Compulsory English-Grade-XII_Kesh Rana

Subject-Verb Agreement/Concord Subjects and verbs must AGREE with one another in number (singular or plural). Concord refers in grammar to the agreement between the form of a verb and a subject in a sentence. For example, in "He reads a book," there is concord between the singular form of the verb and the singular pronoun "He." Thus, if a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular; if a subject is plural, its verb must also be plural. In the present tense, nouns and verbs form plurals in opposite ways: nouns :  ADD an  s/es  to the singular form, BUT verbs  REMOVE an  s/es  from the singular form.   Example: A student learns writing alphabets at the age 4 or 5.  Students learn writing alphabets at the age 4 or 5.                            Rules If the subject is singular, the verb must be singular too. Example:...

  TENSE The word ‘tense’ is derived from the Latin word "tempus," which means time. Tense is the form in which a verb expresses when an action is, was, or will be performed. Based on the time frame, when the action is taking place, we can divide or categorize tenses into three types. Present Past Future The following section deals with the present tense forms in active and passive. Present Tense 1. Simple Present      ·        Forms              P ositive :            S + V1/V5 + O              Negative :         S + do not/does not + V1 (Root Form) + O              Interrogative :  Do/Does + S + V1 (Root Form) + O + ·        Use: Simple present is used (to express):      ...