trout

Salmon.

Herring.

A deer is in the field.

Five deer are in the zoo.

Fish is good to eat.

Three fish were bought at the market.     (Page 254)

People

Cattle

Police

Vermin

Poultry

Children

The cattle are useful for the farmers.

The police are standing round the house.

 

16.

Trousers

Suds

Shorts

Sheers

Drawers

Tweezers

Breeches

Trappings

Arms

Entrails

Wages

Biceps

Tidings

Spectacles

Riches

Tongs

Assets

Bellows

Amends

Pincers

Chattels

Scissors

Victuals

Thanks

Whiskers

Clothes

Eaves

Billiards

pantacons

draughts

bowels

contents

embers

fatters

nuptials

My trousers are dirty.

His whiskers are both long and beautiful.   (Page 255)

 

17, (title of book)   (a sum of money)   (distance)    (time):

 

Gulliver’s Travels” was written by Swift.

“The Stories of Shakespeare’s Plays” is an interesting book.

A hundred pounds is a large amount of money.

Fifty dollars is too expensive for this camera.

Ten kilometers is a long distance to walk in one hour.

Three weeks is too long time to wait.

 

  1. Or, either………Or, neither……..nor,

not only………but also………. or, nor, but

:

 

You or he cleans the house today.

Either she or you are going to answer the telephone.

Neither you nor I am to go now.

Neither Daeng nor his friends have gone home.

Either. Or, neither……….nor

  1. A)

Or nor

 

Either Jack or his friends are to be promoted.

 

Neither the house nor its contents were insured.

Or nor

Either Dam or I am to be blamed.

Neither Dam nor I am to be blamed.

 

You   or   nor

Either you or your friend is right

Neither you nor I am to get the prize.

 

19) who, which, that  Relative Pronoun

(Antecedent)

Who, which, that

 

It is I who am wrong.

The boys who are playing there are my students

This is the girl who comes here every Sunday.

This is one of those pictures which impress us,

It is the only book that has been written especially for Thai students

 

 

20)

You, not I, are responsible for that. PD at s

She, not they, is going to leave.

Not riches, but honor makes the man.

 

  1. Infinitive ( to) gerund (ing)

To read a book every day is a good habit.

To mend cars is the work of a mechanic.

Climbing mountains is a good exercise.

Drinking a lot of water when you are hot is said to be unwise.

  1. Adjective

 

The poor are many, but the rich are few.

 

The strong are able to life the box.

 

The bad go to hell, but the good go to heaven.

 

Only one of + that , who , which+

One of + +that , who, which +

He is only one of the three boys who comes here.

=Only one comes; who only one boys

He is one of the ten boys who come here.

=(all ten boys come ; who  boys)

24.

Two-thirds of the students are studying in the room.

Two-thirds of the wall is painted green.

Two-thirds of the money has been spent.   (Page 258)

 

25).

Five and five are ten

Ten and ten are twenty.

Fifty and fifty are hundred

Four and four make sixteen.

26).  here, there (here, there here )

 

There is a book on the table.

There are three books in the suitcase.

Here comes the bus.

There go the thieves.

There have been two accidents so far.

 

(Personal Pronoun)

 

There he goes.

Here we are.

There you are.

 

Underline the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

  1. Father with his children (s, are) working in the field now
  2. A pair of scissors (is, are) lying on the table.
  3. Economics (is, are) Jim’s major field of study.
  4. The first two parts of the experiment (take, takes) the most time,
  5. A number of books (is, are) on reserve in the library for this course
  6. The house together with its articles (belong, belongs to this man.
  7. The sound of drums, fifes, and trumpets (is, are) heard.
  8. The rich sometimes (help, helps) the poor
  9. The committee (has, have) agreed to a plan.
  10. Many a man (has, have) attended to take a part in competition. (page 259)

 

 

  1. Ten kilometers (is, are) a long way to walk in an hour.
  2. One-fourth of the students (is, are) in the room.
  3. One-third of sugar (was, were) sold yesterday.

14 Five thousand pounds (is, are) lot of money to buy the old car.

  1. Mr. Brow, accompanied by his wife and three children, (has, have) just arrived in Bangkok.
  2. One half of these books (belong, belongs) to you.

 

  1. is 2 is 3. is 4 take 5. are 6. belongs 7. is 8. help
  2. has 10. has 11. is 12. are 13. was 14. is 15. has 16. belongs

 

  1. There… ………(be) rice and curry for you for this morning.
  2. She as well as her friends………………….(be) in the room.
  3. My parents or my brother…………..(do) it.

4The number of the new-comers………….(have) increased.

5.Bread and butter……………..(be) my breakfast today.

  1. Some of bread ……………….(be) brown.
  2. The whole gang………………(have) arrested already.
  3. Either you or he………………(be) wrong.
  4. There-quarters of the world………………..(be) covered with water.
  5. Not only his friend but his sister also.. .. (want) to know the result of examination.

 

  1. is is      3.does             4.has                5.are                6.belongs                     7.is 8.help                    9. has               10.has              11.is                 12.are              13.was
  2. is 15.has 16.belongs

 

Agreement of Pronouns and Antecedents

 

Agreement of Pronouns and Antecedents fools?

 

Agreement of Pronouns and Antecedents ne

(number)  (person)  ( gender)

 

1) one (Possessive pronoun)  one  one’s  his  her

One must do one’s duty.

 

One must do his (or her) duty.)

One ought to be responsible for what one says

One ought to be responsible for what he (she) says.

 

 

someone, somebody, everyone, everybody, each, either, neither, every, onyone, no , one,

(Pronoun).

 

-he     she

-him    her

 

Everybody says he will do his best.

(Everybody says they will do their best.)

Anyone can make his choice now

(Anyone can make their choice now)

If anyone knows the truth, let him tell it.

(let them tell it.)

No one carries his own pack outside

(No one carries their own pack outside.)

 

Underline the correct from of the words in parentheses

  1. One can’t be too cautious of (his, one’s) good name.
  2. Two members of this family are having their, his) lunch.
  3. One must want what (one, he) has.
  4. Everyone in the congregation gave (his, their) consent to the schemer.
  5. Somebody, of course, is bound to forget what (one, he) should do.

6 Anyone can now make (his, one’s) choice.

  1. No one of you was able to do (your, his) work.

 

 

  1. one’s   2. Their       3. One      4. His        5. He        6. He      7. His          (Page 261)

 

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