The document discusses subject-verb agreement rules in sentences. It states that singular subjects always take singular verbs, and provides examples of sentences with singular subjects like "everyone", "nobody", and "someone". It also notes that plural subjects always take plural verbs, as shown in sentences with plural subjects like "the children", "both the boys", and "many boys". Additionally, it mentions that uncountable nouns like "information" and "dust" take singular verbs.

1. Concord or Subject-Verb Agreement
Singular subjects always take singular verbs
Every boy
Everybody
Everyone
has been given a new
book.
is allowed to enter
the hall after
recess.
was told to leave the
room.
does not like eating
fruits.

2. Singular subjects always take singular verbs
Each of the girls was given a new bag
as a gift.
has to solve a
problem.
is carrying a red
bag.

3. Singular subjects always take singular verbs
No one
None of the girls
Nobody
is allowed to enter the
room after ten pm.
has brought an
umbrella.
was given the
permission to leave
the room.

4. Singular subjects always take singular verbs
Somebody
Someone
is hiding behind the
door.
has taken my new
pen.
was caught loitering
along the corridor

5. Singular subjects always take singular verbs
Neither of the
boys
has a new bag.
needs
Either of the
girls
is allowed to take
part in the
competition.

6. Uncountable Nouns take singular verbs
Singular subjects singular verbs
The information has been given to the
police.
The news is very upsetting.
The dust on the
table
needs to be cleaned off.
Mathematics is
a very challenging
subject.

7. Plural subjects always take Plural verbs
The man and the
boy
The children
have gone home
together.
are playing happily in
the field
do not understand the
question.
All the toys need to be put away
neatly.

8. Plural subjects always take Plural verbs
Both the boys
Several girls
A few of the
children
Many boys
have been punished by
the teacher.
were caught playing in
the rain.
are in the room.
play soccer very well.