subject verb agreement exercises

Subject - Verb Agreement - It is important to identify a subject and use the correct verb with it. A Subject can be Singular. e.g., a book, a paper, a box, a pencil, a town, etc. A Subject can be Plural. e.g., villages, halls, bo..

These nouns are usually used with both plural and singular verbs.If u use plurals,you will always be correct,but if you use a singular noun,you may be wrong.So to be safe,use the plural..

When the action denoted by the verb helps passes over from the doer or subject to some object. The verb is called a Transitive verb The boy took the turkey. Oliver finished the soup. The horse crossed the bridge The young trainee read careful..

Depending on whether the action denoted by the verb is transferred from the subject to the object or not, verbs are said to be transitive or intransitive. Transitive means passing ove..

A verb is in the Active Voice when its form shows that the person or thing denoted by the subject is the doer of the actio..

1. If Meera were bitten by a snake, she would die. 2. My mother would be very upset, if I didn't complete my homework. 3. If she exercised regularly, she wouldn't be fat. 4. If I got rupees one crore I would go round the world. Note the two verbs in these sentences. It ..

S V 3. Our cooks are preparing pudding. (The Subject cooks is plural, hence the plural verb ar..

S V 5. The students have an exam today. (The subject students is plural, hence the verb is plural hav..

Active Voice - A verb is in the Active Voice when its form shows that the person or thing denoted by the subject is the doer of the action. In all these sentences the person denoted by the subject does something. These verbs are in Active Voice. Jim helps Jos..

S V 6. The girl has a pencil. (The subject the girl is singular, hence the verb is singular has) Some subjects are countable singular, countable plural or simply uncountable. Examples of countable singular - person, tooth, book, table, knife, key, goose..