Matchmaker: Subjects & Verbs
Subject-Verb Agreement
Subject-Verb Agreement
The word that tells who or what the sentence is about is called this.
What is a subject?
The tense used for actions happening now
What is the present tense?
The preposition used for months
What is "in"?
The conditional used for general truths
What is the zero conditional?
The modal verb used for ability
What is "can"?
Choose the correct verb: "She ___ (like/likes) ice cream
What is "likes"?
Fill in the blank: "Yesterday, she ___ (go) to the store.
What is "went"?
We meet ___ Mondays.
What is "on"?
Complete the sentence: "If it rains, we ___ (stay) inside."
What is "will stay"?
Complete the sentence: "You ___ (should/must) wear a seatbelt for safety."
What is "must"?
Neither of the boys ___ (is/are) coming to the party.
What is "is"?
By next year, they ___ (finish) their studies.
What is "will have finished"?
Choose the correct preposition: "She is ___ the bus."
What is "on"?
Identify the conditional: "If I won the lottery, I would travel the world.
What is the second conditional?
Change the sentence: "It is possible that she will call."
What is "She might call"?
The rule that makes "The committee ___ (decide/decides) the budget" correct
What is "collective nouns take singular verbs"?
Correct this sentence: "I am see the movie right now."
What is "I am seeing the movie right now"?
Correct the sentence: "He was born at 1995.
What is "He was born in 1995"?
Correct the sentence: "If you will study, you pass the test."
What is "If you study, you will pass the test"?
Identify the difference: "You must go" vs. "You should go."
What is "'Must' expresses obligation, 'should' is a recommendation"?
Fix this error: "The news about the accidents were shocking.
What is "The news about the accidents was shocking"?
Identify the tense: "Had she ever traveled abroad before 2010?
What is the past perfect tense?
Explain the difference: "At the beach" vs. "On the beach."
What is "At the beach" refers to the general area, while "On the beach" means physically on the sand?"
Change this to third conditional: "If I wake up earlier, I catch the train."
What is "If I had woken up earlier, I would have caught the train"?
Fix this sentence: "He can to play the piano."
What is "He can play the piano"?