Work in Pairs and Complete the Following Spider Diagrams, A, B and C. All the Words Will Be Related to the Word in the Centre. Some Clues Are Given.

Question

Work in pairs and complete the following spider diagrams, a, b and c. All the words will be related to the word in the centre. Some clues are given.

All the above nouns look like plurals (i.e. they end ins.) But they are, in fact, singular nouns

Now, complete the sentence : For these nouns we use a .................. verb.

Fill in the Blanks

Solution

All the above nouns look like plurals (i.e. they end in s.) But they are, in fact, singular nouns.

Now, complete the sentence :
For these nouns we use a singular verb.

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Subject - Verb Agreement

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Chapter 3: Subject - Verb Agreement - Exercise A [Page 44]

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CBSE English Workbook [English] Class 10

Chapter 3 Subject - Verb Agreement
Exercise A | Q 5.2 | Page 44

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