Exercise In Subject Verb Agreement
During this English lesson, you will learn some more advanced cases of subject-verb concordance that baffl many learners. The subject-verb agreement is one of the first things you learn in teaching English: combine the following sentences with an appropriate form of the verb indicated in parentheses. These words always take the plural form of the verb: 15. Mathematics (is, are) John`s favorite subject, while civics (is, are) Andreas` favorite subject. These questions are also singular, although they speak of a group of people. Select the correct form of the verb that corresponds to the subject. These words are irregular plural nouns (which are not made by adding -s) and they take the plural form of the verb: Note: In British English, “Family” and “Team” are often plural. 4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor. . 19.
There were fifteen candies in that bag. Now there is only one! 9. The movie, including all previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch. 9. The children and their mothers are missing. 7. The students, accompanied by their teacher, had a picnic. 2.
Either my mother or my father (is, are) come to meet. To talk about a single member of the police, we can say police officers or police officers – or the term gender-neutral police officer. 7. One of my sisters (is) for a trip to France… “I don`t know if there`s anyone in the office right now.” 3. A dictionary and an atlas are missing from the library. “Some students are not going to succeed.” 22. The Prime Minister (greets, greets) with his wife the press cordially. “Many of the houses in this neighborhood don`t have a garage.” 6. Brothers and their sister are good at their studies. “In general, men don`t like to buy clothes.” These words can be singular OR plural depending on what follows! “How do you react when someone compliments you?” There is a debate about the word “data”! Technically, the data is plural (the singular form is “date”). However, in everyday language, people often treat “data” as “information” – as countless nouns that adopt the singular form.
Both forms are therefore correct: “The data is correct” and “The data is correct”. To learn more about the “data debate”, click here and here. . “40% of people don`t support the new law.” 2. Many mangoes and bananas are available this season. 10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, want) win. .
“Half of the students come from another country.” 4. The Guide and his brothers belong to the same tribe. . 23. All CDs, even scratched, are in this case. . 5. George and Tamara (not, not) want to see this movie. 16.
Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days. 8. Man with all the birds (live, live) on my way….
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