Subject-Verb Agreement
Question: The cat (run/runs) quickly across the yard.
Answer: What is "runs"?
Explanation: The subject "cat" is singular, so the verb must also be singular. "Runs" is the correct singular form of the verb.
Question: What is the past tense of "go"?
Answer: What is "went"?
Passage:
Lily loves to explore the forest behind her house. Every Saturday, she packs her backpack with snacks and her favorite book. She enjoys listening to the birds sing and watching the squirrels play. Last week, she discovered a hidden stream where she found colorful pebbles. Lily can’t wait to show her friends this secret spot.
Question: What does Lily pack in her backpack?
Answer: What are "snacks and her favorite book"?
Question: In the sentence "The dessert was delectable," what does "delectable" likely mean?
Answer: What is "delicious"?
Question: If it continues to rain, what might happen to the picnic?
Answer: What is "it might get canceled"?
Question: The dogs (bark/barks) loudly at night.
Answer: What is "bark"?
Explanation: The subject "dogs" is plural, so we use the base form of the verb "bark" without the 's' to agree with the plural subject.
Question: She (see/saw) a movie last weekend
Answer: What is "saw"?
Absolutely! Here’s an updated version of Category 3 with a short passage and corresponding WH questions, along with two additional questions for each category.
Passage:
Lily loves to explore the forest behind her house. Every Saturday, she packs her backpack with snacks and her favorite book. She enjoys listening to the birds sing and watching the squirrels play. Last week, she discovered a hidden stream where she found colorful pebbles. Lily can’t wait to show her friends this secret spot.
Question: Where does Lily explore?
Answer: What is "the forest behind her house"?
Question: If someone says a book is "tedious," what can we infer about the book?
Answer: What is "boring"?
Question: If the team practices hard every day, what can we infer about their chances of winning?
Answer: What is "they may improve their chances of winning"?
Question: Each of the students (have/has) completed their homework.
Answer: What is "has"?
Explanation: The phrase "Each of the students" treats "each" as a singular subject, so the verb must also be singular. "Has" is the correct form to use with a singular subject.
Question: They (take/took) a trip to the beach last summer.
Answer: What is "took"?
Passage:
Lily loves to explore the forest behind her house. Every Saturday, she packs her backpack with snacks and her favorite book. She enjoys listening to the birds sing and watching the squirrels play. Last week, she discovered a hidden stream where she found colorful pebbles. Lily can’t wait to show her friends this secret spot.
Question: What did Lily discover last week?
Answer: What is "a hidden stream"?
Question: In the context of a story, if a character is described as "cunning," what does that imply?
Answer: What is "sly or clever"?
Question: If the lights go out during a storm, what might the family do?
Answer: What is "they might use candles or flashlights"?
Question: The teacher (give/gives) the students homework every week.
Answer: What is "gives"?
Explanation: The subject "teacher" is singular, so we use "gives," the singular form of the verb, to agree with it.
Question: He (bring/brought) his favorite toy to school yesterday.
Answer: What is "brought"?
Passage:
Lily loves to explore the forest behind her house. Every Saturday, she packs her backpack with snacks and her favorite book. She enjoys listening to the birds sing and watching the squirrels play. Last week, she discovered a hidden stream where she found colorful pebbles. Lily can’t wait to show her friends this secret spot.
Question: What does Lily enjoy listening to?
Answer: What is "the birds sing"?
Question: In the sentence "The storm was ferocious," what does "ferocious" likely mean?
Answer: What is "fierce or intense"?
Question: If the child studies hard for the test, what might happen?
Answer: What is "they might do well on the test"?
Question: The group of friends (is/are) planning a surprise party.
Answer: What is "is"?
Explanation: The subject "group" is a collective noun treated as singular when referring to the group as a whole. Therefore, "is" is the correct verb form.
Question: They (begin/began) the project last month.
Answer: What is "began"?
Passage:
Lily loves to explore the forest behind her house. Every Saturday, she packs her backpack with snacks and her favorite book. She enjoys listening to the birds sing and watching the squirrels play. Last week, she discovered a hidden stream where she found colorful pebbles. Lily can’t wait to show her friends this secret spot.
Question: Who does Lily want to show her secret spot?
Question: Who does Lily want to show her secret spot?
Question: If a character is described as "melancholy," what can we infer about their feelings?
Answer: What is "sad or gloomy"?
Question: If the weather stays warm, what could happen to the flowers?
Answer: What is "they might bloom early"?