Subject-Verb Agreement
Two thousand dollars _____ deposited by the bank manager yesterday. (To be past)
was
Correct or Incorrect?
The student study every night.
The student studies every night.
Their strong __________ lasted for more than twenty years through thick and thin.
A. Befriend
C. Friendship
D. Friendlily
C. Friendship
What does bouquet mean?
An arrangement of flowers (group of flowers given to someone)
We played a game, everyone had fun.
We played a game, and everyone had fun.
If anybody ________ (to call), tell them that I'm in a meeting.
calls
Correct or Incorrect?
Everyone in the class are having fun!
Incorrect
Everyone is an indefinite pronoun that always takes a single verb!
Corrected: Everyone in the class is having fun!
She answered the ringing phone as __________ as she possibly could.
A. Quickness
B. Quick
C. Quickly
D. Quicken
C. Quickly
What does tsunami mean?
a series of massive waves (natural disaster)
I am meet many new people, and I learn new words.
I meet many new people, and I learn new words.
OR
I am met many new people, and I learned new words.
Neither the coach nor the players _______ ready. (To be past)
were
*Rule of proximity: if one subject is singular and one is plural, the verb matches the subject closest to it.
Ex. Neither the players nor the coach was ready.
Incorrect or Correct?
The chair or the desk needs to be moved.
Correct!
It was much too __________ in the coffee shop to focus on reading the book.
A. Noise
B. Noisiness
C. Noisy
D. Noisily
A. Noise
What does rubbish mean?
waste material, trash, or things that are no longer wanted
When the class started. Everyone listened carefully.
When the class started, everyone listened carefully.
OR
The class started and everyone listened carefully.
Neither of the candidates ______ qualified for the position. (To be)
is
Correct or Incorrect?
Neither the manager nor the employees are responsible for the error.
Correct
The colorful sunset over the ocean waves was truly __________.
A. Beautifully
C. Beautify
D. Beautiful
D. Beautiful
What does dramatically mean?
happening in a very sudden, noticeable, or large way, or performing in an exaggerated, theatrical style.
My teacher gave us homework she explained it carefully.
My teacher gave us homework; she explained it carefully.
OR
My teacher gave us homework. She explained it carefully.
Few _______________ how the new system works. (To understand)
understand
*Few is an indefinite pronoun that takes a plural verb
There is a historic monument and three museums downtown
Correct! (Rule of Proximity)
Sentences that begin with "there is/are" or phrases of place, the subject comes after the verb, making it easy to misjudge.
Corrected: There are a historic monument and three museums downtown.
Purchasing a hybrid vehicle is a much more __________ choice for daily commuters who drive long distances.
A. Economical
B. Economically
C. Economic
D. Economy
A. Economical
Ex. I tried taking that course but it was full.
-class
Course can mean an educational class OR it could mean the path that something follows.
Although the students had different levels of English, and some of them were still learning basic vocabulary.
Although the students had different levels of English, and some of them were still learning basic vocabulary, they still tried their best!