Subject-Verb Part-5

 Rule 22


There ପରେ ଆସୁଥିବା Verb Plural ହେବ କିମ୍ବା Singular ହେବ, ଏହା ଉପରେ ନିର୍ଭର କରେ ଯେ ବାକ୍ୟର Subject Plural କିମ୍ବା Singular |

Examples:

(a) There is a girl in the room.

(b) There are ten students in the class.

(c) There was a queen.

(d) There were several ministers in the party.



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Rule 23


କିଛି nouns, ଯେପରି: furniture, luggage, information, advice, work, knowledge, equipment, behaviour, scenery, traffic, fruit, electricity, music, progress, weather, nonsense, sense, ଇତ୍ୟାଦି uncountable noun ହେଉଛନ୍ତି | ଏହାଙ୍କର Plural ରୂପ ନ ହୁଏ | ଏମିତି noun ସହିତ a/an ର ବ୍ୟବହାର ହୋଇନଥାଏ ଏବଂ singular verb ବ୍ୟବହୃତ ହୁଏ |

Examples:

(a) Work is worship.

(b) Knowledge is power.

(c) His behaviour was not proper.

(d) His advice in the matter is trustworthy.

(e) The scenery of Kashmir is indeed beautiful.



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Rule 24


As follows (ଏକ phrase) ର ବ୍ୟବହାର ଠିକ୍, as follow ଲେଖିବା ଭୁଲ |

Examples:

(a) The main points are as follows. (not as follow)

(b) The details are as follows. (not as follow)



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Rule 25


The following ଓ the undersigned ଯଦି singular subject ଭାବରେ ଥାଏ, ତେବେ singular verb ହେବ, ନାହିଁ ହେଲେ plural verb ହେବ |

Examples:

(a) The following are the new prices of the items.

(b) Undersigned has taken a decision. — S.K. Jain

(c) We, the undersigned, request the pleasure of your company. — S.K. Jain and P.K. Jain

(d) The following is the summary of the discussions held in the meeting.



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Rule 26


କିଛି ବାକ୍ୟରେ Singular noun ର repetition, preposition ପରେ ଥିଲେ, ତେବେ verb ସିଙ୍ଗୁଲାର ହୁଏ |

Examples:

(a) Man after man was coming there.

(b) One month after another has passed.

(c) Ship after ship is arriving regularly.

(d) He begs from door to door.



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Rule 27


କିଛି Nouns ଦୁଇଭାଗରେ ବନା ଥିବାରୁ Plural ଦେଖାଯାଏ, ତେଣୁ ଏହାଙ୍କ ସହିତ Plural Verb ବ୍ୟବହୃତ ହୁଏ |

Examples:

(a) My shoes are new.

(b) The scissors are blunt.

(c) His pants are tight.

(d) Her spectacles are beautiful.


ଯଦି pair ସହିତ ବ୍ୟବହାର କରାଯାଏ, ତେବେ Verb Singular ହୁଏ:

(a) Only a pair of shoes is required.

(b) A pair of scissors was purchased by me.



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Rule 28


କିଛି nouns ଯେପରି: sheep, fish, deer, pice — Singular ଓ Plural ଦୁହିଁ ରୂପରେ ଏକାକି ରହନ୍ତି |

Examples:

(a) A sheep is a beautiful animal.

(b) Many sheep are grazing there.

(c) I found a pice.

(d) I found five pice.

(e) ❌ There are many fishes in the pond. — Incorrect

✅ There are many fish in the pond. — Correct



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Rule 29


ଯଦି କୌଣସି ବାକ୍ୟରେ infinitive, gerund, phrase କିମ୍ବା clause subject ଭାବେ ବ୍ୟବହୃତ ହୁଏ, ତେବେ Singular Verb ବ୍ୟବହୃତ ହୁଏ |

Examples:

(1) Swimming is a good exercise. (Gerund)

(2) To swim is good for you. (Infinitive)

(3) How to start it is a big question. (Phrase)

(4) That she is poor is known to me. (Clause)

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