{"id":860,"date":"2022-04-21T10:01:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T10:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=860"},"modified":"2025-10-22T10:30:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T10:30:08","slug":"e-ee-3-use-the-correct-verb-with-compound-subjects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-ee-3-use-the-correct-verb-with-compound-subjects\/","title":{"rendered":"E- EE.3 Use the correct verb \u2013 with compound subjects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Use the correct verb \u2013 with compound subjects<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-f79afd6ea8b322268468366b8e5f7cc7\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is a Compound Subject?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 A <strong>compound subject<\/strong> has <strong>two or more nouns or pronouns<\/strong> joined by <strong>and<\/strong>, <strong>or<\/strong>, or <strong>nor<\/strong>.<br>\ud83d\udcd8 <em>Example:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ravi and Meena<\/strong> play football. \u26bd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>When the Subjects Are Joined by &#8220;AND&#8221;<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Use a <strong>plural verb<\/strong> because it refers to <strong>more than one person or thing<\/strong>.<br>\ud83d\udcd8 <em>Examples:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>John and Mary are<\/strong> good friends. \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83e\udd1d\u200d\ud83d\udc68<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The cat and the dog fight<\/strong> sometimes. \ud83d\udc31\ud83d\udc36<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udfe2 <strong>Rule:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>If \u201cand\u201d joins two subjects, use a <strong>plural verb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>When the Subjects Are Joined by &#8220;OR&#8221; or &#8220;NOR&#8221;<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 The verb agrees with the <strong>subject closest to it<\/strong>.<br>\ud83d\udcd8 <em>Examples:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Either Ravi or his friends are<\/strong> coming. \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83e\udd1d\u200d\ud83e\uddd1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Neither the teachers nor the principal is<\/strong> here. \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udfeb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udfe1 <strong>Rule:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>When \u201cor\u201d or \u201cnor\u201d is used, the <strong>verb matches the nearest subject<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Singular and Plural Mix<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 If one subject is <strong>singular<\/strong> and the other is <strong>plural<\/strong>, place the <strong>plural subject last<\/strong> and use a <strong>plural verb<\/strong>.<br>\ud83d\udcd8 <em>Example:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The teacher or the students are<\/strong> planning the event. \ud83c\udf93<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Compound Subjects Referring to the Same Person or Thing<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 When two nouns joined by \u201cand\u201d refer to the <strong>same person or idea<\/strong>, use a <strong>singular verb<\/strong>.<br>\ud83d\udcd8 <em>Examples:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bread and butter is<\/strong> my favorite breakfast. \ud83c\udf5e\ud83e\uddc8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The singer and actor is<\/strong> performing tonight. \ud83c\udfa4\ud83c\udfad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Indefinite Pronouns with Compound Subjects<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 When using <strong>each<\/strong> or <strong>every<\/strong> before singular subjects joined by &#8220;and&#8221;, use a <strong>singular verb<\/strong>.<br>\ud83d\udcd8 <em>Examples:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Each boy and girl has<\/strong> a notebook. \ud83d\udcd4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Every pen and pencil is<\/strong> on the desk. \u270f\ufe0f\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Practice Tip<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udfe3 Always find the <strong>real subject<\/strong> of the sentence before choosing the verb.<br>\ud83d\udcd8 <em>Example:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Either the students or the teacher is<\/strong> responsible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Summary Chart<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Connector<\/th><th>Verb Form<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>and<\/td><td>plural verb<\/td><td>Tom and Jerry <strong>are<\/strong> funny. \ud83d\ude02<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>or \/ nor<\/td><td>agrees with nearest subject<\/td><td>Either the boys or the girl <strong>is<\/strong> ready. \ud83d\udc67<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>and (same idea)<\/td><td>singular verb<\/td><td>Fish and chips <strong>is<\/strong> tasty. \ud83c\udf5f\ud83d\udc1f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>each \/ every<\/td><td>singular verb<\/td><td>Every student and teacher <strong>was<\/strong> present. \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf93<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Remember:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u2714\ufe0f \u201cAnd\u201d = <strong>plural verb<\/strong> (usually)<br>\u2714\ufe0f \u201cOr\/Nor\u201d = <strong>verb agrees with the nearer subject<\/strong><br>\u2714\ufe0f \u201cEach\/Every\u201d = <strong>singular verb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p 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What is a Compound Subject? \ud83d\udc49 A compound subject has two or more nouns or pronouns joined by and, or, or nor.\ud83d\udcd8 Example: When the Subjects Are Joined by &#8220;AND&#8221; \u2705 Use a plural verb because it refers to more than one person or thing.\ud83d\udcd8<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-ee-3-use-the-correct-verb-with-compound-subjects\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- EE.3 Use the correct verb \u2013 with compound 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