Subject Verb Agreement

Subject Verb Agreement

1. mvaviYZ GKwU Singular Subject GKwU Singular Verb MÖnY K‡i| Singular Verb Gi mv‡_ s ev es hy³ nq|

Ex: The big room---air conditional

           (a) is                            (b) are

            (c) should                  (d) do

2. wel‡qi bvg, eB‡qi bvg, †`‡ki bvg, †`L‡Z Plural n‡jI Gi verb wU Singular n‡e|

Ex: The Arabian Nights-------still a great favorite.

      (a) has                        (b) are

      (c) is                            (d) were

3. GKwU Plural Subject mvaviYZ GKwU Plural Verb MÖnY K‡i| Plural Verb Gi mv‡_ s ev es hy³ nq bv|

Ex: The memoranda -----------not important.

       (a) is                          (b) has

       (c) have                     (d) are

4. Ethics, Politics, Mathematics, Physics, Athletics, cÖf„wZ hw` Subject Gi bvg eySvq Z‡e Verb wU n‡e Singular.

Ex: Physics (be) my favourite subject.

       (a) are                       (b) is

       (c) will be                 (d) were

5.   along with, together with, as well as, with, accompanied with, in addition to, including, Øviv hy³ GKvwaK Noun/Pronoun Gi †¶‡Î c~‡e©i ev cÖ_g Noun/Pronoun Abyhvqx verb n‡e| cÖ_g noun/pronoun wU Singular n‡j verb wU singular n‡e Ges noun/pronoun wU plural n‡j verb wU plural n‡e|

Ex: They as well as he---incorrect

       (a) is                           (b) are             

       (c) will                       (d) was 

6. one of, either of, neither of, hw` Subject wn‡m‡e e¨eüZ nq Zvn‡j Gi verb wU Singular n‡e|

Ex: One of my friends-----a student of Rajshahi University.

       (a) are                        (b) is

       (c) is being                (d) being

7. GK fMœvsk e¨wZZ mKj fMœvsk Plural n‡q _v‡K|

Ex:  the of the work----finished.

       (a) were                  (b) has been

       (c) have been           (d) had

8. time, distance, weight, length, money G‡`i †`L‡Z Plural g‡b n‡jI Giv Singular verb MÖnY K‡i|

Ex: Sixty miles-------------(be) a long distance.

       (a) are                        (b) were        

       (c) is                            (d) none

9. Infinitive, Gerund, Clause hLb Subject iƒ‡c KvR K‡i ZLb Verb wU Singular n‡e|

Ex: Reading novels---my passion.

       (a) is                           (b) are

       (c) were                     (d) are being

Read + ing = Reading

(Verb + ing) = Gerund.

10. Relative Pronoun hw` Subject wn‡m‡e e¨eüZ nq Z‡e Gi cieZ©x verb wU H Relative Pronoun Gi Antecedent Gi number I Person Abymv‡i n‡q _v‡K| Relative Pronoun Gi wVK c~eeZ©x noun ev pronoun †K Antecedent e‡j|

 

Ex: It is I who-----to blame.

       (a) is              (b) are

     (c) am             (d) were

GLv‡b Relative Pronoun (Who) Gi Antecedent (I)

11. A number of Gi ci plural noun Ges plural verb e‡m wKš‘ The number of Gi ci plural noun wKš‘ Singular verb e‡m|

Ex: The number of students seeking admission in Rajshahi University.

       (a) have increased              

       (b) have been increased

       (c) is increased       

      (d) has increased

12. Everyone, Everybody, Nobody, none, anybody, anyone, BZ¨vw` n‡”Q singular G‡`i ci me©`vB Singular verb e‡m|

Ex: Choose the correct sentence.

        (a) Everybody has gone there

(a)  Everybody has went there

(b)  Every body are gone there

(c)  Every body have gone there

Most Important Question of Subject Verb Agreement

প্রশ্নগুলোর উত্তর দেওয়া হলো না আপনারা নিজেরা ট্রাই করবেন।

1.    A good student must know -.                                                
a) to study hard                           
b) to be a good student    
c) how to study effectively
d) the way of efficiency in study

2.    Wait here until I- you.                                                                                       
a) will call             b) call             
c) am calling          d) am going to call   

3.    It – five days since he -missing.                                                                         
a) was, has been    b) was, was    
c) has been, is        d) has been, went     

4.    Do you want – with you or do you want to go alone?         
a) me to come       b) me coming 
c) that I come        d) that I will come  

5.      --- since he settled in London.                                                                         
a) Ten years have passed 
b) Ten years had passed
c) Ten years have passed  
d) Ten years had been passed  

6.    He talks as if he – mad.                                             
a) was        b) were   c) had been   d) is

7.    Rabindranath’s stories often – surprise endings.                                      
a) had        b) have    c) has           d) have had   

8.    You can’t stop me --- what I want.                                                                   
a) doing     b) do   c) to do            d) that I do

9.    I went back to work (close) the door.                                               
a) closing               b) by closed   
c) closed                d) to close

10.   But for your help we --- in trouble.                                                             
a) have been          b) had been    
c) were being        d) would have been                                                                               

11.  He seems ---- his best for the test.                                                                   
a) to trying                        b) to have tried 
c) had tried            d) trying to 

12.  He gave up --- football when he got married.            
a) of playing          b) to play        
c) playing              d) play

13.  It is no use – about it.                                                                            
a) worrying           b) to worry     
c) worry                 d) for worry

14.  Would you mind – me out?                                                                               
a) to take               b) taking         
c) take                   d) taken  

15.  It’s time (you realize) your mistakes. Which of the following clause best fits in the above sentence?                                                                            
a) you realized                  b) that you realized  
c) you would realize          d) you have realize   

16.  The cyclist – he crossed the main street.           
a) looked with caution after 
b) had looked cautiously before
c) has looked cautiously after      
d) looks cautious when    

17.  He had witten the book before he -                                             
a) retired               b) had retired 
c) has retired         d) will be retired 

18.  The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he-
a) hasn’t flown      b) didn’t fly   
c) hadn’t flown     d) wasn’t flying 

19.  She – a nurse when she decided to qualify as a doctor.                                  
a) has been            b) is being      
c) is                        d) had been    

20.  He – tennis twice a week.                                                                      
a) is playing usually                       b) usually plays          
c) plays usually                  d) is usually playing      

21.  Each boy and each girl (dress) with a new dress.                                           
a) was dressed      b) were dressed          
c) dresses               d) have dressed  

22.  Neither Jane nor her brothers --a consent form for tomorrow’s field trip.
a) need                  b) needs                     
c) is needing          d) has need    

23.  The poet and novelist – dead.                                                                          
a) is           b) are               c) were            d) found  

24.  They as well as he --- incorrect.                                                        
a) is           b) are               c) will              d) was 

25.    I – the 9^th letter of English alphabet.                                                                
a) is           b) are               c) am               d) will be 

26.  Many a flower – born to blush unseen.                                                            
a) are         b) were            c) was              d) is  

27.  Identify the correct sentence-                                                            
a) He together with his friends has come yet.
b) He together with his friends have already come.
c) He together with his friends have not come yet.
d) He together with his friends has already come.  

28.  The effects of the climate change – devastating.                                  
a) is           b) are               c) has               d) had  

29.  A writer of stories ---- need of imagination.                           
a) does      b) have            c) is                  d) has    

30.  One of my friends – a student.                                                                          
a) is           b) are               c) is being        d) being

31.  No news – good news.                                                                                   
a) is           b) are               c) was              d) were

32.  It is I who – to blame.                                                 
a) is           b) are               c) am               d) were

33.  He has just – out.                                                                                           
a) gone      b) went            c) going       d) getting

34.  She - just a few minutes ago.                                                                      
a) left        b) has left        c) leaves     d) had left

35.  None of the students – a car.                                                                    
a) has         b) have            c) have got      d) own 

36.  Three-fourths of the work – finished.
a) have been          b) was  
c) were                  d) has been

37.  Do not make a noise while your father --.            
a) is sleeping         b) has slept     
c) asleep                d) is being slept 

38.  My uncle arrived while I – the dinner.                                     
a) would cook       b) had cooked
c) cook                  d) was cooking

39.  He thanked me for what I (do).                        
a) doing     b) had done     c) have done    d) done

40.  When I – money, I will buy a dictionary.                                                  
a) may get b) may be got  c) will get        d) get  

41.  I prefer swimming to-                                                                                  
a) walk                  b) walking      
c) walked              d) having walked 

42.  You had better ----- smoking.                                                                           
a) give up              b) to give up  
c) given up                        d) giving up 

43.  Choose the correct sentence.                                                                        
a) He disguised himself lest he be recognized.
b) He was disguised lest he should be recognized.
c) He disguised lest he be recognized.
d) He disguised himself lest he can be recognized.   

44.  I wish I – a king.                                                                                          
a) was        b) am               c) is                 d) wer 

45.  Javed had Asad – the car.                                                                                 
a) would wash      b) to wash                  
c) wash                  d) to be washed         

46.   It costs about sixty dollars to have a tooth -.                                                  
a) filling    b) to fill           c) filled            d) fill

47.  I have no objection to -your story again.                      
a) hear       b) have heard  c) hearing   d) be heard 

48.  Don’t let that (bother) you.                                                                               
a) to bother  b) bothers     c) bother      d) bothered  

49.  She tried to be serious but she couldn’t help - .                                         
a) laughing            b) to laugh      
c) laugh                 d) that to laugh

50.  She is looking forward – to Europe.                                                                 
a) to go                  b) to have gone          
c) to be gone         d) to going

51.  The teacher punished the student with a view to -----
a) correcting him   b) correct him 
c) corrected him    d) be corrected him

52.  I remember – France when I was young.                                                    
a) visit                   b) to visit        
c) visiting              d) none of the above 

53.  She finally got used to – our food.                                                                  
a) eating                b) eat              
c) have eaten         d) be eating 

54.  I heard him (to say) so. Identify the correct one.                       
a) I heard him saying so.   b) I heard him says so.                            
c) I heard him say so.      d) I heard him so saying.

55.  The grass is very long. It needs –                      
a) cut         b) cutting        c) to cut   d) to be needs