English Grammar Notes for Competitive Exams – Subject Verb Agreement part 2
English Grammar Notes for Competitive Exams – Subject Verb Agreement part 2
Subject Verb Agreement
9. Jury , Committee , Cabinet , Team , etc , Collective nouns है । जब ये एक unit ( इकाई ) के रूप में कार्य करते हैं तो एक वचन verb लेते हैं तथा जब किसी मामले में इनके सदस्यों में मतभेद हो या हमारा संकेत इनके सदस्यों की तरफ हो तो इनके बाद plural verb का प्रयोग किया जाता है ।
जैसे
( a ) Jury has given its verdict unanimously .
( b ) Jury were divided in their opinion on this issue .
( c ) In regard to details committee were divided .
( d ) The cabinet were much divided in their opinion regarding the foreign policy .
( e ) The team of players was then not in the town .
10. Scenery , information , advice , furniture आदि का प्रयोग singular nouns के रूप में ही होता है ।
जैसे
( a ) The scenery of Darjeeling is very beautiful
( b ) Your information was not true .
( c ) Thanks for your advice .
( d ) I have sold all my furniture .
11. Pants , spectacles , socks , scissors , binoculars आदि का प्रयोग सदैव plural nouns के रूप में होता है । इनका " s / es ” हटाकर singular बनाना गलत माना जाता है ।
जैसे
( a ) His pants were dirty .
( b ) My spectacles are ver costly .
( c ) I want to purchase two pair of socks .
( d ) These scissors are blunt .
( e ) Please give me your binoculars .
12. Pair , dozen , hundred , thousand , lakh , billion आदि से पहले संख्या हो तो इनके साथ " s " लगाकर plural बनाना गलत माना जाता है ।
जैसे
( a ) I want to purchase two pair of socks .
( b ) According to present market rate five dozen cost three hundred rupees .
( c ) Fifty thousands a big sum for a student .
15. Abstract , Material & proper nouns के बहुवचन नहीं बनाये जाते हैं । इनके बाद singular verb का प्रयोग होता है ।
जैसे
( a ) | Honesty is the best policy .
( b ) Water boils at 100 ° C.
( c ) The United States has a big navy .
14. ( i ) The + noun and noun ————-> singular verb.
( ii ) The + noun and the + noun + noun —————> plural verb.
( a ) The Chairman and Secretary is on leave .
( b ) The Chairman and the Secretary are on leave .
15. News , Wages , Mathematics आदि singular verb तथा people , cattle के बाद plural verb का प्रयोग किया जाता है ।
जैसे
( a ) This news is correct .
( b ) The wages of sin is death .
( c ) Mathematics is a scoring subject .
( d ) People were not happy with the BJP government
( e ) The cattle are grazing in the field .
Some Basic Singular and their Plural Nouns
S.No. | Singular Noun | Meaning | Plural Noun |
1 | criterion | मापदण्ड | criterion |
2 | phenomenon | परिदृश्य | phenomena |
3 | crisis | सकट | crises |
4 | basis | आधार | bases |
5 | maid servant | नौकरानी | maid servants |
6 | man servant | नोकर | men servants |
7 | brother in law | साला | brothers in law |
8 | sister in law | साली | sisters in law |
9 | Daughter in law | पुत्रवधु | Daughters in law |
10 | Son in law | दामाद | Sons in law |