Work in Pairs. Take Turns to Ask and Answer the Following. Are Your Socks

Question

Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the following.

Are your socks .............?

Yes, ..................

Fill in the Blanks

Solution

Yes, very costly … they, indeed, are

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Subject - Verb Agreement

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Chapter 3: Subject - Verb Agreement - Exercise [Page 45]

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Chapter 3 Subject - Verb Agreement
Exercise | Q A. 7. 5. | Page 45

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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:

Summons............ sent for his arrest.

Is it true that the students from the Space Research Centre are arriving this evening?	Yes, the study they are conducting needs an elevated location like our campus.
I agree. The constellation they are going to observe is clearly visible from here.	What about the team supervisor? Is he coming?
No, their manager called this morning. The supervisor is busy making arrangements for the committee which is to arrive tomorrow.	I have heard that he is going to join politics.
Yes, this news is true.	But honesty his policy and politics is a corrupt game these days.
Yes, but that does not mean that good people should not join politics	Yes, you are right
When the pick-up bus that we have sent to the railway station arrives here, we may need help to shift the luggage which, I presume, is going to be very heavy.

List the subjects from the dialogues in A1 under the following headings. One has been done as an example

COUNTABLE SINGULAR	COUNTABLE PLURAL	UNCOUNTABLE
	students

Tick the correct form of the verb in the following sentences:

Skittles _________a popular game in India these days.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs to complete this biography of Rickety Ron.

RICKETY RON
Rickety Ron is a student of statistics, which for many years .............. been his favourite subject. Ron has always loved playing with numbers. Dramatics ........................ his life but every time he takes a role for stage acting, he's mysteriously down with mumps. Mumps ....................... . always been his undoing! Ron is no good at games and opts for the least exerting sports of all. So, for him, it's skittles, darts and cards. Cards .......................... his favourite, though! He loves aerobics too. Aerobics, to him, ..................... both relaxation and entertainment.

Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the following.

What are shears used for ?