Question

State whether the subject-verb relationship in the following sentences is grammatical or notional A) a 2000 rupees is all the money I need now. B)the audience were welcomed by the chief guest. C)the Indian team was badly defeated . D)the public have demanded justice. E)bread and butter is the staple diet of comman man

Answer 1

By definition, a notional sentence is a statement which is not based on any kind of investigation or fact but is just a sentence based on fiction or one's notion.

A grammatical sentence is a complete statement which conveys the whole meaning and it contains independent clauses.

So, by definition of the sentences, we can categorize the sentences as -

Statement A - is a Notional sentence.
 
Statement B - is a grammatical sentence

Statement C - is a Grammatical sentence

Statement D - is a notional sentence

Sentence E - is a notional sentence

Answer 2

The subject-verb relationship in the given sentences is notional.

Notional agreement in English grammar refers to agreement of verbs with their subjects and of pronouns with their antecedent nouns based on meaning instead of grammatical form. It is also known as synesis, semantic agreement or logical agreement.

Some common cases of notional agreement involve:

a. Collective nouns for example, family.

b. Plural expressions of quantity for example, five years.

c. Plural proper nouns for example, United States.

d. Some compound units with 'and' for example, bed and breakfast.