Subject Verb Concord Basic

 

Subject-verb concord

Common uses of verbs

Use of auxiliaris - 'Be' and 'have' verbs(Forms of 'be' verb are: is, am, are was, were. Forms of 'have' verb are: have, has, had) : 

A. Notice the following common uses of 'be' verbs and translate the sentences into your mother tongue : 

1. He is a doctor. 
2. She is a teacher. 
3. They are lazy. 
4. Those boys are tall. 
5. There are twenty boys in the class. 
6. I am going. 

B. Try these 1:

Fill in the blanks with 'is', 'are' or 'am' : 

1. I ..... fine. 
2. Uma and Sonia ....... friends. 
3. The peacock ...... our national bird. 
4. Bhopal ____ the capital of Madhya Pradesh. 
5. These mangoes ___ sweet. 
6. This ___ a strange animal. 
7. We ___ never late for the class. 
8. Rohit ___ an intelligent boy. 
9. How old ___ you? 
10. There ___ a map of India on the wall. 
11. There _____ seven days in a week. 
12. Who __ the monitor of the class? 
13. What __ your name? 
14. l __ sure he _ present today. 
15. You __ my best friend. 
16. There ___ a park near our house. it ______ a big park. 
17. It ____ dark inside. There ___ no light? 
18. We _____ quite late. We ___ also tired and hungry. 
19. Where ___ you now? You ____ alone? 
20. l ___ at the bus stand. My parents _____ with me. 

C. Notice the use of 'was' and 'were', and translate into your mother tongue): 

1. I was at home in the morning. 
2. He was absent on Saturday. 
3. They were in trouble. 
4. There were no Children to watch the show. 
5. Those books were not in the library. 

D. Try these 2:

Fill in the blanks with 'was' or 'were': 

1. Sita ..... in the kitchen. 
2. His chair ....... near the window. 
3. The shoes ........ under the bed. 
4. The clouds __ thick and dark. 
5. Our driver __ careful. 
6. You __ late for the show. 
7. It ...... a sunny day. 
8. There __ no noise in the class. 
9. Those children ____, naughty. 
10. It _ a pleasant trip. 
11. Who __ the leader of the party? 
12. What __ the price of that cap? 
13. They __ happy with their result. 
14. There __ no flower plants in the lawn. 
15. There __ only one star in the sky. 

E. Try these 3 :

Fill in the blanks with 'is', 'are', 'am', 'was' or 'were': 

1. All these ___ story books. They are for you. 
2. Manju ___ now nine years old. 
3. Last year, she ____ eight years old. 
4. How many students _____ present yesterday?
5. Tanu and Shivani ____ my friends. 
6. Yesterday it ____ windy and cloudy. 
7. Today the sky ____ clear. 
8. l ____ your sister. You ____ my brother. 
9. Show me another pair of shoes. These _____ tight. 
10. Last year, she _____ very weak. 
11. She ____ absent yesterday? 
12. They ____ my cousins. I love them. 

F. Notice the uses of 'have', 'has' and 'had', and translate the sentences into your mother tongue : 

1. l have two hands. 
2. We have five chairs in this room. 
3. The soldier has a gun. 
4. A year has twelve months.  
5. I had no dinner last night. 
6. She had milk and bread in the morning. 
Check answers

G. Try these 4 :

Fill in the blanks with 'has', 'have' or 'had': 

1. A week ___ seven days. 
2. Yesterday we ___ lunch at 1 o’clock. 
3. Lata ___ a very sweet voice. We like her songs. 
4. A cube ___ six sides. 
5. These rooms ____ no fans. We cannot sit inside. 
6. I __________ a beautiful flower vase. It was broken yesterday. 
7. Yesterday, he ___ mangoes; today he ____ bananas. 

H. Try these 5 :

Fill in the blanks with suitable auxiliay verbs: 

1. They ____ going to to school now. 
2. A year ____ twelve months. 
3. I ____ a bike. I sold it yesterday. 
4. I _____ a bike. I want to sell it. 
5. I _____ completed my homework before you came here. 
6. She ______ not know my name. So she is asking me. 
7. She ____ not know where to go. She asked me. 
8. I ____ not go to school yesterday. 
9. I ____ not go to school tomorrow.
10. _____ you go to school tomorrow? 
11. _____ you go to school yesterday? 
12. There ____ twenty students in this class at present. 
13. There ____ twenty students in our class last year. 
14. In the past there ____ a temple in this village. 
15. At present there ____ a temple in this village. 
16. He ____ come from Agartala today.
17. She ____ good talent. 
18. She ____ two brothers.
19. I ____ a watch. It broke yesterday. 
20. Sima and Rima _____ not like each other in the past. Now they like each other. 
21. She ___ nine years old last year. 
20. She ____ be fifteen years old next year. 
21. You ___ not see me when I was playing.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Question set 3 for TET preparation

 Question set 3 for TET 1. The number of days in a weak____seven.  a) is  b) are  c) both (a) and (b) d) none 2. He and I ___ students.  a) is  b) are  c) am d) none 3. Five rupees ___ enough for me.  a) is  b) are  c) both (a) and (b) d) none 4. A number of boys ____caught copying.  a) was  b) were  c) both (a) and (b) d) none 5. The majority _____  trying to achieve it.  a) was  b) were  c) both (a) and (b)  d) none 6. A great many boys _____ playing in the park. a) was  b) were  c) both (a) and (b)  d) none 7. Cattle ____ grazing in the field.  a) was  b) were  c) both (a) and (b)  d) none Check ansers
Read more

Subject Verb Concord Advanced

  Important rules with examples:  Rule -1 Head of the subject is to be noticed. Error of proximity to be avoided. Head of the subject decides the verb. Examples :  1. The people of the village are poor. ( Here 'head of the subject' is 'people') 2. A group of birds is flying. ( Here 'head of the subject' is 'group') 3. The quality of the mangoes was not good.  Rule -2. Two or more singular nouns or pronouns joined by 'and' require a plural verb.  Examples :  1. Gold and silver are precious metals.  2. Fire and water do not agree.  3. Knowledge and wisdom have no connection.  Rule -3. But if the nouns suggest one idea to the mind, or refer to the same person or thing, the verb is singular ; as,  1. Time and tide waits for no man.  2. The horse and carriage is at the door.  3. Bread and butter is his only food.  4. My friend and benefactor has come.  Rule- 4. Singular verb after a singular subject with 'as well as', "wit...
Read more

Question set 5 for TET preparation

Question set 5 for TET 1. Both she and her brother ---- absent.  a) is  b) are  c) both (a) and (b) d) none 2. The jury --- divided in their opinions. a) is  b) are  c) both (a) and (b) d) none 3. He asked me whether either of the applicants _____ suitable. a) was b) were c) both (a) and (b) d) none 4. To take pay and then not to do work _____dishonest.  a) is  b) are  c) both (a) and (b) d) none 5. That night every one of the boat’s crew_____down with fever.  a) was  b) were  c) both (a) and (b) d) none 6. The accountant and the cashier __ absconded.  a) is  b) are  c) both (a) and (b) d) none 7. A good man and useful citizen __ passed away.  a) has  b) have c) both (a) and (b) d) none Check ansers
Read more