Subject Verb Agreement

Meaning

Examples

1.

A singular subject takes a singular verb.

a)
b)

Maznah is my classmate.
Mother washes the clothes.

2.

A plural subject takes a plural verb.

a)
b)

The boys have some marbles.

The children play very well.

3.

When the noun is uncountable, the verb

is singular.

a)
b)

Milk makes us healthy.

Flour is added into the mixture.

4.

When two or more singular subjects are

joined by and the verb is plural.

a)

Fatin and Marini cycle to the shop.

5.

When two or more singular subjects are

joined by or ,nor ,either..or or
neither..nor, the verb is singular.

a)

Either the red book or the green book

belongs to Salim.
Neither Nini nor Didi has the book.

6.

When two or more plural subjects are

joined by or, nor, either..or or
neither..nor, the verb is plural.

a)

Either the boys or the girls have taken

the books.

7.

When a singular subject is joined to a

plural subject by or, nor, either..or or
neither..nor, the verb is plural and the
plural subject comes before the verb.

a)

Either Beng Keat or his brothers have

watched the movie.

8.

When a singular subject is joined to other

subjects by with, as well as or together
with, the verb is singular.

a)

Salmi as well as her sister runs at the

field.

9.

When the subject is an indefinite

pronoun, the verb is singular.

a)

Everyone is in the hall.

10. When the subject comes after the word

every, each, either of or neither of,
the verb is singular.

a)
b)

Every girl likes to play dolls.

Each of them plays netball.

b)

A. Substitution Table
Verb to-be
I
He
She

am
is

You

are

We
are
They

a doctor.
a farmer.
a teacher.
a taxi driver.
a carpenter.
a salesman.
doctors.
nurses.
farmers.
teachers.
dressmakers.
bus drivers.
taxi drivers.
carpenters.
firemen.
salesmen

Make ten sentences from the table.

1. ..
2. ..
3. ..
4. ..
5. ..
6. ..
7. ..
8. ..
9. ..
10. ..

Verb to-have
I
You
We
They
The boys

He
She
Ali
The boy
The girl

have

a pet.
a house.
many friends.
a tennis racket.
a new pair of shoes.

has

a cat.
a pen.
a bicycle.
a new toy
a doll.

Make ten sentences from the table.

1. ..
2. ..
3. ..
4. ..
5. ..
6. ..
7. ..
8. ..
9. ..
10. ..

B. DETECT AND CORRECT ERRORS.

Read the sentences carefully. Detect the errors and correct them. Rewrite
the sentences.
1. That lady was here last night.
______________________________________________________
2. Those flowers is beautiful.
______________________________________________________
3. Life are strange.
______________________________________________________
4. Her hair are black.
______________________________________________________
5. They does most of the work at night.
______________________________________________________
6. Your friends is here.
______________________________________________________
7. Ramli do his homework at night.
______________________________________________________
8. Somebody have taken my book.
______________________________________________________
9. Does you want some more tea?
______________________________________________________
10.I like tea but Sandra do not like tea.
______________________________________________________

C. Fill in the blanks.

Fill in the blanks with is, are or am.
Example : I am very weak.
1. The men .. resting under the tree.
2. Aminah and Aisyah .. staying in Pasir Mas.
3. She .. a good girl.
4. They .. going to school.
5. The girls .. late.
6. All the men .. sleeping.
7. We . happy.
8. The children .. playing in the garden.
9. One of the pupils .. lost.
10. All the teachers .. in the staff room.
11. .. he happy?
12. It .. very easy.
13. The women .. in the kitchen.
14. She .. baking some cakes.
15. Mother .. cooking some curry.

16. Ali and I .. fat.

17. Both the boxes .. heavy.
18. Some of the water dirty.
19. Where .. Pasir Mas?
20. When .. you coming?
21. I .. very sick.
22. Who .. coming?
23. They .. waiting for you.
24. The boys .. sick.
25. One of the books .. torn.
26. Both of the flowers .. beautiful.
27. We .. tired.
28. My parents .. coming.
29. The teachers .. punishing the pupils.
30. Some of the pupils .. absent.

Fill in the blanks with was or were

Example : The bottle was broken.
1. I . late yesterday.
2. We .. very early.
3. They .. waiting for you.
4. .. the children here?
5. She .. sick.
6. .. Ali playing for the school team?
7. The men .................... resting.
8. The boys .. playing football.
9. They .. preparing for their examination.
10. My friends .. on their way to my house when
I phoned them.
11. My father .. sick.
12. All the snakes .. killed.
13. The people .. shouting.
14. The baby .. sleeping.
15. My brother .. first in class.

16. Most of them .. making noise.

17. Some of the food .. thrown away.
18. The fan .. repaired by Encik Yusof.
19. My hands .. hurt.
20. The child .. absent.
21. I .. very sleepy.
22. The mechanic .. repairing my fathers car.
23. The iron .. very hot.
24. All the books .. burnt away.
25. Both of the chairs .. broken.
26. One of the chairs .. broken.
27. Two of the people .. sent away.
28. Ali, Aziz and Azman .. classmates.
29. .. they making noise?
30. I .. too thirsty.

Fill in the blanks below with do or does

Example : The cats do not sleep here.
1. you have any pencil?
2. Kamariah sleep late every night?
3. .. the children play badminton?
4. .. the dog eat all the meat?
5. I . not have any money.
6. .. your friends teach you to do the work?
7. .. your teacher scold you?
8. She . not like to eat durians.
9. He .. not feel the pain when the dentist pulls the teeth.
10. .. Azman come late every day?
11. .. the men do their work?
12. .. you like ice-cream?
13. .. the elephants destroy their crops?
14. My teacher . not shout at us.
15. The water .. not flow swiftly into the drain.

16. The curry .. not taste nice.

17. I .. not take your books.
18. That snake .. not bite people.
19. .. the dogs bark at night?
20. We .. not like to borrow money from people.
21. One of the pupils . not like to take medicine.
22. All the women .. not go to the waterfall.
23. My brother .. not watch television.
24. .. the water look very dirty?
25. They .. not play chess.
26. .. your parents scold you?
27. .. he finish his homework?
28. The tiger .. not kill anybody.
29. All the girls . not help me to sweep the house.
30. . you cycle to school every morning?

Fill in the blanks below with has or have

Example : They have a lot of work to do.
1. One of the pupils finished the work.
2. Ali and Azman .. been waiting for you since yesterday.
3. My headmaster . a grey car.
4. The children .. already taken their lunch.
5. Most of the girls .. read the books in the library.
6. The man who wears the green shirt .. a snake with him.
7. All the books .. been borrowed by the pupils.
8. More girls .. been chosen to enter the competition.
9. Some of them .. brought red roses.
10. Many books .. been thrown away by my sister.
11. I .. a lot of story books.
12. She .. something to tell you.
13. They .. already gone home.
14. He .. given me a lot of help.
15. You .. already seen the show, havent you?
16. We already told him what to do.
17. The dog .. already eaten the meat.
18. The rain .. come.
19. The women .. prepared our food.

20. The teeth .. been extracted.

21. The postmen . delivered the letters.
22. The baby .. already slept.
23. The tree .. been cut down.
24. The boxes .. been thrown away.
25. My friends .. come.
26. One of the rings .. been stolen.
27. It .. been kept away.
28. The child .. a lot of sweets with him.
29. We .. many books in our bags.
30. Each girl .. a pencil.

D. Text Completion
Look at the picture and read the passage carefully. Based on the picture,
choose the best answer to fill in the blanks in the passage that follows.

It is four oclock and Amyleas family is in the living room. They (1) ________

having tea. Her mother (2) _________cutting a cake which is on the table. Maria

(3) _______ pouring tea into the cups. Maria is serving a cup of tea to her father. Idayu

is reading a book and sitting comfortably on a sofa . Her cousins (4) _________ playing
congkak on the mat. They (5) _________ enjoying themselves very much.
1.

A. are

B. is

C. was

D. were

2.

A. is

B. are

C. was

D. were

3.

A. are

B. is

C. do

D. does

4.

A. has

B. have

C. is

D. are

5.

A. are

B. is

C. was

D. were

Based on the picture, fill in the blanks .

It is a fine Sunday evening. The children (1) _______ at the

playground. They (2) __________ having a wonderful time. Aina (3)
_______ sitting on the swing. Shahirul and Hafiz are enjoying themselves
on the see-saw. Ranjit (4) _________ playing on the climbing frame. He (5)
________ not afraid of falling down.

E. Construct Sentences
Construct sentences using the words given.

1. Encik Azizan - his family - in the kitchen.

2. They - preparing dinner - family.
3. Puan Azizah, - cooking rice.
4. Encik Azizan - a cleaver - to - into small pieces.
5. His daughter - washing - carefully.