Subject-Verb Agreement

Every Sentence must has a subject and verb.subject &  
verb  in sentence must agree in Person and Number.
That means, when subject is singular in sentence, verb is also is singular Or Subject is plural in sentence .verb is plural.


Example:  1.The boy plays football.  (singular verb)

                 2.The boys play football.  (Plural verb)
 
                [singular verb require s/es]

Rule: 1) singular subject accept singular verb


Example: 1.The Headmaster wants to speak to you.

              2. He is a good boy

Rule1.A)Books name ,Subject name,country names seems plural but its to be singular.so verb will here singular

Example: 1) Cultural studies   gives a new meaning of culture(Subject name)

                2) The United States has a big Navy. (country name)


Rule:2.Plural subject accept plural Verb.




        Example:1)The boys play football.


        


Sentence

Sentence is a group of words when express any meaning is called sentence.


                                   Example: I am a student. 

 I, am, a, student are particular words but when they use in format and express meaning that called sentence.

Note: when a group of words can not express meaning is can not be called sentence.

That means every sentence express meaning.
                           Sentence Format:                         
  Example:      play  football            lastday
                    sub  verb complement    modifier   


Note:Complement and Modifier are not compulsory in every Sentence  

Subject: Subject is the agent of the sentence. It can be person or thing .Subject is responsible for the action of sentence.
According to normal format of a sentence SUBJECT,place before the verb.
Note:Subject can be a single noun word or a noun phrase. 

 Example:1.She is very beautiful   
                  Subject 
                 2.John  is reading the book.
                    Subject
In example  1 and 2He ,and JOHN are subject and the place before Verb.

Example:3. The book is on the table
                  Subject
In example 3 THE BOOK is noun phrase. 

Verb: Verb follows the subject.Verb describe the action of a sentence .This is main part of a sentence.
Verbs place after the Subject Verbs can be a single words or verbs phrase.
Note:Every sentence in English must have a verb.

 Example:He eats rice.
                        Verbs
In this sentences Eats a verbs.Eats describe the action of the sentence
Example:1.I am eating rice.
                       verb phrase
In example AM Eating is verb phrase.

Complement:A complement completes the verb.It is same as subject.It is also noun or noun phrase.it is placed after the verb.
Note: Every sentence does not require a complement.
Remember that complement can not begin with preposition.A complement answer the question WHAT and WHOM.
Example:I eat rice (What do i eat?)
               They called mary yesterday(Whom did they called?)
In sentence RICE  MARY complete sentence. What I eat.

Modifier: A modifier tells the time ,Place ,or manner of the verb.modiffier can be place anywhere of the sentence.
Note:Every sentence does not require a modifier Answer the question WHEN, WHERE,HOW

Example:John bought a book at the bookstore
                                                        Modifier 

In this sentence AT THE BOOKSTORE  is modifier because 
its tell the buying place.

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