TERM 1: REVISION

MS.CHERIEZ LUCAS
TOPICS COVERED:
1. Sentences and their structures.
2. Parts of Speech- Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs.
3. Subject Verb Agreement
4. Tenses
5. Common Errors made.
Subject Verb Agreement
● A singular subject agrees with a singular verb.
The singular verb is represented with an “s”
marker at the end of the verb.

● A plural subject agrees with a plural verb.

There is no “s” marker at the end of the verb.
Read the following sentences. State whether there is an error or if the sentence is acceptable as it
stands.
one friend likes

1. One of my friends like to cook Italian food.

2. The people who lives next door asked me to get their mail.
are
3. There is many reasons to disagree about politics.
4. The number of students in each class varies.
are
5. Leading the club meeting today is Akiko and Jose.
6. Microsoft, Starbucks, and Boeing hire technical graduates from Edmonds Community
College.
7. Mathematics prepare students for many different careers.
has
8. Everyone have to take a health class to earn an AA degree.
seems
9. Time seem to go quickly during a test.
want
10. Neither Sam nor his friends wants to miss graduation.
Edit the following sentences to eliminate problems with subject-verb agreement and write the
edited sentence. If a sentence is correct, write “correct.
is
1. One of the main reasons for elephant poaching are the profits received from selling the ivory
tusks.
2. Not until my interview with Dr. Chang were other possibilities opened to me.
3. Batik cloth from Bali, blue and white ceramics from Cambodia, and a unique ball from Turin
have
has made Hannah’s room the talk of the dorm.
4. The board of directors, ignoring the wishes of the neighbourhood, has voted to allow further
development.
5. Measles is a contagious childhood disease.
is
6. The presence of certain bacteria in our bodies are one of the factors that determines our
overall health.
7. Leah is the only one of the many applicants who has the ability to step into this job.
were
8. Neither the explorer nor his companions was ever seen again.
TENSES
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE PAST PERFECT TENSE
- It is used to express an action - When speaking about two actions

or a state of being that that occurred in the past. The past

occurred at an indefinite time perfect is used for the action that

in the past. was completed or done first.

- An action which started in the - It is used to refer to an activity that

was completed before a point of
past, continues up to the
time in the past.
present.
Had+ Past Participle
Has/ Have+ Past Participle
TENSES
FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
- We use the future perfect simple for events that will be
completed before or at a certain time.
- It is often used with a time expression beginning with
“by”: by then, by that time, by midnight, by the end of the
year.
Will + Have+ Past Participle
Complete each sentence by writing the form of the verb indicated in parentheses.
1. (finish, past perfect) We ______________
had finished our game before the Meteors started
theirs.
2. (graduate, future perfect) Margie will _________
have graduated before the spring semester.

3. (vote, past perfect) Union members ______ had voted before they saw the contract.

4. (exercise, present perfect) We ____________have exercised

5. (talk, past perfect) The manager ___________ to the pitcher twice by that time.
had spoken

6. (clean, future perfect) I _____________

will have cleaned
the whole kitchen by the time Mom
returns.
7. (offer, present perfect) Angelica frequently _________________ has frequently offered
to help.
8. (produce, future perfect) By the end of this writing course, you
____________ a plot outline and at least four chapters of your novel.
will have produced

9. (picked, past perfect) He __________

had picked
ten bushels before the truck showed up.
10. (search, present perfect) The rescuers ___________ have searched
the area for hours.
The following is a journal entry of a girl of the mid-1800s in a wagon train
heading for California. Supply verbs to the narrative in the tenses indicated
in parentheses. Use verbs from the list below.
be, expect, walk, insist, pack, lose

The first month on the trail (present perfect) ______________________

has been

challenging. Before we set out, I (past perfect) _______________________

had expected

that I would ride the wagon, but instead I (present perfect)

______________________
have walked miles every day. Mother (present
perfect)_______________________
has insisted
that I always wear a bonnet because of
the sun. It’s a good thing that we (past perfect) _______________________
had packed

so many bonnets, because the wind keeps blowing them off my head and
across the prairie! I think I (future perfect) _______________________
will have lost
all
my bonnets before we arrive in California.
WEEK 1- VOCABULARY LIST
Find the meaning of the words and find 1 synonym and 1 antonym
(when applicable).

ASSIMILATE CHRONIC LISTLESS APATHETIC

ARROGANCE AMBIGUOUS TURMOIL ALOOF

GAUDY ACQUIESCENCE SPORADIC ASTUTE

BRAZEN DOCILE PRUDENT