Question

Lingan _______has or have_____ two part-time jobs​

Answer 1

Answer:

Lingan has two part-time jobs.

Explanation:

A verb must agree with its Number and Person.

In other words, the Verb of a sentence agrees with the Number and Person of the Subject of that sentence.    

1. Number

The basic principle of Subject-Verb agreement is that singular subjects need singular verbs. Plural subjects need plural verbs.

2. Person:

The rules regarding the person are as follows:

(i) The first person singular or plural takes a singular verb:  

• I like this scenery.

• We like this scenery.

(ii) The second person singular or plural takes a singular verb:  

• You like this scenery.

(iii) The third-person singular takes a singular verb:  

• He likes this scenery.

(v) The third person plural takes a plural verb:  

• They like this scenery.

3. Uncountable Noun:

When we use an uncountable noun as the subject of a verb, we use a singular form of the verb:  

• Honesty is the best policy.
• Fear begins to haunt him.

4. Singular and Plural Nouns:

When we use a singular noun as the subject of a verb, we use a singular verb. Plural nouns take a plural verb:  

• The moon was shining in the sky.  

5. One of + Plural Noun:

When the subject consists of ‘one of + plural noun’, the verb is singular:  

• One of the girls was singing.  

6. Long Subject:

When a clause or a long group of words is the subject, we have to be careful to make the verb agree with the subject:  

• The chairs which I bought yesterday are very costly.
• The woman whom I met in the market was my friend’s sister.

7. Introductory ‘there’:

The verb has to agree with the real subject that follows the introductory there. If the subject is singular, then there will be followed by a singular verb. If the real subject is plural, then ‘there’ will be followed by a plural verb:  

• There is no chair in the room.

8. Two or More Nouns:

When two or more nouns function as the subject, a plural verb is used:  

• Satish and his sister have gone to see a movie.

9. Distances, Weight, etc:

For distances, weight, height or amounts of money, we use a singular verb even when the subject is plural:  

• Ten thousand rupees is not a small sum.  

10. Plural Names:

The title of a book, the name of a house or a hotel in plural takes a singular verb:  

• “The Arabian Nights” has interesting stories.  

11. Plural Nouns with Singular Meaning:

Nouns which are plural in form but singular in meaning usually take a singular verb:  

• Mathematics is not an easy subject.  

12. Singular Nouns with Plural Verb:

Some nouns which appear to be singular in form take a plural verb:  

• The police have arrested three terrorists.  

13. Collective nouns like group, crowd, flock, regiment, etc. are generally followed by a singular verb:  

• A group of boys was playing in the ground.  

14. ‘Class’ nouns such as food, furniture, clothing, etc. take a singular verb:  

• This furniture is very old.
• This imported cutlery is very costly.  

15. Some nouns which appear to be plural in form when preceded by a pair of take a singular verb, for example, shoes, scissors, trousers, etc.  

• A pair of scissors was taken out of the drawer.  

But when these nouns are used without ‘a pair of’, they take a plural verb:  

• His shoes have worn out.  

16. Some nouns are preceded by a lot of, a plenty of, a great deal of, etc. These nouns take a singular verb when they refer to amount or quantity. But they take a plural verb when they refer to number:  

• A lot of people visit the exhibition.  

17. When a singular subject is joined by as well as, in addition to, except, etc. with another noun or pronoun, we use a singular verb.  

• Sohan as well as his brother has come.  

18. A singular verb is used with singular pronouns, e.g. each, either, neither, anyone, etc.  

• Each of the boys was given a prize.
• Neither of the students was absent.
• Everybody has helped her.

19. When two or more subjects are connected by nor or or, the verb is used according to the number of the noun nearest to it:  

• Neither she nor her sisters visit the temple.
• Either they or he is telling a lie.

20. A collective noun such as jury, committee, family, etc. takes a singular verb when it is considered one unit. But when they are regarded as individuals, they take a plural verb:  

• The jury is about to give its decision.
• The jury are divided in their opinion.  

21. When some nouns are regarded as one unit, they take a singular verb:  

• Bread and butter is wholesome food.
• Brick and stone are lying scattered all over the place.

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