How to use Singular and Plural verb in English Grammar | Subject - Verb Agreement

Subject-Verb Agreement

How to use a singular verb with a singular noun and a plural verb with a plural noun. 

For example: 

Singular verb with a singular noun:

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1. Ali plays cricket daily. ( 'Ali' is a singular noun and plays is a singular verb)

2. Children play cricket daily. ('children' is a plural noun and the verb is plural)

3. They sing many songs. ('they' is a plural noun & 'sing' is a plural verb)

4. He sings no songs. ('he' is a singular & 'sings' is a plural verb)

5. Adnan ____ hockey daily.

A) plays
B) playing 
C) to play
D) play

6. All the boys ____ present in the class.

A) was
B) were 
C) is 
D) being

7. They ____ the lesson daily. 

A) learning
B) learns 
C) learn
D) to learn

8. She doesn't ____ her homework. 

A) left
B) leaves
C) to leave
D) leave

9. They ____ played very well.  

A) has
B) have
C) are
D) were

10. He ____ very fast.  

A) run
B) runs
C) to run
D) running

11. Does he  ____ his friends?  

A) helps
B) help
C) to help
D) helping

12. We ____ T.V together.   

A) watching
B) are watching
C) to watch
D) watches

13. She has ____ the poem.   

A) learn
B) learnt
C) to learn
D) learning

14. We don't ____ our time usually.   

A) wastes
B) waste
C) to waste
D) waste

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15. Here ____ my dear friend.   

A) being come
B) comes
C) to come
D) coming

16. They will ____ the exam next year.   

A) taking
B) takes
C) to take
D) take

17. Did he ____ the match?   

A) win
B) wins
C) to win
D) winning

18. She has ____ all the letters.   

A) post
B) posts
C) posted
D) posting

19. She usually ____ tennis in the evening.   

A) play
B) plays
C) to play
D) playing

20. The doctor has ____ me a piece of advice.    

A) given
B) give
C) to give
D) gave

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Answers to Worksheet

5 (A) 6(B) 7(C) 8(D) 9(B)

10(B) 11(C) 12(B) 13(D) 14(B)

15(B) 16(D) 17(A) 18(C) 19(B) 

20 (A)

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SIX BASIC RULES TO LEARNING ENGLISH

Rule No.1 

Singular Noun with a singular verb

Rule No.2

Plural Noun with a plural verb

Rule No.3

Plural Verb with (I, we, they, you)

Rule No.4

Plural Verb with (do, does, did, will, shall)

Rule No.5

'had' is used in Simple Past with both singular and plural verbs. 

Rule No.6

'has, have' ' had' are used with Past Participle (3rd form for the verb)

BUBBLE WORKSHEET 

1. She never ____ a lie.

A) telling
B) tell
C) tells
D) to tell

ANSWER= (C) tells
Explanation:- 'she' is a singular pronoun, so it takes a singular verb, 'tells'

2. All the students ____ making a noise.

A) are
B) is
C) be
D) being

ANSWER= (A) are
Explanation:- 'all the students' is a plural noun so it takes a plural verb, 'are'

3. The magic wand ____ stolen by the witches.

A) are
B) is
C) be
D) being

ANSWER= (B) is
Explanation:- 'the magic wand' is a singular noun, so it takes a singular verb, 'is'

4. My brother ____ chocolates.

A) like
B) liking
C) likes
D) to like

ANSWER= (C) likes
Explanation:- 'my brother' is a singular noun, so it takes a singular verb, 'likes'

5. My father and I ____ to go fishing.

A) loves
B) love
C) loving
D) to love

ANSWER= (B) love
Explanation:- 'my father and I' is a plural noun, so it takes a plural verb, 'love'

6. Where do you ___ to go?

A) wants
B) want
C) wanting
D) to want

ANSWER= (B) want
Explanation:- 'do, does, did, will, shall' are used with a plural verb, 'want'

7. Our teacher ___ us well.

A) teach
B) teaching
C) to teach
D) teaches

ANSWER= (D) teaches
Explanation:- 'our teacher' is a singular noun, so it takes a singular verb, 'teaches'

8. When does he ___ to college?

A) go
B) going
C) to go
D) goes

ANSWER= (A) go
Explanation:- 'do, does, did, will, shall' take a plural verb, 'go'

9. We seldom ___ cricket on Friday.

A) plays
B) playing
C) to play
D) play

ANSWER= (D) play
Explanation:- 'I, we, they, you' take a plural verb, 'play'

10. These women ___ their hair on Friday.

A) washes
B) washing
C) to wash
D) wash

ANSWER= (D) wash
Explanation:- 'these women' is a plural noun, so it takes a plural verb, 'wash'
 

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