30 Subject-Verb Agreement Rules
Rule
1: Singular subject → Singular verb
नेपाली:
Singular subject भएमा
singular verb प्रयोग
गरिन्छ।
Example:
He works hard.
She is a teacher.
Ram plays football.
Rule
2: Plural subject → Plural verb
नेपाली:
Plural subject भएमा
plural verb प्रयोग
गरिन्छ।
Example:
They work hard.
The boys are playing.
Ram and Hari are friends.
Rule
3: Two or more subjects joined by "and" → Plural verb
नेपाली:
दुई
वा
दुईभन्दा बढी
subjects लाई
and ले
जोड्दा
सामान्यतया plural verb प्रयोग गरिन्छ।
Example:
Ram and Hari are friends.
The teacher and the student are talking.
My brother and sister live in Kathmandu.
Rule
4: Two singular subjects joined by "and" referring to one person or
thing → Singular verb
नेपाली:
And ले
दुई
शब्दलाई जोडेको
भए
पनि
एउटै
व्यक्ति वा
एउटै
वस्तु
जनाउँदा singular verb प्रयोग हुन्छ।
Example:
The owner and manager is here.
The poet and writer is famous.
Bread and butter is my usual breakfast.
Rule
5: Subjects joined by "or" → Verb agrees with the nearer subject
नेपाली:
Or ले
दुई
subjects जोड्दा
verb नजिकको
subject अनुसार
हुन्छ।
Example:
Ram or his friends are coming.
Ram or his brother is coming.
The teachers or the principal is responsible.
Rule
6: Subjects joined by "nor" → Verb agrees with the nearer subject
नेपाली:
Nor ले
दुई
subjects जोड्दा
verb नजिकको
subject अनुसार
हुन्छ।
Example:
Neither Ram nor his friends are
ready.
Neither the students nor the teacher is absent.
Neither the teacher nor the students are ready.
Rule
7: "Either...or" → Verb agrees with the nearer subject
नेपाली:
Either...or मा
verb नजिकको
subject अनुसार
हुन्छ।
Example:
Either Ram or Hari is coming.
Either Ram or his friends are coming.
Either the students or the teacher is responsible.
Rule
8: "Neither...nor" → Verb agrees with the nearer subject
नेपाली:
Neither...nor मा
verb नजिकको
subject अनुसार
हुन्छ।
Example:
Neither Ram nor Hari is present.
Neither Ram nor his friends are coming.
Neither the teacher nor the students are ready.
Rule
9: "Not only...but also" → Verb agrees with the nearer subject
नेपाली:
Not only...but also मा verb नजिकको
subject अनुसार
हुन्छ।
Example:
Not only Ram but also Hari is
coming.
Not only Ram but also his friends are coming.
Not only the students but also the teacher is responsible.
Rule
10: Each + singular noun → Singular verb
नेपाली:
Each पछि
singular noun आएमा
singular verb प्रयोग
गरिन्छ।
Example:
Each student has a book.
Each boy is ready.
Each teacher works hard.
Rule
11: Every + singular noun → Singular verb
नेपाली:
Every पछि
singular noun आएमा
singular verb प्रयोग
गरिन्छ।
Example:
Every student is important.
Every boy has a book.
Every teacher knows the rule.
Rule
12: Each of + plural noun → Singular verb
नेपाली:
Each of पछि
plural noun आए
पनि
singular verb प्रयोग
गरिन्छ।
Example:
Each of the students is ready.
Each of the boys has a book.
Each of the teachers was present.
Rule
13: Every one of + plural noun → Singular verb
नेपाली:
Every one of पछि
plural noun आए
पनि
singular verb प्रयोग
गरिन्छ।
Example:
Every one of the students is ready.
Every one of the boys has a pen.
Every one of the teachers was present.
Rule
14: Everyone / Everybody → Singular verb
नेपाली:
Everyone / Everybody ले धेरै
मानिसलाई जनाए
पनि
grammar मा
singular subject मानिन्छ।
Example:
Everyone is happy.
Everybody has a responsibility.
Everyone wants to succeed.
Rule
15: Someone / Somebody → Singular verb
नेपाली:
Someone / Somebody पछि singular verb प्रयोग गरिन्छ।
Example:
Someone is waiting outside.
Somebody has taken my book.
Someone wants to speak to you.
Rule
16: Anyone / Anybody → Singular verb
नेपाली:
Anyone / Anybody लाई
singular subject मानिन्छ।
Example:
Anyone can learn English.
Anybody is welcome here.
Anyone who works hard can succeed.
Rule
17: No one / Nobody → Singular verb
नेपाली:
No one / Nobody पछि
singular verb प्रयोग
गरिन्छ।
Example:
No one is perfect.
Nobody knows the answer.
Nobody has arrived yet.
Rule
18: Something / Anything / Nothing → Singular verb
नेपाली:
Something / Anything / Nothing लाई singular subject मानिन्छ।
Example:
Something is wrong.
Anything is possible.
Nothing has changed.
Rule
19: "One of + plural noun" → Singular verb
नेपाली:
One of + plural noun पछि singular verb प्रयोग गरिन्छ।
Example:
One of the students is absent.
One of my friends lives in Pokhara.
One of the books is missing.
Rule
20: "Either / Neither" used alone → Singular verb
नेपाली:
Either / Neither एक्लै
subject का
रूपमा
प्रयोग
हुँदा
singular verb लिन्छ।
Example:
Either is acceptable.
Neither is correct.
Either of them is suitable.
Neither of the answers is correct.
Rule
21: Indefinite pronouns (everyone, somebody, nobody, each, either, neither) →
Singular verb
नेपाली:
Indefinite pronoun जस्तै everyone, somebody, nobody, each, either, neither पछि singular verb आउँछ।
Example:
Everyone has finished the work.
Somebody is waiting for you.
Neither of the answers is correct.
Rule
22: Indefinite pronouns (both, few, many, several) → Plural verb
नेपाली:
Both, few, many, several जस्ता indefinite pronoun पछि plural verb प्रयोग गरिन्छ।
Example:
Both are guilty.
Few were present at the meeting.
Several have already left.
Rule
23: "All, Some, None, Most" → Depends on the noun
नेपाली:
All, some, none, most ले जनाउने
noun अनुसार
verb singular वा
plural हुन्छ।
Example:
All of the milk is spoiled.
All of the boys are here.
Some of the information was useful.
Some of the students were absent.
Rule
24: "Either...or" and "Neither...nor" → Verb agrees with
the nearer subject
नेपाली:
Either...or र
Neither...nor मा
verb नजिकको
subject अनुसार
हुन्छ।
Example:
Either Ram or his friends are
coming.
Neither the teacher nor the students were present.
Either the students or the teacher is responsible.
Rule
25: "Not only...but also" → Verb agrees with the nearer subject
नेपाली:
Not only...but also मा पनि
verb नजिकको
subject अनुसार
हुन्छ।
Example:
Not only the manager but also the
workers are on strike.
Not only the workers but also the manager is on strike.
Not only Ram but also his friends are invited.
Rule
26: Collective nouns → Singular when acting as one unit
नेपाली:
Team, family, committee, jury, government जस्ता collective noun ले एउटै
इकाई
जनाउँदा singular verb आउँछ।
Example:
The team has won the match.
The committee has made its decision.
The family is going on vacation.
Rule
27: Collective nouns → Plural when members act individually
नेपाली:
Collective noun का
सदस्यहरू छुट्टाछुट्टै कार्य
गर्दा
plural verb प्रयोग
गरिन्छ।
Example:
The team are arguing among
themselves.
The jury were divided in their opinions.
The committee are unable to agree.
Rule
28: "A number of" → Plural verb; "The number of" → Singular
verb
नेपाली:
A number of पछि
plural verb, तर
The number of पछि
singular verb आउँछ।
Example:
A number of students are absent.
The number of students is increasing.
A number of books were missing.
The number of books was surprising.
Rule
29: "Majority / Minority" → Singular or plural depending on meaning
नेपाली:
Majority / Minority ले समूहलाई एउटै
इकाई
मानेमा
singular, व्यक्तिहरूलाई जनाएमा
plural verb प्रयोग
हुन्छ।
Example:
The majority has decided.
The majority of the students have passed.
The minority was ignored.
The minority of voters are unhappy.
Rule
30: "There is / There are" → Verb agrees with the real subject
नेपाली:
There is / There are मा there वास्तविक subject होइन; पछाडि
आउने
वास्तविक subject अनुसार verb प्रयोग
हुन्छ।
Example:
There is a pen on the desk.
There are two books on the desk.
There is a pen and two books on the desk.
There are two books and a pen on the desk.
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