Combine the following sentences with an appropriate form of verb indicated in parentheses. During this English lesson, you will learn some more advanced cases of subject-verb tuning that confuse many learners. 15. Mathematics (is, are) John`s favorite subject, while Civics (is) Andreas the preferred subject. These themes are also unique, although they speak of a group of people. Choose the correct form of the verb that matches the theme. These words are irregular plural names (names that are not made by adding -s) and they adopt the plural form of the verb: the subject-verb chord is one of the first things you learn in English class: these words always have the plural form of the verb: 9. Children and their mothers are missing. 20. The Committee (debate, debate) has carefully addressed these issues. “I don`t know if there`s anyone in the office.” “Some students won`t make it.” “Men don`t usually like to buy clothes.” 23. All CDs, even scratched, (are) in this case.
“Many houses in this area don`t have garages.” Note: in British English, the “family” and “team” are often plural. 7. One of my sisters (east, are) on a trip to France. 21. Committee members (management, management) have very different lives in the private sector. 9. The film, including all previews, (take, takes) about two hours to see. . 6. The brothers and their sister are good at studying.
10. Players, as well as the captain, (wants, wants) to win. “40% of people don`t support the new law.” 22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, cordially greets the press. 2. Many mangoes and bananas are available this season. “How do you react when someone compliments you?” “Half of the students come from another country.” 7. Students accompanied by their teacher had a picnic. 19. There were fifteen candies in that bag. Now there`s only one left! There is a debate about the word “data”! Technically, the data are plural (the singular shape is “date”). But in common usage, people often treat “data” as “information” – like a myriad of nostun that takes on a singular form.
So both forms are correct: “The data is correct” and “The data is accurate.” To learn more about the “data debate,” click here and here. 16. Eight dollars (is, is) the price of a movie these days. 3. A dictionary and an atlas are missing from the library. 4. The Chief and his brothers belong to the same tribe. These words can be singular or plural depending on what follows them! 4.
Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.