English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
- When two nouns refer to a single person, the verb should be singular. One can tell that two nouns refer to the same person when the second noun is not preceded by an article:
The Dean of Arts and acting Chief Imam still teach regularly. ✖️
The Dean of Arts and acting Chief Imam still teaches regularly. ✔️
The Dean of Arts and the acting Chief Imam still teach regularly. ✔️
The last sentence shows that the Dean is different from the acting Chief Imam. - Many- A/An Concord: When “many a/an” is used in the subject position of a sentence, it is followed by a singular noun and a singular verb even though it is used to refer a large number of things or people:
Many a woman is the bread winner of their homes. ✔️
Many an orange has been eaten in this room today. ✔️ - More than concord: When “more than” is used in the subject position of a sentence, the verb is determined by the noun that follows “more than”:
More than an hour is needed to fix this. ✔️
More than two hours are needed to fix this. ✔️
GAB
3 Comments
Waw!!!! This is amazing, am happy to part of this wonderful family
I remain grateful and I celebrate the coordinators and every member of this family.
Waw!!!! This is amazing, am happy to part of this wonderful family.
I remain grateful and I celebrate the coordinators and every member of this family.
This is wonderful, I have learnt something powerful from this post.
Thank you sir for your investments in the lives of people. More greese to your elbows.