{"id":441,"date":"2018-12-17T13:57:25","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T13:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flyingcolours.ng\/archives\/?p=441"},"modified":"2018-12-17T13:57:25","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T13:57:25","slug":"mastering-the-rules-of-concord-in-few-minutes-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flyingcolours.ng\/archives\/mastering-the-rules-of-concord-in-few-minutes-1\/","title":{"rendered":"MASTERING THE RULES OF CONCORD IN FEW MINUTES (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

MASTERING THE RULES OF CONCORD IN FEW MINUTES (1)<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Ajibade Taofeek<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Concord simply means \u201cagreement\u201d or \u201charmony\u201d. In relation to languages, it refers to the agreement that must exist between the subject of a sentence and the verb before a sentence can be said to be grammatically correct. We can say concord in language is Subject-Verb Agreement. The knowledge of this agreement save you from grammatical errors in everyday situation and enable you to pass your English examinations with flying colours.<\/p>\n

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For adequate understanding of the rules of concord in English, you must understand simple terms like subject<\/strong>, verb<\/strong> and number<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Subject<\/strong> refers to the noun, noun phrase or pronounce that occurs at the beginning of the sentence which usually comes before the verb. It is usually the performer of the action or what is being talked about e.g<\/p>\n

The beautiful girl <\/u>sleeps<\/em> on the floor.<\/p>\n

A very tall building<\/u> is being<\/em> constructed.<\/p>\n

Sade<\/u> will go<\/em> to the market tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Tola’s husband or sister<\/u> betrayed<\/em> her.<\/p>\n

As you can see, all the underlined words are subjects. They can exist as a word or phrase or even a clause. Also, they all come before their verbs.<\/p>\n

The verbs<\/strong> are the italicized words. They can exist as just one word or two, three or more words. They all come after their subjects.<\/p>\n

Anytime you number <\/strong>is being mentioned in English grammatical analysis, know that the discussion is based on singular and plural<\/strong>. There are numbers in the singular and plural in nouns and verbs, as shown below:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. a) The boy <\/strong>goes<\/em> to school every day.<\/li>\n
  2. b) The boys<\/strong> go <\/em>to school every day<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You can see that the boy did not take\u2018s\u2019 in (a) because it is singular but takes the same in (b) because it is plural. The verb \u201cgo\u201d takes\u2018s\u2019 in (a) because it is plural but did not take same in (b). Most students don\u2019t understand<\/p>\n

    In\u00a0 a) above, the number of the subject\u00a0 \u201cThe man\u201d is singular because there is only one person involved. In b) the number of the subject \u201cThe man and the woman\u201d is plural because there are two persons involved.<\/p>\n

    Number:<\/strong> The number of verb is quite different from that of noun. The key to understanding concord is to know the distinction between the number of verb and noun. Let’s explain this, shall we? When\u2018s\u2019 is added to a noun, it becomes plural but when\u2018s\u2019 is added to a verb, it becomes singular. How?<\/p>\n

    We know verbs like \u201cgo\u201d, \u201ccome\u201d, \u201ckeep\u201d, \u201cfill\u201d etc. All these are lexical verbs and they are plural because they do not take\u2018s\u2019. \u201cgoes\u201d, \u201ccomes\u201d, \u201ckeeps\u201d, \u201cfills\u201d are their singular counterparts, the opposite of what we have in nouns with regard to singularity and plurality. See more examples for nouns:<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Singular\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Plural<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Table\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tables<\/p>\n

    Shoe\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shoes<\/p>\n

    Box\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boxes<\/p>\n

    House\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Houses<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    And see the examples for verbs:<\/p>\n

    \u00a0Plural\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Singular<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Buy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 buys<\/p>\n

    Kill\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 kills<\/p>\n

    Remove\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 removes<\/p>\n

    Sit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sits<\/p>\n

    Do you now understand that when you see\u2018s\u2019 at the end of a noun, it’s plural but when it is attached to the end of a verb is singular? In the same vein, the absence of \u2018s\u2019 at the end of a noun is singular but plural if such word is a verb.<\/p>\n

    When you understand these bases, learning the rules of concord becomes very easy. Try to master this and await subsequent classes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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