Subject Verb Agreement

PN.HUNAINAH BT HJ JAMIL OCT 2008

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BY HHJ / SKSJ / 2008


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Subject-Verb Agreement

Every sentence has a subject and a verb.

The subject and the verb must always

agree.


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Examples:

He is

She

Ali does / has

Siti

It plays / washes

The girl

The cat was

Each (boy)

Somebody / Someone

Nobody

Everyone

SINGULAR


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Examples:

Anybody who….. is

Each one of them

One of the (ladies) does / has

Neither of the (two boys)

Neither (the boy) nor (the girl) plays / washes

Either of the girls

Anyone who ….. was

Not one of them

The bunch of (grapes)

SINGULAR


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Examples:

You are

They

We were

Ali and siti

The girls have

The cats

Both of them do

The bunches of grapes

play / wash

PLURAL


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Examples:

am

I like

do

have


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Subject Verb Agreement

Exercise 1

Underline the correct answers.

1. My father ( owns, own ) a petrol station.2. Cars, motorcycles and other vehicles ( stop, stops ) here to fill petrol.3. My father ( have, has ) a place for car wash.4. Father ( keep, keeps ) his money in the bank.5. My five year old sister ( comes, come ) here.6. My parents ( brings, bring ) my sick grandmother to the hospital.7. We come to the library every Saturday to ( read, reads ) and borrow books.8. Uncle ( repairs, repair ) his car at the workshop.9. Miss Julie will ( teaches, teach ) us Science.10. The waiter and waitress ( wear, wears ) the same tee-shirt.


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Exercise 2


1. The duck ( lay, lays ) a few eggs this morning.2. It is getting late. It is time we ( goes, go ) home.3. If I ( am, is ) rich, I would donate more money.4. Where ( do, does ) you put my book?5. Everything you need ( is, are ) on the table.6. ( Do, Does ) she know how to read?7. There ( is, are ) too much noise. Keep quiet!8. The gang of thieves ( was, were ) arrested yesterday.9. The movie ( were, was ) very interesting.10. ( Do, Does ) your parents allow you to go out alone at night?


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Subject Verb Agreement

Exercise 3

Underline the correct words.

1. ( Put, Puts ) up your hands to answer questions.2. Stand up when a teacher ( enters, enter ) the class.3. We (give, gives ) red roses to people to tell them we love them very much.4. Jasmine f;lowers ( has, have ) sweet smell.5. The coconut tree is known as a tree of hundred ( use, uses ).6. She ( feeds, feed ) her dog twice a day.7. Kimmy and John ( is, are ) in our class.8. They ( has, have ) a bungalow by the sea.9. It is good to ( brush, brushes ) our teeth twice a day.10. I ( am, is ) taking part in the singing competition.


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Subject Verb AgreementExercise 4


1. A heavy breakfast like roti canai and nasi lemak can ( makes, make ) us

very sleepy.

2. The boys are ( fly, flying ) kites.

3. My mother ( love, loves ) gardening.

4. Elephants ( use, uses ) their trunk to feed themselves.

5. An elephant ( gives, give ) birth to their young.

6. Horses can ( run, runs ) very fast.

7. A horse ( eat, eats ) grass and leaves.

8. Birds ( rest, rests ) and sleep in their nest.

9. When the eggs are hatched, the nestlings ( stays, stay ) in the nest till

they are able to fly.

10. The hibiscus flower ( come, comes ) in many colours.


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Exercise 5


1. The earth ( move, moves ) round the sun.2. May I eat some biscuits before I ( goes, go ) to bed?3. I ( hears, hear ) a strange noise.4. Aziz ( wants, want ) to become an artist.5. The boy does not ( watch, watches ) television every evening.6. Giraffes ( has, have ) long necks.7. They usually ( go, goes ) to school by bus.8. A snail ( moves, move ) very slowly.9. She ( come, comes ) to school at 7 o`clock every morning.10. ( Throw, throws ) the rubbish into the dustbin.


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Exercise 6


1. The teachers ( parks, park ) their cars in school.

2. My sister ( wash, washes ) her shoes every weekend.

3. Lilian ( waters, water ) the plants every evening.

4. The boys are going to ( dance, dances ).

5. The headmaster ( is, are ) giving away the prizes.

6. She ( have, has ) to go to Seremban tomorrow.

7. Mother and I will ( has, have ) to take a bus.

8. Durga ( do, does ) not like wearing dresses.

9. My friends an I ( study, studies ) in the library.

10. They ( do, does ) not read newspapers.


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Exercise 7

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.

1 They __________ their grandparents every month. ( visit )2. The dog ___________ at strangers. ( growl )3. Everybody _______________ the book interesting. ( find )4. The swarm of insects ____________ the crops. ( destroy )5. The boys and their father ____________ in the jungle. ( camp )6. I ____________ doing crossword puzzles. ( love )7. Loud noise _________________ me a headache. ( give )8. This news ________________ us very sad. ( make )9. Babies _________________ a lot. ( sleep )10. The herd of elephants ____________ loudly. ( trumpet )


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Exercise 8

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.

1. My cousins _________________ listening to music. ( enjoy )2. Most people ______________ to travel by bus. ( prefer )3. The old furniture _______________ repairing. ( need )4. No one _______________ her story. ( believe )5. The firemen ________________ out the fire. ( put )6. My uncles ________________ helpful. ( be )7. That girl _____________ very well. ( sing )8. Ah Meng and his father ____________ in Penang. ( be )9. Mary ______________ not like rambutans. ( do )10. The carpenter ______________ a new saw. ( has )


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Exercise 9


1. Each boy ( have, has ) a new watch.2. Mei Ling ( walks, walk ) to school every day.3. ( Is, Are ) everybody here?4. Everyone ( was, were ) at the party.5. There ( was, were ) some oil in the can.6. Our money ( is, are ) missing.7. The man ( work, works ) in a factory.8. The fishermen ( catch, catches ) a lot of fish.9. The train from Malacca ( arrive, arrives ) at ten o’clock.10. The children ( feel, feels ) excited about the trip.


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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

Exercise 10

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets

1. Rajan and Kajol ___________ to go to Pulau Tioman. ( want ) 2. Nobody __________________ to go to the shop. (want) 3. Frogs __________________ their eggs in water. (lay) 4. Ice _________________ in the sun. (melt) 5. Encik Karim and his wife ________________ a piece of land. (own) 6. Both the cow and the horse _______________ grass. (eat) 7. My friends ________________ in this hostel. (live) 8. One of the children ________________ collecting coins. (like) 9. The bridegroom ________________ very handsome. (look) 10. Butchers ________________ meat. (sell)


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Subject Verb Agreement

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