Subject-Verb Agreement

Rules governing agreement in number and person between subject and verb.

Target: EPFO APFC 2026•Topic-Level RAG Context Active•Model: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B / 120B

Topic Overview

Rules governing agreement in number and person between subject and verb.

Key Syllabus Concepts

Singular and Plural Subject Identification
Collective Nouns and Agreement Rules
Correlative Conjunctions (either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also)
Indefinite Pronouns and Fractional Quantities

High-Yield Important Points & Rules

💡 When subjects are joined by "neither...nor", verb agrees with the nearest subject.
💡 "Each", "Every", "Everyone", "Nobody" take a singular verb.
💡 Phrases like "along with", "as well as", "together with" do NOT change the subject number.

Historical UPSC EPFO PYQ Relevance

3 Matched PYQs

2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies• Q.43

Full Question

43. Which of the following errors is not detected by Trial Balance?

2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies• Q.45

Full Question

45. Which one of the following is not an error of commission? (a) Overcasting of sales book (b) Credit sales to Ramesh r 5,000 credited to his account (c) Wrong balancing of machinery account • (d) Cash sales not recorded in cash book

2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies• Q.85

Full Question

85. Which one among the following commands is used to check the error status of hard disk drive?

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