Fill in the blanks.
1My mother ............... up early in the morning.
Wrong!
With the singular subject "My mother", the correct simple present form is "wakes".
2She ............... three jobs.
Wrong!
With the singular subject "She", the correct simple present form is "works".
3She ............... not earn enough to live a comfortable life.
Wrong!
With the singular subject "She", the correct auxiliary is "does".
4We ............... in a global village.
Wrong!
With the plural subject "We", the correct simple present form is "live".
5She ............... by her own rules.
Wrong!
With the singular subject "She", the correct simple present form is "lives".
6She ............... to be an actress.
Wrong!
With the singular subject "She", the correct simple present form is "aspires".
7I still ............... those good old days.
Wrong!
With the subject "I", the correct simple present form is "remember".
8She ............... someone to help her.
Wrong!
With the singular subject "She", the correct simple present form is "needs".
9Plants ............... carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
Wrong!
With the plural subject "Plants", the correct simple present form is "absorb".
10The cow ............... us milk.
Wrong!
With the singular subject "The cow", the correct simple present form is "gives".
11She ............... to go.
Wrong!
With the singular subject "She", the correct simple present form is "wants".
12Suman ............... younger than her age.
Wrong!
With the singular subject "Suman", the correct simple present form is "looks".
Answers
- My mother wakes up early in the morning.
- She works three jobs.
- She does not earn enough to live a comfortable life.
- We live in a global village.
- She lives by her own rules.
- She aspires to be an actress.
- I still remember those good old days.
- She needs someone to help her.
- Plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
- The cow gives us milk.
- She wants to go.
- Suman looks younger than her age.
