Exercise 55 (Sentence Construction) Making Noun: In English, verbs and their subjects must always agree, or match. If the subject is singular, the verb must be singular. If the subject is plural, the verb must be plural, Exauete: That boy practises every day. Those boys practise only on Tuesday and Thursday. Notice that, unlike nouns, the singular form of the verb ends with an s when some third person (other than you or /) is the subject. In most sentences the subject comes before the verb. If a sentence begins with here or there, however, the subject follows the verb. When you start a sentence with these words, always ask yourself, “Will the subject be singular or plural?” Use the verb form that agrees with the subject. Example: Here is the ring you lost. There were seven girls on the weightlifting team. The subject often follows the verb in questions too. Exampte: Have their suitcases been found? How often do those bells ring? A. Circle the form of the verb that agrees with each subject. . Kayla’s gerbils (bites, bite). 4. Jennifer (giggles, giggle) constantly 2. Our basement (leaks, leak). eo Those players (appears, appear). 3. The buses (leaves, leave) . Their doorbell (rings, ring). B. In each of the following sentences underline the noun that is the subject Above the noun write $ if the subject is singular, or P if it is plural, In the blank at the right write the form of the verb that agrees with the subject. 1. There (is, are) only five hot dogs left. 2. When (was, were) the jewels stolen? See eee ge scag 3. Here (comes, come) the band from Langley, 4. How much water (does, do) that aquarium hold? 5. (Wasn't, Weren't) both drivers speedin ©. (Hasn't, Haven't) these broken windows been repaired? _____— 110 be oped ©4 Communicating Skills 6 NEL This page 0Exercise 49 (Grammar and Usage) Making s, pronouns can be either singular or plural. Here is a list of common, ain Notice that you, your, and yours may be either singular or plural, cama Singular Pronouns _—Plural Pronouns Person speaking I, me, my, mine we, us, Our, ours Person spoken to you, your, yours you, your, yours Another person, : : place, or thing he, him, his they, them, their, she, her, hers theirs it, its A pronoun must always agree with its antecedent. If the antecedent is singular, the pronoun must be singular. If the antecedent is plural, the pronoun must be plural. Exaue.e: The robber darted into the alley when he heard the sirens. The robbers darted into the alley when they heard the sirens. Be especially careful when the subject of a sentence uses each, every, or one. These words always take a singular pronoun. Examp.s: Every house on the street had its windows broken. Each of the girls on the team should have her own key. Not one of the boys had remembered to bring his lunch. Fill the blanks with he, she, her, his, their, or its. Draw an arrow from the pronoun to its antecedent, 1. Will one of your friends let you use jacket? 2. Every player on the team must look after own uniform. 3. The students in Mr. MacNeil class are having party on Friday 4. Before a member of the crew can go ashore, must check out. . Every car in the parking lot had window broken 6. When the alarm sounded, every pilot knew what had to do. 7. One of the girls on the relay team lost shoe. 8. The members of the winning team will receive ribbons. 9. Has each of the boys in the play learned lines? 58 | Communicating Skills 6 NEL This page not robe coed