subject- person, thing, place
has to match the verb
I + to be
I am
You + to be
You are
#1 error - subject verb agreement
agr
"My mother have brown eyes." XXX agr
"My mother
The kid is
The kids are
Her parents are
His house is
She walk around the park every day. XXX agr
She walks around the park every day.
We have to think about: 's' or no 's'
Your friends all go to the beach.
Your friend goes to the beach.
Sarah and Maria go/
There/Here
Here are your keys.
Here is your key.
Here comes the parade.
Here come our friends.
Words that sound plural but are singular.
Words that sound singular but are plural.
class, team, bunch, crowd, committee - one group
The class is are very friendly.
Your son's team usually win/wins all of the games.
The class is hardworking.
The students in the class are hardworking.
glasses/eyeglasses (pl)
Her new glasses look good.
Her pair of glasses looks good.
trousers - British English
pants - (pl)
He has bright yellow pants which are very loud.
shirt (s)
shoes/gloves/socks (pl)
headphones/earphones/earbuds (pl)
Part C
18. The house with the red shutters has/
The cat (that has big blue eyes and white paws) is/
English is
Chemistry is
Physics is/
Science is
Math Maths -(British English)
Mathematics is
Social studies
Economics
Industrial arts
Home economics is my least favourite class.
Business management
Politics
Ethics
Religious studies is a
Comparative religion
Arts is a good ...
Any country is singular.
The United States is
The Philippines is a collection of over 7000 islands.
The United Arab Emirates
The Maldives is a small island nation.
Two cups (singular or plural) - singular
-one amount
Two cups of water is enough for a small dog.
Amounts
$ - money
$100 is a good price for a used phone.
$100 (s) - one amount of money
$105 (s)
50c is a lot for a pencil.
distance - km, miles
10 km is too far to walk.
10 km is one distance. It is not ten separate things.
time - amount of time
Eight hours is an ideal amount of sleep.
30. Two cups equals on pint.
It equals one pint.
An American pint has 16 ounces. A British pint has 20 ounces.
31. Few (plural)
A few of us are going to the dance club tonight.
Few like liver.
32. Most (s, pl)
Most of the work is done. work (s)
Most of the kids are tired. kids (pl)
33. No one wants any trouble.
SINGULAR
Nothing
Everything
Something
Anything
Nobody
Everybody
Somebody
Anybody
Noone
Everyone
Someone
Anyone
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