12/05/2020
★★Rules of Right Form of Verb / Sub. Verb Agreement★★
Rule-1: Subject যদি singular হয় তাহলে verb singular হবে এবং subject যদি plural হয় verb plural হবে।
Example : Expansion ----------- new original ideas but only application in other areas.
a. requires
b. does not require
c. does not requires
d. not only requires
ANS: B
Rule - 2: দুই বা ততোধিক subject 'and' দ্বারা যুক্ত হলে verb plural হয়।
Example : " Fame as well as fortune were his goals" in life.
a. Fsme as well as fortune were his goals
b. Fame as well as fortune was his gosls
c. Fame as well as fortune were his goal
d. Fame and fortune were his goals
ANS: D
Rule - 3: সাধারণত সমজাতীয় একাধিক Noun 'and' দ্বারা যুক্ত হয়ে একই বস্তু বা ধারণা নির্দেশ করলে verb singular হয়।
Example : The examination and scoring system ----------.
a. provide accurate results
b. have been designated
c. have been designed
d. has been designed
ANS: D
Rule - 4: এক বা একাধিক singular subject এর পূর্বে each, every, either, neither থাকলে verb সাধারণত singular হয়।
Example : Every member of my family -------- here tonight.
a. are
b.is
c. in
d. were
e. be
ANS: B
★★ NOTE: Each যদি plural subject এর পর বসে তাহলে verb plural হয়।
যেমন: The pupils each " have" to take a test.
Rule - 5: যদি বিভিন্ন number অথবা person এর subject 'and' দ্বারা যুক্ত হয়, তাহলে verb টি plural হয়।
Example: (I) You, he and I " are" friends.
( ii) You and he " are" birds of the same feather.
(iii) You and I would "enjoy" watching the T.V.
Rule -6: দুটি singular noun যদি একটিমাত্র ব্যক্তি বা বস্তুকে বুঝায় অর্থাৎ and দ্বারা দুটি noun যুক্ত হয়ে প্রথম noun টির পূর্বে the থাকলে verb singular হবে।
[The + noun + and+ noun+ verb (singular) + ext. ]
Example : 'The' principal and secretary of the college "is" coming.
Rule -7: কিন্তু and দ্বারা দুটি noun যুক্ত হয়ে উভয় noun এর পূর্বে the থাকলে verb plural হবে।
[ The + noun+ and+ the+ noun+ verb ( plural) + ext.]
Example : 'The' principal and ' the secretary ' of the college "are" coming.
Rule -8: Collective noun যদি single unit (