{"id":681,"date":"2022-04-20T05:31:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T05:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=681"},"modified":"2025-10-03T07:25:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T07:25:15","slug":"e-bb-2-use-the-correct-verb-with-compound-subjects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-bb-2-use-the-correct-verb-with-compound-subjects\/","title":{"rendered":"E- BB.2 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 subject or verb \u2013 with compound subjects<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-839bab2a1c15b72e612ced83fb47eefc\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>\ud83c\udf1f Use the Correct Verb with Compound Subjects \u270d\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is a Compound Subject? \ud83e\udd14<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>compound subject<\/strong> has <strong>two or more nouns or pronouns<\/strong> joined by <strong>and \/ or \/ nor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 Example: <em>Ravi and Meena<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Rules for Choosing the Correct Verb \u2705<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2728 <strong>Rule 1: Subjects joined by \u201cand\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Usually take a <strong>plural verb<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 Example: <em>Ravi and Meena <strong>are<\/strong> playing.<\/em> \ud83c\udfbe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2728 <strong>Rule 2: Subjects joined by \u201cor \/ nor\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The verb agrees with the <strong>subject closest<\/strong> to it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 Example: <em>Either Ravi or his friends <strong>are<\/strong> coming.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 Example: <em>Neither the students nor the teacher <strong>was<\/strong> late.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2728 <strong>Rule 3: Collective Idea<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If the compound subject refers to <strong>one person\/thing<\/strong>, use a <strong>singular verb<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 Example: <em>Bread and butter <strong>is<\/strong> my favorite breakfast.<\/em> \ud83c\udf5e\ud83e\uddc8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quick Tips \ud83c\udf08<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2705 Look at the <strong>connector<\/strong> (and \/ or \/ nor).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Check if the subject is <strong>plural or singular<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Match the verb correctly for clear grammar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Examples \ud83d\udcdd<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Tom and Jerry <strong>make<\/strong> us laugh.<\/em> \ud83d\ude02<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Either Ramesh or his brother <strong>is<\/strong> helping today.<\/em> \ud83e\udd1d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Rice and curry <strong>is<\/strong> delicious.<\/em> \ud83c\udf5b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2728 <strong>Remember:<\/strong> The verb must always <strong>match the subject<\/strong> in number and meaning! \u2714\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/70874\/977\/587\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-27.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-27.png 500w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-27-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-27-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-27-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/37183\/910\/215\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-28.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-28.png 500w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-28-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-28-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-28-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use the correct subject or verb \u2013 with compound subjects Key Notes: \ud83c\udf1f Use the Correct Verb with Compound Subjects \u270d\ufe0f What is a Compound Subject? \ud83e\udd14 A compound subject has two or more nouns or pronouns joined by and \/ or \/ nor. Rules for Choosing the Correct Verb \u2705 \u2728 Rule 1: Subjects<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-bb-2-use-the-correct-verb-with-compound-subjects\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- BB.2 Use the correct verb \u2013 with compound subjects&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-681","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=681"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17193,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/681\/revisions\/17193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}