5. Jerald (like, likes) to play basketball
with his friend.
Liana and his brother Brian (join,
joins) the Math Club.
To dance, to swim and to walk (is, are)
Boy’s hobbies.
Taking pictures (is, are) interesting.
As we can see, all houses (was, is)
made of blocks and stones.
7. If two infinitives are separated by AND they take the plural
form of the verb.
To walk and to chew a gum require
great skill.
To sing and to dance are what I
like to do.
To swim and to play volleyball are
my favorite sports.
8. WhenGERUNDS are used as the subject of, a sentence they
take the singular verb form of the verb; but when they are linked by
AND, they take the plural form.
Standing in the water was a bad
idea.
Swimming in the ocean and playing
drums are my hobbies.
Studying while listening music are
my pastime.
9. Collective nouns like herd, senate, class,
crowd, etc. usually take a singular verb form.
The herd is stampeding.
The crowd is getting angry.
The majority rules most of
the time.
10. Title of Books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as singular
and take a singular verb.
The Burbs is a movie starring Tom
Hanks.
The Internship is a movie with two
men applying for Google.
The fault from our stars is a top
selling book and was produced into a
movie.
11. Final rule- Remember, only the subject affects the verb.
The Citizen are arguing about he
incident.
You and me went to the corner of
the sea.
Cacal and his friend Kyle are
playing Y8.
Marvin and Jhon Vic are ate
Chicken Ala Carte.
12.
13. Politics (is, are) an interesting subject.
My Facebook Boyfriend (take, takes) a
long time to read.
Poems by Longfellow (is, are) my
favorite topic.
The number of volunteers (grow, grows)
each year.
The jury (has, have) awarded custody to
the grandmother.
14. Each (do, does) a good deal of work
around the office.
Some of the marbles (is, are) on
the floor.
The dog (chase, chases) the cat.
A pencil and an eraser (make,
makes) writing easier.
The politics of the situation (was,
were) complicated.
15. is
takes
is
grows
has
does
is
chases
makes
were