AGREEMENT OF SUBJECT AND VERB
Most sentences name a subject and then describe
an action involving that subject. For example, The duck is quacking. In
this sentence the duck is the subject and is quacking describes the
action. The subject of a sentence must always agree with its verb in
number. If the subject is singular, then the verb must be singular.
Similarly, a plural subject must take a plural verb.
For example
:
Single subject and verb = The duck
is quacking
Plural subject and verb
= The ducks are
quacking.
1.Use is or are to complete these sentences.
I.
The birds _____ in their nests.
II.
The ducks _____quacking but the
goose_____quiet.
III.
Andre_____washing the dishes and his
friends_____drying them.
IV.
Wool _____ soft but steel _____ hard.
V.
Baby sheep _____ called lambs but a young horse
_____ a foal.
VI.
Dom _____ playing golf but his friends _____
playing football.
VII.
The girls _____ running but Jonas _____
walking.
VIII.
The doctor _____ speaking while the people
_____ listening.
2.The past tense-was and were.
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We use was when we are talking about one
person or thing, for example, The
girl was in the shop.
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We use were when talking about more than
one person or thing, for example, The
girls were in the gymnasium.
3.Use was or were to complete these sentences.
I.
The cakes _____ delicious.
II.
The loaf of bread _____ hard to eat.
III.
The door _____ shut.
IV.
The girls _____ trying hard.
V.
The bird _____ in its nests but the cats _____
the yard.
VI.
The boys _____ helping Marie when she _____
ill.
VII.
We _____ very quiet when our teacher _____ in
the next room.
VIII.
The lemon _____ bitter but the oranges _____
sweet.
3.Make as many sentences as you can by
combining the words in the box in different ways.
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The boys
is
playing in
the schoolyard
The girls
was
walking
in the backyard
The cats
were running
across the lawn.
The horse
are trotting
through the jungle.
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