BY HHJ / SKSJ / 2008

PN.HUNAINAH BT HJ J TEST
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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 SINGULAR plays / washes
The girl
The cat was
Each (boy)
Somebody / Someone
Nobody
Everyone

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Examples:

Anybody who….. is
Each one of them
One of the (ladies) does / has
Neither of the (two boys)
SINGULAR
Neither (the boy) nor (the girl) plays / washes
Either of the girls
Anyone who ….. was
Not one of them
The bunch of (grapes)

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Examples:

You are
They
We were
Ali and siti
PLURAL
The girls have
The cats
Both of them do
The bunches of grapes
play / wash

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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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 Subject-Verb Agreement

Exercise 2

Underline the correct answers.

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 Agreement
Exercise 4

Underline the correct answers.

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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 Subject-Verb Agreement

Exercise 5

Underline the correct answers.

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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 Subject-Verb Agreement
Exercise 6

Underline the correct answers.

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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 Subject-Verb Agreement

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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 Subject-Verb Agreement

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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 Subject-Verb Agreement

Exercise 9

Underline the correct answers.

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)

PN.HUNAINAH BT HJ J TEST
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PN.HUNAINAH BT HJ J TEST
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