write the verb. Either Mohan or his parents ......to be rewarded
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hey mate ur answer is either Mohan or his parents are to be rewarded .
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Subject-Verb agreement sounds fairly complex but actually refers to a very simple concept related to singular and plural verbs. All it says is that a singular verb must have a singular subject and a plural verb must have a plural subject. That's it!
Subject-Verb Agreement Rule
A singular verb must take a singular subject and a plural verb must take a plural subject.
A subject is whatever is doing the action of the verb. (For details refer to the earlier section of this book) A very simple example of this concept could be the sentence:
The students has taken the test.
The singular verb 'has' does not agree with the plural subject 'students'. So the correct sentence should read:
The students have taken the test (plural subject & plural verb)
OR
The student has taken the test (singular subject & singular verb)
Now let's look at a more GMAT-like question:
Recent studies indicate that the ability of a soldier to remain calm under attack by enemies, internal or external, determine whether the soldier will be the victor or the vanquished.
A) determine whether the soldier will be the victor or the capvanquished.
B) determines whether the soldier will be the victor and the capvanquished.
C) determine whether the soldier should be the victor and the capvanquished.
D) determines whether the soldier will be the victor or the capvanquished.
E) determine if the soldier will be the victor or the vanquished.
Follow the Aristotle Way and look at the first words of every option. So should it be 'determine' or 'determines'? Since it is the singular 'ability' and not the plural 'enemies' that determines, the correct option should be the singular 'determines' (and no, adding an 's' to a word does not make it plural; this actually makes it singular in most cases)
Analyzing the options,
- A, C & D are out because of the plural ‘determine’
- Between B & D the correct choice has to be D because the 'and' in B distorts the meaning of the sentence. How can the soldier be both the victor as well as the loser?
Subject-Verb Agreement Rule
A singular verb must take a singular subject and a plural verb must take a plural subject.
A subject is whatever is doing the action of the verb. (For details refer to the earlier section of this book) A very simple example of this concept could be the sentence:
The students has taken the test.
The singular verb 'has' does not agree with the plural subject 'students'. So the correct sentence should read:
The students have taken the test (plural subject & plural verb)
OR
The student has taken the test (singular subject & singular verb)
Now let's look at a more GMAT-like question:
Recent studies indicate that the ability of a soldier to remain calm under attack by enemies, internal or external, determine whether the soldier will be the victor or the vanquished.
A) determine whether the soldier will be the victor or the capvanquished.
B) determines whether the soldier will be the victor and the capvanquished.
C) determine whether the soldier should be the victor and the capvanquished.
D) determines whether the soldier will be the victor or the capvanquished.
E) determine if the soldier will be the victor or the vanquished.
Follow the Aristotle Way and look at the first words of every option. So should it be 'determine' or 'determines'? Since it is the singular 'ability' and not the plural 'enemies' that determines, the correct option should be the singular 'determines' (and no, adding an 's' to a word does not make it plural; this actually makes it singular in most cases)
Analyzing the options,
- A, C & D are out because of the plural ‘determine’
- Between B & D the correct choice has to be D because the 'and' in B distorts the meaning of the sentence. How can the soldier be both the victor as well as the loser?
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