EF4/5 Subject Verb Agreement 2

Exercise 7
1. Isabella's hair is shiny and black.
Isabella's hair is very short now. It is in a bob.
Isabella has bangs.
Isabella's hair has tight curls.
Isabella has an afro.

Isabella has a perm.

Isabella's hair is dyed pink.

Isabella is bald.

Fred is bald.
Fred is balding. He has thin hair.

Matin has a crew cut.

2. A lot of students hate/love school.
A lot of students is/are late today.


Can be singular or plural. Depends on the noun:
A lot of the paper is wet.
A lot of the papers are wet.
A lot of the books are wet.
Some of you are coming to the party.
Some of your hair is blue.

Some of the pizza is leftover.
Some of the pizzas are leftover.

Most of the people are happy to be here.
Most of the movie was boring.

All of the water is warm
All of the bottles are leaking.

20% of the people are absent today.
20% of your mark comes from in-class spoken work.

fraction
1/2 one half
3/4 three fourths, three quarters
5/8 five eighths
1/4 one fourth, one quarter
1/8 one eighth

1/2 a cup
1/4 of a litre
1/8 of a pint
1/2 a tsp teaspoon, tbsp tablespoon

5. $200 is a lot of money.

$200 = one amount

two hundred dollars = does not mean 200 separate dollars

loony = the bird is a loon
twony
It is a two-dollar coin.

loony = slang for crazy

25c quarter
10c dime
5c nickel
1c penny

$5 five bucks, old west slang, cowboy


loony = luna, la lun, the moon, lunar

full moon is a symbol of evil, something to be afraid of- vampire, werewolf

sun - masculine, male Apollo- sun god

very sexist