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১টি প্রশ্ন — 'One of my sisters is a nurse'।
→ One of my sisters is a nurse ✓
| Rule | Example |
|---|---|
| One of [pl] + sing. v | One of the boys is here. |
| Each / Every + sing. n + sing. v | Each player is ready. |
| Either/Neither + sing. n + sing. v | Neither answer is correct. |
| Either A or B / Neither A nor B | Verb agrees with the NEAREST noun |
| 'There is/are' | Number agrees with subject following |
| Collective noun | Usually singular (as unit); plural if individuals |
| 'Some/All/None/Most/Half' | Depends on noun following (singular noun → sing v; plural noun → pl v) |
| Indefinite (someone, everybody) | Singular |
| Mathematical expressions | Often singular |
| Distances/Sums/Periods | Singular |
| 'A pair of' | Singular |
| News, Mathematics, Physics | Singular |
| Sentence | Verb |
|---|---|
| One of my friends is a doctor. | is |
| Each of the books is good. | is |
| Either Tom or his brothers are coming. | are (nearest = brothers) |
| Neither Tom nor his brother is coming. | is (nearest = brother) |
| The team is winning. (as unit) | is |
| The team are arguing. (as individuals) | are |
| Twenty miles is a long way. | is |
| Two and two is four. | is |
Subject-Verb Agreement — মূল লেকচার শিট — All SVA rules with examples।