Althea Louise C.

Lara
10-Love

Learning Task 2: Identifying Number in Nouns and Pronouns Read each word. Then,
write whether the word is singular, plural, or both.

1. geese- PLURAL 6. any- BOTH

2. scissors- BOTH 7. contest- SINGULAR
3. deer- BOTH 8. watches- PLURAL
4. their- SINGULAR 9. several- PLURAL
5. nobody- SINGULAR 10. lice- PLURAL

Learning Task 3: Identifying Number in Verbs Read each group of words. Then, write
whether the underlined verb is singular or plural.

1. A fire is burning. - SINGULAR 6. It has been returned. - SINGULAR

2. She paints. - SINGULAR 7. The boats were seen. - PLURAL
3. Children laugh. - PLURAL 8. Everyone knows. - SINGULAR
4. Both remember. - PLURAL 9. They do not listen. - PLURAL
5. Changes are coming. - PLURAL 10. That appears to be correct. - SINGULAR

Learning Task 4: Singular and Plural Subjects Match the two parts of the sentence and
join them together with is or are. Number one has been done as example. Do the same
for the remaining sentences.
Example: 1. Art and music are my favorite subjects.

Art and music …a wonderful city.

Two hours …a play by Francisco Baltazar.
Both my mother and my father …now on the market.
Either blue or green …going to be cut down.
Tayabas, my birthplace, …quite tiring.
The trees next to the school …the right color for the room.
Walking up hills …doctors.
The house, together with a piece of land, …modern forms of communication.
Fax and e-mail …my favorite subjects.
Florante at Laura …a long time to have to wait.

- Art and music are my favorite subjects.

- Two hours is a long time to have to wait.
- Both my mother and my father are doctors.
- Either blue or green is the right color for the room.
- Tayabas, my birthplace, is a wonderful city.
- The trees next to the school are going to be cut down.
- Walking up hills is quite tiring.
- The house, together with a piece of land, is now on market.
- Fax and e-mail are modern forms of communication.
- Florante at Laura is a play by Francisco Baltazar.

Learning Task 5:
A. Nouns with and without -s
Write a sentence with a similar meaning. Use the word in brackets and decide if you
need the -s ending or not.
Example: What is left of the old church is today a major tourist attraction. (remain/s)
Answer: The remains of the old church are today a major tourist attraction.

1. What I was wearing wasn’t right for the occasion. (clothes)

- The clothes that I was wearing weren't right for the occasion.

2. The things that belonged to me were restored in the cellar. (belonging/s)

- The belongings that belonged to me were restored in the cellar.

3. What the article says is nothing new. (content/s)

- The contents of the article are nothing new.

B. Nouns with a plural form.

Rewrite the sentences without can, could, may, or might to make them more certain.
The verb must agree with the subject.
Example: Physics could be really interesting.
Answer: Physics is really interesting.

1. Measles can be a serious illness.

- Measles is a serious illness.

2. All means of transport can have disadvantages.

- All means of transport do have disadvantages.
Learning Task 6: Complete the flowchart to show your understanding of the
considerations when picking verbs to match subjects.

Learning Task 7: Circle the verb in parentheses that agrees with the subject. Then, on
the blank space, indicate the number of the SVA rule applied in each sentence.
Carefully review your answers based on the list provided in the introduction.

Rule no.16 1. The good (am, is, are) rewarded.

Rule no.12 2. Asia, the largest of the continents, (has, have, had) an area of 44million
kilometers.
Rule no.12 3. The Bayanihan Dance Troupe (plan, plans) to arrive in separate cars.
Rule no. 2 4. (Has, Have) the leaves been raked?
Rule no.13 5. Into the ring (come, comes) Manny Pacquiao.
Rule no. 8 6. Each of the houses (was, were) painted green.
Rule no. 11 7. There (is, are) 47 different kinds of headaches.
Rule no. 6 & 8 8-9 Neither father nor mother (gamble, gambles) or (drink, drinks).
Rule no. 2 10. (Does, Do) the girls sing in the play?