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प्रश्न
Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the following.
Are your socks .............?
Yes, ..................
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उत्तर
Yes, very costly … they, indeed, are
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Verbs - singular or plural
Look at the following two sentences. Which one is correct?
a) The jury were divided in their opinion.
b) The jury was unanimous in their decision.
Jury is a collective noun. Whenever there is a sense of unity, we use singular
verb with collective nouns but when it is used in the sense of separation, we use
plural verb with them, so both are correct in different situations.
Here are some more such words.
| If you use plural verbs, you will always be correct, but if you use a singular noun, you may be wrong. So - to be safe - use plural verbs with these nouns. |
- Work in pairs. Write five questions using some of the nouns given in B.
above.
Tick the correct form of the verb in the following sentence:
This news _________broadcast from All India Radio.
Tick the correct form of the verb in the following sentences:
Politics ________ not meant for students.
Tick the correct form of the verb in the following sentences:
Skittles _________a popular game in India these days.
Tick the correct form of the verb in the following sentences:
Mathematics __________ a compulsory subject for under-graduation in most of
the science and commerce streams.
Some nouns look as if they are plural, bat are in fact singular. Economics is an important subject at Senior Secondary level. Some other school and university subjects work in the same way. Guess which subjects these are from the clues.
| Club | Subject |
| E = mc2 | ..................................... |
| 1 + 1 = 2 | ..................................... |
Tick the correct form of the verb in the following sentences:
The public ________ jubilant when Sachin Tendulkar scored his SOth
century.
Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the following.
What are shears used for ?
They are used ........................
Circle the subject and connect it with a verb which follows it
| The birds which migrated from the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Were Found in a new location. ! Clue: What has been located? (Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary? The birds?) |
1. The boy whom you saw walking on the road yesterday while returning from
school is my brother.
2. The book you wanted to read is not available right now.
3. The furniture which was bought in the auction is made of solid teak-wood.
4. The team which won four matches this year has been nominated for the
President's award.
5. A visit to the various monasteries provides an insight into Buddhism.
Read the following sentence. The Sentence contains one error. Correct the
error and complete the statement that are marked*:
1. One of my friends have gone to Canada.
Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the following.
What are pliers made of ?
They .........................................
Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the following.
How much ..............?
................. cost .............
Read the following sentence. The Sentence contains one error. Correct the
error and complete the statement that are marked*:
He and I was at Patna University together.
Read the following sentence. The Sentence contains one error. Correct the
error and complete the statement that are marked*:
The Collector and District Magistrate are away.
Read the following sentence. The Sentence contains one error. Correct the
error and complete the statement that are marked*:
The notable patriot and orator are no more.
Read the following sentence. The Sentence contains one error. Correct the
error and complete the statement that are marked*:
Neither Raju nor Sheela have come first in the race.
Read the following sentence. The Sentence contains one error. Correct the
error and complete the statement that are marked*:
Either China or Malaysia have the chance to win the world cup in
badminton.
| Statement* When Singular Subjects are connected by 'or', 'neither ............. nor' and 'either ............... or', they are followed by a verb. |
Read the following sentence. The Sentence contains one error. Correct the
error and complete the statement that are marked*:
Neither he nor I has any objection to your plan.
Read the following sentence. The Sentence contains one error. Correct the
error and complete the statement that are marked*:
Either you or Rashmi have to own the responsibility for the mishap.
| Statements *: When the Subjects connected by 'or'or'nor' are of different person,the verb should agree in person with the Subject __________to it . |
