Combine the following sentences with an appropriate form of the verb specified in parentheses. 15. Mathematics (is, is) John`s favorite subject, while civics (is, are) Andrea`s favorite subject. In this English lesson, you will learn some more advanced cases of subject-verb correspondence that confuse many learners. Subject-verb correspondence is one of the first things you learn in English class: these topics are also singular, although they speak of a group of people. These words can be singular OR plural, depending on what follows! These words always take the plural form of the verb: choose the correct form of the verb that corresponds to the subject. These words are irregular plural substitutes (nouns that are not formed by adding -s) and they take the plural form of the verb: 5. George and Tamara (not, not) want to see this movie. „40% of people don`t support the new law.“ 2.
Many mangoes and bananas are available this season. 2. My mother or father (is, are) come to the meeting. 7. Students had a picnic accompanied by their teacher. To talk about a single member of the police, we can say police officer or police officer – or the non-sexist term police officer. 23. All CDs, even scratched, (are, are) in this case. Note: In British English, „family“ and „team“ are often plural. „Men don`t usually like to buy clothes.“ 10.
The players, as well as the captain, (want, want) win. 16. Eight dollars (east, are) is the price of a movie these days. . 6. Brothers and their sister are well studied. „Some students won`t pass.“ There is a debate about the word „data“! Technically, the data are plural (the singular form is „date“). A dictionary and an atlas are missing from the library. 21.
The members of the Committee (lead, lead) live very differently in private. 8.