Subject-Verb agreement
Select the correct term for the sentence:
His hair (is/are) grey.
is
I read the book a few days ago.
Which read is present.
Read (*red*) or Read (*Reed*)
Read (*red*)
What is the correct abbreviation of the way to address a married woman?
Mrs.
The ferret are really fat.
what's wrong with the sentence?
Ferret is singular, so the correct term would be is, nor are.
OR
Ferret can be changed to ferrets to make it plural.
If the verb ends in "s", the subject is what?
Singular.
I saw (they're, their, their) sculpture over (their, there, they're).
1.Their
2.There
Sherri is watching t.v.
what is wrong with this sentence?
You can't end with an abbreviation.
These people really annoy me.
Is this plural or singular?
Plural
When the subjects are joined by "and", the verb is what?
Plural.
When is the only time you can use "cause" in a sentence?
Only oral conversations. Talking.
Do you capitalize abbreviations for titles before or after names?
Both
Is zero singular or plural?
Plural.
One of the wooden planks is broken.
The wood plank is broken.
Which has correct singular subject-verb agreement.
Trick Question
Both
(Because, Cause) (They're, Their, There) out of town, (Where, Wear) do you want me to put (They're, Their, There) stuff.
*This is an oral conversation*
1. Both are acceptable
2.They're
3.Where
4.Their
Are periods less commonly used with lowercase, mixed, or uppercase abbreviations?
Uppercase abbreviations.
What are the six types of determiners?
Articles, Possessives, Demonstratives, Numerals, Ordinals, and Quantifiers.