Here are the key points about subject-verb agreement:
- Subject-verb agreement refers to keeping the subject and verb consistent in terms of number (singular or plural). The subject and verb must agree in number.
- Singular subjects take singular verbs, and plural subjects take plural verbs.
- To determine the subject, ask "who" or "what" is performing the action of the verb. The subject directly precedes the verb.
- Common errors include using plural verbs with collective nouns that are singular in meaning, and mixing singular/plural when the subject has two or more nouns connected by "and."
- Check subject-verb agreement when the subject and verb are separated by other words or
21. The present tense is
sometimes used in
historical writing to
express past events and
more often, in poetry
fiction, and journalism (
especially in sports writing
22. the reader a sense
of being there.
This usage is
sometimes called
the historical
32. The future tense of
the verb indicates
that an action is in
the future relative to
the speaker or writer.
33. It is used to talk
about an action
that is about to
happen in the
future.
34. Unlike present tense and
past tense, the future
tense of the verb has no
ending forms such as –d
or –ed endings (for past
tense) or -s ending (for
present tense).
35. The future tense is also
formed with the use “be”
verb (is, are, am) with the
verb "going" plus the
preposition “to” plus the
base form of the verb:
36. EXAMPLES:
1. He is going to faint.
2. I am going to illustrate
the beautiful scenic
spot in my province.
37. The future tense of the
verb uses time
expressions like next
week, the other day,
later, tomorrow, soon,
in the next few days,
42. Choose the correct form
of the verb inside the
parentheses by
encircling the letter of
your answer. Then,
identify what tense of the
verb is used in each
43. On the blank before
each number, write
PR if it is present
tense, PA if it is past
tense, and F if it is
future tense.
44. _____1. She always _____
(A. win B. wins C. won D.
winning) the essay writing
competition.
_____2. My best friend and
her mother _____ (A. come
B. comes C. came D. will
come) to see me this coming
45. _____3. It _____ (A. rain B.
rains C. rained D. raining)
every time we hold a
program.
_____4. We always _____
(A. pray B. prays C. prayed
D. praying) for guidance
and protector.
46. _____5. His uncle _____
(A. treat B. treats C.
treated D. will treat) her
to a buffet restaurant
later.
48. 1. These songs is dedicated to
you and me.
__________________________
_______________
2. Our life in the province are so
simple.
__________________________
_________________________
___________
49. 3. The students who presented the
report will be his friends.
____________________________
___________________________
______
4.He think that one month is
needed to complete the project.
____________________________
___________________________
50. 5. The overseas worker
feels that it was time
for them to go home.
__________________
__________________
__________________
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