Read the following sentences.
Mother bakes delicious cakes.
Mother is a singular noun.
Bakes is a singular verb.
My daughter likes classical dance.
Daughter is a singular noun.
Likes is a singular verb.
My children speak four languages.
Children is a plural noun.
Speak is a plural verb.
A singular subject takes a singular verb. Likewise, a plural subject takes a plural verb.
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the verb given in the brackets.
1I ............... eight glasses of water every day.
Wrong!
Use the base verb after "I", so "drink" is correct.
2My sister ............... as a nurse.
Wrong!
Use the -s form with a singular third-person subject, so "works" is correct.
3My daughter ............... beautifully.
Wrong!
Use the -s form with a singular third-person subject, so "sings" is correct.
4Father ............... delicious meals every Sunday.
Wrong!
Use the -s form with a singular third-person subject, so "cooks" is correct.
5Birds ............... in trees.
Wrong!
Use the base verb with a plural subject, so "live" is correct.
6Cows ............... on grass.
Wrong!
Use the base verb with a plural subject, so "feed" is correct.
7Plants ............... their food with the help of sunlight.
Wrong!
Use the base verb with a plural subject, so "make" is correct.
8Like magnetic poles ............... each other.
Wrong!
Like magnetic poles push each other away, so the verb is "repel", and the plural subject takes the base form "repel", not "repels".
9We ............... our country.
Wrong!
Use the base verb after "we", so "love" is correct.
Answers
- I drink eight glasses of water every day.
- My sister works as a nurse.
- My daughter sings beautifully.
- Father cooks delicious meals every Sunday.
- Birds live in trees.
- Cows feed on grass.
- Plants make their food with the help of sunlight.
- Like magnetic poles repel each other.
- We love our country.