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Verbs and agreement

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What the syllabus expects

  • Verbs and tenses
  • Subject-verb agreement

Verbs and agreement

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — First Year

Subject: Business English (MGT 201)

Unit 1: Grammar and Writing Mechanics

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

  • Explain the scope and key elements of verbs and agreement.
  • Use the relevant language and writing techniques in business communication.

Curriculum Scope

  • Verbs and tenses
  • Subject-verb agreement

Detailed Microsyllabus

  1. Verbs and tense

    1. Verb forms and auxiliary verbs.
    2. Tense choices for routine facts, completed actions and future plans.
    3. Consistency of tense across a message.

  2. Subject–verb agreement

    1. Agreement with singular, plural and compound subjects.
    2. Intervening phrases and indefinite pronouns.
    3. Edit agreement errors in workplace sentences.

Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, BBS curriculum with first-year syllabus, PDF pages 12-13.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit lecture hours apply to the whole unit; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here.