2.15 Subject-Verb Agreement

 

2.15 Subject –Verb Agreement

D. Rewrite these sentences correctly.

1. I does not know how to sketch.

= I do not know how to sketch.

2. We goes to school.

= We go to school.

3. Sarah love to play football.

=  Sarah loves to play football

4. He don’t talk to me.

= He doesn’t talk to me.

5. She have a lovely voice.

= She has a lovely voice.

6. Those pants has withered.

= Those pants have withered.

7. Mary of the student has done well in English this year.

= Mary of the student have done well in English this year.

8. They wasn’t willing to lend me the DVD.

= They weren’t willing to lend me the DVD.

9. He give me a life to get to school every morning.

= He gave me a lift to get to school every morning.

10. The Indian elephant have smaller ears than the African elephant.

= The Indian elephant has smaller ears than the African elephant.

2.15 Subject-Verb Agreement

2.15 Subject-Verb Agreement

B. Tick </> the correct verbs to complete these sentences.

1. Some board games like Monopoly <are / is> based on both luck and strategy.

2. Nowadays most board games <have been / has been> made available as computer games.

3. The player with a superior strategy <win / wins> often.

4. Either luck or strategy <decides / decide>

5. We want to <takes / take> part in the tournament.

6. Neither the players nor the audience <remains / remain>

7. One of my friend <know / knows> at least twenty indoor games.

8. Neither the judges nor the participants <is / are> ready.

2.15 Subject-Verb Agreement

2.15 Subject-Verb Agreement

C. Tick (true) the sentences that are right. Correct the wrong ones.

1. The number of the students present here are large.

= true

2. The Pickwick Papers were written by Dickens.

= true

3. My father and mother do the housework together on Sundays.

= true

4. The rise of the computer have led to a decline in some board games.

= true

 5. Some board games have been popular for centuries

= true

 

 

 

2.15 Subject-Verb Agreement

2.15 Subject-Verb Agreement

The subject and the verb in every sentence must agree-both must be singular or both must be plural.

A. Choose the right form of the verbs given in the brackets.

1. Matt …is… hungry. <is / are>

2. Ants …work… hard. <works / work>

3. The child …has… a lot of toys. <has / have>

4. He …helps… his friends. <helps / help>

5. Eskimos …live… in igloos. <lives / live>

6. The lake …is… frozen. <is / are>

7. The geese …migrate… every winter. <migrates / migrate>

8. Both the teams …play… well. <plays / play>

9. Monkeys …leap… from tree to tree. <leap / leaps>

10. The water …flows… gently through the hills. <flow / flows>

 

 

 

 

 

2.14 Active and Passive

2.14 Active and Passive

E. Change these sentences from the passive voice to the action voice. Make appropriate changes.

1. The ball was caught by the goalkeeper.

= The goalkeeper caught the ball.

2. The leader was cheered by a huge crowd at the airport.

= A huge crowd cheered the leader at the airport.

3. The film The King’s Speech has been reviewed positively by several critics on television and other media.

= Several critics on television and other media positively reviewed the film The King’s Speech.

4. The last game was won by the new player.

= The new player won the last game.

5. The children were frightened by the horror film.

= The horror film frightened the children.

6. The land was ploughed by the farmer in preparation for sowing.

= The farmer ploughed the land in preparation for sowing.

7. This costume was designed by my grandmother last year.

= My grandmother designed this costume last year.

8. Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.

= Shakespeare written Hamlet.

 

 

 

2.14 Active and Passive

 

2.14 Active and Passive

D. Complete the sentences with the passive forms.

1. James Cameron made the movie The Terminator.

= The movie, The terminator was made by James Cameron.

2. J.K. Rowling has written the Harry Potter series.

= The Harry Potter series has been written by J K Rowling.

3. The new television channel interviewed Maradona.

= Maradona was interviewed by the new television chanalwas interviewed by the new television channel

4. A.R. Rahman scored the music for Slumdog Millionaire.

= The music for Slumdog Millionaire was scored by A.R. Rahman.

5. Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the book The Adventures of Serlock Holmes.

= The book, The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes was written by Arthur Conan Doyle.

 

2.14 Active and Passive

2.14 Active and Passive

C. Change the verbs from passive to active and rewrite the sentences.

1. All the questions were answered by Jake.

= Jake answered all the question.

2. The money was paid by the customer.

= The customer paid the money.

3. A book on whales has been written by Jacques Cousteau.

= Jacques Cousteau has written a book on whales.

4. Carol was asked to clean the room by her mother.

= Her mother asked Carol to clean the room.

5. Rose seeds were planted by the gardener.

= The gardener planted rose seeds.