RULE 6
Online content (influence, influences) the minds of youngers users.
Influences
NASA (launch, launches) new space missions every year.
Launches
Contracting measles at this age (is, are) extremely hard to deal with.
Is
Babbling (is, are) one of the developmental milestones of a baby.
Is
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
a. She is one of those people who always listens.
b. She is one of those people who always listen.
B.
She is one of those people who always listen.
The pride of lions (move, moves) silently through the grassland at dawn to hunt.
Moves
The WHO (conduct, conducts) research to find solutions for emerging health threats globally.
Conducts
The pants that Cale usually (wears, wear) have been torn into pieces.
Wears
Which of the following sentences use gerunds as a verbal noun?
A. Melusines enjoy braiding and playing with their father's long hair.
B. Reading fiction is Anya's best past time activity.
B
Reading fiction is Anya's best past time activity.
Which of the following sentences is not grammatically correct?
a. My sister is one of those people who don’t like to cook.
b. She is the only one of the singers who enjoy performing on stage.
c. The New York Times is one of the newspapers that publish a print edition seven days a week.
d. Hannah is the only one of those people who likes to read comic books.
B.
She is the only one of the singers who enjoy performing on stage.
Choose the correct use of Rule 6
a. The staff argue with each other.
b. The band perform on the sold-out stadium.
c. The audience were silent during his performance.
d. None of the above.
A.
The staff argue with each other.
DSWD (develop, develops) (implement, implements) and (coordinate, coordinates) policies and programs for and with the poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged.
Develops, implements, and coordinates
The recent statistics about election (show, shows) that candidate A will win.
Show
Gerunds can also function as a direct object. Which of the following sentences adheres to this function?
A. Boomboom longs to try figure skating.
B. Brushing the cat's fur is important in keeping them clean and happy.
C. Besides listening to music, Jiji also loves writing songs and playing instruments.
A
Boomboom longs to try figure skating.
In the previous example:
"John was one of the players who were chosen to play in the final game."
Both singular and plural form are acceptable because antecedent of the relative pronoun could be _________ or ____________.
One & players