Subject-Verb Agreement Part-8

 Rule 41

Everyone, Everybody, Nobody, Somebody, No one, Each one, Someone ସହିତ Singular Verb ବ୍ୟବହାର କରାଯାଏ | ଯେପରି:

(1) Everyone was happy to get this news.

(2) Somebody is coming here.

(3) Each one was given a gift.

(4) Someone is there in the hall.



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Rule 42

Either of, Each of, Neither of ସହିତ ସମୟରେ Singular Verb ବ୍ୟବହାର କରାଯାଏ | ଧ୍ୟାନ ରଖନ୍ତୁ, Either of, Each of ଏବଂ Neither of ପରେ Subject (noun) Plural ଆସେ | ଯେପରି:

(a) Each of the students was given a gift.

(b) Either of the magazines is useful.

(c) Neither of the books is cheap.

(d) Neither of the girls was beautiful.



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Rule 43

କୌଣସି ବାକ୍ୟରେ Verb ତାହାର Subject ଅନୁଯାୟୀ ଲାଗେ ନାହିଁ, Complement ଅନୁଯାୟୀ ଲାଗେ | ନିମ୍ନଲିଖିତ ବାକ୍ୟ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଏହି କଥା ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ହୁଏ | ଯେପରି:

(1) Our only guide were the stars. – Incorrect

Our only guide was the stars. – Correct

(2) The stars was our only guide. – Incorrect

The stars were our only guide. – Correct



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Rule 44

କିଛି Verb ପରେ 'as' ଅନିବାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ହୁଏ | ସେହି Verb ହେଲେ: regard, describe, represent, portray, depict, mention, define, treat | ଯେପରି:

(a) You ought to have regarded him as your brother.

(b) He was described by his wife as the most harmless man.

(c) He portrayed him as a typical country farmer.

(d) Someone has defined genius as an infinite capacity for learning.

(e) You should have treated him as your brother.



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Rule 45

କିଛି Verb ପରେ 'as' ନାହିଁ ଲାଗେ | ସେହି Verb ହେଲେ: name, call, term, think, consider, nominate, appoint |

(a) The Chairman nominated Hari secretary of the society.

(b) Ram called him a fool, a rogue and a crook.

(c) Ram calls his wife ‘Situ’.

(d) I think him an intelligent man.

(e) I consider it a badly managed organisation.



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Note:

Verb 'act' ଏବଂ 'pass' ସହ 'as' ବ୍ୟବହାର କରାଯାଇଥିବା କିଛି ବାକ୍ୟ:

(f) He acted as Principal.

(g) He passed as a gentleman.


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