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🎤 Functional Grammar

Functional Grammar.

This lesson extends functional grammar practice for stronger writing clarity and grammatical correctness.

FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR EXERCISES

AGREEMENT OF VERB WITH SUBJECT

Identify the correct verb or pronoun that agrees with subject of the

following sentences:

  1. The orator and statesman has/have arrived

  2. The poet and philosopher is/are dead

  3. Each day and every hour brings/bring a fresh anxiety

  4. Neither Rama nor his brother was/were present there

  5. Neither Afzal nor his friends was/were available for

comment on the developments

  1. The king with all his ministers was/were killed

  2. The council that met in the town Hall was/were divided

  3. Every one of the boat’s crew was/were drowned

  4. The behavior of the children was/were excellent

  5. Not one of his lectures has/have ever been printed

  6. A series of lectures has/have been arranged on the subject

  7. Four weeks is/are a good holiday

  8. He is one of those men who know/knows every thing

  9. Four kilometers is/are a good distance

  10. None but the brave deserve the fair

  11. Neither children nor their mother is/are admitted

  12. Many a flower is/are born to blush unseen

  13. A large number of women was/were present at the meeting

  14. Mohan as well as his friend is/are guilty

  15. Time and tide wait/waits f or no man

  16. A knowledge of modern languages is/are essential these days

  17. The accountant and treasurer has/have absconded

  18. Either Rama or his brother is/are a fault

  19. Not one of these five boys is/are present in the class

  20. Which one of these umbrellas belongs/belo ngs to you?

Identify the correct verb or pronoun that agrees with the subject of the following sentences:

  1. It is these people who instigate/instigates the workers.

  2. Neither Mary nor Joseph has collected his/her admit card yet.

  3. The multitude was/were frightened at the sight of the lion.

  4. Any boy or girl sees/see it at once.

  5. Everyman and every woman was/were terrified.

  6. Each faculty member as well as most of those students know/knows

the names of the miscreants.

  1. More than forty boys was/were present at the meeting.

  2. Bread and butter are/is a wholesome diet.

  3. Mathematics seem/seems to be difficult.

  4. I like every thing and everybody who/which reminds me of the greatness of

God.

  1. The man and the woman, the judge said, is/are guilty.

  2. The managing director, not his assistants was/were responsible

for the omissioin.

  1. Advice is/are more easily given than taken.

  2. The furniture your wish to buy is/are very expensive.

  3. The acoustics of new auditorium is/are excellent.

  4. The proceeds of this programme go/goes to local charities.

  5. The people of India have/has firm faith in democracy.

  6. The jury has/have given its verdict.

  7. The jury is/are in complete disagreement on the issue.

  8. None wants/want a change in the working hours

  9. I who is/am your fiend will help you.

  10. I am the person who has/have done this.

  11. The number of students who reported to the class this morning is/are small.

  12. A number of books are/is missing from the library.

  13. Every one is/are entitled to one month’s salary

Summary Cheat Sheet

  • Functional grammar requires rule accuracy plus contextual judgment.
  • Distinguish between fixed expressions and variable agreement cases.
  • Solve exercises by identifying subject first, then verb form.

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