{"id":677,"date":"2022-04-20T03:29:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T03:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=677"},"modified":"2025-10-04T09:43:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T09:43:28","slug":"e-ii-2-use-the-correct-subject-or-verb-with-compound-subjects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-ii-2-use-the-correct-subject-or-verb-with-compound-subjects\/","title":{"rendered":"E- II.2 Use the correct subject or 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-09eb8d27d0d70f35bd20b1cf47293f11\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83c\udf1f <strong>Using the Correct Subject or Verb \u2013 Compound Subjects<\/strong> \ud83c\udf1f<\/h1>\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?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>compound subject<\/strong> is when <strong>two or more subjects<\/strong> are joined together and share the <strong>same verb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc36 <strong>The dog<\/strong> and \ud83d\udc31 <strong>the cat<\/strong> <strong>are<\/strong> playing in the garden.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf4e <strong>Apples<\/strong> and \ud83c\udf4c <strong>bananas<\/strong> <strong>are<\/strong> my favorite fruits.<\/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><strong>Joining Words for Compound Subjects<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Compound subjects are usually joined by these <strong>joining words<\/strong> (conjunctions):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Conjunction<\/th><th>Meaning \/ Use<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>and<\/strong><\/td><td>Adds two subjects together \u2192 usually <strong>plural verb<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>or<\/strong><\/td><td>Shows a choice between subjects \u2192 verb agrees with <strong>nearest subject<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>nor<\/strong><\/td><td>Shows a negative choice \u2192 verb agrees with <strong>nearest subject<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\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><strong>Rule 1: With \u201cand\u201d \u2192 Use a Plural Verb<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When two subjects are joined by <strong>and<\/strong>, the verb is usually <strong>plural<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83c\udf1e <strong>The sun<\/strong> and \ud83c\udf08 <strong>the rainbow<\/strong> <strong>look<\/strong> beautiful today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udfc0 <strong>Ravi<\/strong> and \ud83c\udfd0 <strong>Meera<\/strong> <strong>are<\/strong> playing outside.<\/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><strong>Rule 2: With \u201cor\u201d \/ \u201cnor\u201d \u2192 Verb agrees with nearest subject<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If subjects are joined by <strong>or<\/strong> or <strong>nor<\/strong>, look at the <strong>subject closest to the verb<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Either \ud83c\udf6b <strong>chocolate<\/strong> or \ud83c\udf6a <strong>cookies<\/strong> <strong>is<\/strong> my favorite snack.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither \ud83d\udc38 <strong>the frog<\/strong> nor \ud83d\udc0d <strong>the snake<\/strong> <strong>is<\/strong> in the pond.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Either \ud83d\udc0d <strong>the snake<\/strong> or \ud83d\udc38 <strong>the frog<\/strong> <strong>are<\/strong> in the pond. \u2705 (nearest subject \u201cfrog\u201d is plural?) \u2013 careful! Actually frog is singular, so <strong>is<\/strong>.<\/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><strong>Special Tip: Mixed Singular &amp; Plural Subjects<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If one subject is singular and the other is plural:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. With <strong>and<\/strong> \u2192 usually <strong>plural verb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: <strong>The teacher<\/strong> and <strong>the students<\/strong> <strong>are<\/strong> ready.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2. With <strong>or \/ nor<\/strong> \u2192 verb matches <strong>nearest subject<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: <strong>The teacher<\/strong> or <strong>the students<\/strong> <strong>are<\/strong> ready.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: <strong>The students<\/strong> or <strong>the teacher<\/strong> <strong>is<\/strong> ready.<\/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><strong>Check Your Subject Carefully! \ud83d\udd0d<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Look for <strong>the main noun<\/strong> in the subject.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask: <strong>\u201cWho or what is doing the action?\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Match the <strong>verb<\/strong> in <strong>number<\/strong> (singular\/plural) with the subject.<\/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><strong>Quick Tricks \ud83c\udfc3<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>And = plural verb<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Or \/ Nor = nearest subject verb<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Singular + plural =<\/strong> check the joining word and nearest subject<\/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><strong>Examples to Practice \u2705<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc26 <strong>The bird<\/strong> and \ud83d\udc3f\ufe0f <strong>the squirrel<\/strong> <strong>are<\/strong> in the tree.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf4e <strong>An apple<\/strong> or \ud83c\udf4c <strong>some bananas<\/strong> <strong>is<\/strong> on the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udfa8 <strong>The artist<\/strong> or \ud83d\udd8c\ufe0f <strong>the students<\/strong> <strong>paint<\/strong> the wall.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udfe0 <strong>My house<\/strong> and \ud83c\udfe1 <strong>my neighbor\u2019s house<\/strong> <strong>look<\/strong> nice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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><strong>Emoji Reminder Chart \ud83d\udcca<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Joining Word<\/th><th>Verb Form<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>and<\/strong><\/td><td>Plural<\/td><td>\ud83d\udc36 + \ud83d\udc31 <strong>are<\/strong> friends<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>or \/ nor<\/strong><\/td><td>Nearest subject<\/td><td>\ud83c\udf4e or \ud83c\udf4c <strong>is<\/strong> 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A compound subject is when two or more subjects are joined together and share the same verb. Example: Joining Words for Compound Subjects Compound subjects are<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-ii-2-use-the-correct-subject-or-verb-with-compound-subjects\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- II.2 Use the correct subject or 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,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-677","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=677"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16091,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/677\/revisions\/16091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}