In this article we providing information regarding latest Top 100 Rules of Grammar by Shortcut Guruji.
Top 100 Rules of Grammar by Shortcut Guruji
Rule 1 – Concept
- Some Nouns always take a singular verb.
- Like Scenery, advice, abuse, fuel, rice, gram, issue, bedding, repair, news, mischief, poetry, business, economics, physics, mathematics, classics, ethics, athletic, innings, gallows.
Example :
- The scenery of Kashmir are enhancing.
- He has given advice.
- The Indian team defeated the English by innings.
- Mathematics is a difficult subject.
Note : If you have to indicate that the number of news, advice, information or furniture is more than one, the examples listed can be followed:
- a. I have a lot of news to tell you.
- b. He has sold many pieces of his furniture.
Rule 2 – Concept
- Some nouns are singular in form, but they are used as plural nouns and always take a plural verb. Like Cattle, gentry, vermin, peasantry, artillery, people, clergy, company, police.
Example
- The cattle is grazing in the ground
- The clergy are in the church
Rule 3 – Concept
- Some nouns are always used in plural form and always take a plural verb.
- Like Trousers, scissors, spectacles, stockings, shorts, measles, goods, alms, premises, thanks, tidings, annals, chattels etc.
Example :
- Where are my trousers?
- Spectacles is now a costly item.
Rule 4 – Concept
- There are some nouns that indicate length, measure, money, weight or number. When they are procced by a numeral, they remain unchanged in form. Like Foot, metre, pair, score, dozen, head, year, hundred, thousand, million.
Example:
- It is a three year degree course.
- I have ten dozen of shoes.
Rule 5 – Concept
- Collective nouns such as jury, public, team, committee, government, audience, orchestra, company, etc. are used both as singular and plural depending on the meaning. When these words indicate a unit, the verb as singular, otherwise the verb will be plural.
Example:
- The jury were divided in this case.
- The team have not come as yet.
Some nouns have one meaning in the singular and another in the plural”
- advice = counsel
- advices = information
- air = atmosphere
- airs = proud
- good = wise
- goods = property
- iron = metal
- irons = fetter, chains
- content = satisfaction
- contents = things contained
- authority = command
- authorities = persons in power
- force = stregth
- forces = army
- respect = regards
- respects = compliments
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