2. CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERB IN THE
PARENTHESIS.
1. The players (is, are) going to the pizza restaurant after today’s game.
2. Jane (was, were) going to go with the team but she had chores to do.
3. Stephen (is, are) one of the best players on the team.
4. The coach (was, were) very excited that the team won the tournament.
5. They (is, are) one of the highest scoring teams in the league.
4. CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERB IN THE
PARENTHESIS.
1. Phobos and Deimos ____the two moons of Mars. (be)
2. Venus ____ the only planet that rotates clockwise. (be)
3. Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto ____ the Four Galilean Moons of
Jupiter. (be)
4. Saturn’s moon Titan ____ liquid oceans of natural gas. (have)
5. Our solar system ____ only one star. (has, have)
5. REVIEW/DRILL (9/5/16)
Choose the correct verb.
1. Ten tons (is, are) a heavy load.
2. Fifty miles (is, are) a long drive.
3. My mom (respect, respects) me.
4. My mom and my dad (love, loves)
5. John (talk, talks) to the new girl in school.
6. Everyone (listen, listens) as Jin tells the story.
7. Politics (has, have) made people do strange things.
8. Ten times ten (is, are) 100.
9. The Bible (is, are) the world’s most shoplifted book.
10. What (is, are) 50 times pi (3.14)?
6. REVIEW/DRILL (9/5/16)
True or false
1. Driving become more and more expensive.
2. The class has given different suggestions.
3. The class have prepared a program.
4. A pair of havainas cost $295
5. The patient’s family members nor her husband were informed about the
prognosis.
7. DRILL # (9/7/16)
1.Five meters of cloth (is, are) enough for two
window curtains.
2.Fifty hectares of land cultivated for rice and
corn (is, are) owned by the rich man in our
town.
3.Kindness (come, comes) from within the
heart.
4.Three hours of sleeps (do, does) not give the
body enough rest.
5.Horse-riding (is, are ) my father’s favorite
hobby.
8. 6.To be a teacher (is, are) her dream.
7.My brother or my sister (is, are) likely to
be at home.
8.Both ( was, were) silent again.
9.I (was, were) made for loving you.
10.The Burbs (is, are) a movie starring
Tom Hanks.
9. ADDITIONAL RULES
1.Intervening phrases do not affect the
agreement.
Ex. The dog, who is chewing on my
jeans, is usually very good.
2. The verb is singular if the two subjects
separated by and refer to the same
person or thing.
10. Ex. Red beans and rice is my mom's
favorite dish.
3. If two infinitives/ two gerunds are
separated by and they take the plural
form of the verb.
Ex. To walk and to chew gum require
great skill.
Swimming in the ocean and playing
drums are my hobbies.
11. SW
1. Neither the children nor the mother (like) ______ going out their
house.
2. His daughter, as well as his two sons, (want) ______ him to move.
3. Collecting stamps and playing the piano (be) ______ my hobbies.
4. Both Hannah and Tina (hate) ______ fatty foods.
5. Everyone (live) ______ in the apartment.
6. 1 kg. of sugar (be) ______ in the kitchen.
7. The news (be) ______ on at 9pm last night.
8. Children (want) ______ their parents to go to school.
9. The Simpsons (be) ______ my favorite TV show.
10.A pair of glasses (be) ______ left on the floor
12. DRILL
1. Many senators, but not the senator from
Idaho, (support, supports) the tobacco bill.
2. Either Sam or Susan (has, have) stolen the
watch.
3. Our football team (has, have) won the match.
4. This pair of trousers (is, are) dirty.
5. All of the teachers at my school (is, are) in favor
of the new schedule.
13. SW
1. Carlos is the only one of those students who __________ lived up to the
potential described in the yearbook. (have)
2. None of the men __________ signed their contracts yet. (have)
14. WRITE A SENTENCE WITH CORRECT SUBJECT-
VERB AGREEMENT USING THE WORDS/ PHRASES
AS SUBJECT.
1. Everybody is standing.
2. 6,000 pesos is all I need.
3. Physics is my favorite subject.
4. Jona or Chichi is going to the mall later.
5. A pair of socks is on the bed.
15. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES
APPLYING THE CORRECT SVA.
1.Sara and Desmond is organizing the food.
2.Many of my classmates is arriving early to
decorate the party room.
3.The party start at 8:00.
4.Mike, like many other students, have been
trying to decide on the best gift.
5.Mike don’t want to get low scores.
16. THE BEAVER
The beaver, Canada’s national animal, have some unusual characteristics. One
unusual fact about beavers is their large size. The beaver is the largest rodent in
North America, weighing from 13 to 35 kg. It spend a lot of time in the water, so its
feet is large and webbed for swimming. The beaver’s tail which is wide and flat like
a paddle also helps it to swim. Thick underfur keep the beaver warm and dry, even
in very cold water. In fact, beavers have been known to stay under water in icy
ponds for as long as fifteen minutes. Beavers also has long teeth which grows all
their lives. They use these powerful teeth to cut down trees which they use for
food and and shelter. Another unusual fact about the beaver is that it is one of the
few animals that change its own environment. Beavers create ponds by building
dams with roots, sticks, mud and stones. Each family of beavers build a lodge, or
nest, in a riverbank or in the middle of a pond. They build an underwater entrance
to the lodge. Having the entrance underwater protects them from their enemies.
Beavers is also very social animals. They not only communicate with each other
by making sounds with their mouths but also by slapping their big flat tails on the
water. The beaver’s social life is complex and focus around the female. These
very special animals are found in every province in Canada.
