In
English sentences, subjects and predicate have to agree in number
and person. But in some cases one might make mistakes in the agreement.
Hopefully, by doing more exercises, one may develop a good sense of
subject and predicate agreement.
1. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms
of the verbs provided.
Choose the correct form of the verb in the brackets.
1. Twenty miles
(seem, seems) like a long walk to people who have never been to
the countryside.
2. Their manager is a good researcher who
(spends, spend) a great amount of time surfing the Web for information.
3. All the students in the class except Xiao Li
(has, have) passed the final examination.
4. Knowing how to think clearly and to speak correctly
(give, gives) the speaker confidence.
5. The number of spelling mistakes in this book
( are, is) surprising.
6. My sister or my brother
(is, are) likely to study in the library in the afternoon.
7. John, together with his friends,
(goes, go) to play basketball every Sunday afternoon.
8. Many a student
(knows, know) that the Internet is a good source of information.
9. When I was studying at high school, mathematics
(were, was) the most difficult subject for me.
10.There
(is, are) a radio, a clock and several books on the table.
2. Correct the mistake in agreement between
subject and predicate in each of the following sentences
1. What the Internet enable
us to do is not only chat with unknown friends.
2. There is a great many supermarkets in this modern city.
3. How students learn to get along with others in an organization
are of more practical use in their future job.
4. This book on the importance of information in the modern world
seem very interesting.
5. It is true that a person who has many friends enjoy a happy life.
6. More and more people have obtained higher degrees in their special
fields, and their qualifications is rapidly increasing.
7. The rest of his money have been spent on books for his research.
8. The individual Chinese are really kind and friendly to foreign
visitors.
9. Much information about the ancient centuries have been available
with the help of the books.
10. Studying in the college make it possible for students to live
with and learn from other students.
3. There are six mistakes in subject and
predicate agreement in the following passage. Underline the incorrect
verb and put the correct forms in the blanks to the left of the passage.
The advance of the Internet
have made it possible for people to enjoy a wonderful world.
We can safely say that the Internet has become part of people's daily
life in the modern world. One of the advantages
are that we can get a lot of information through the Internet.
For example, the Internet is widely used by students in the world.
Besides chatting and computer games, the Internet gives the chance
for students to learn many things. Surely, what the Internet have
given us is far more than a library. Many young students think that
the Internet help them find out what
is cool in fashion or music. Many a student find
it a good way to make friends from the Internet and communicate with
family and relatives by e-mail. Anyway, our lives depends
so much on the Internet that we must make the best use of it.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Answer:
1.have (made)—has 2.(One
of the advantages) are---is 3.(what
the Internet) have--- has
4.(the Internet) help---helps
5.(Many
a student) find ---finds 6
(our lives)depends---depend
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