Grammar
Subject verb agreement
A. Study the following examples.
a. Neither
she nor I am guilty.
b. I am not sure whether
you or he has created the trouble.
c. Either the
students or their English teacher is
responsible for the misinformation.
d. Neither
boiling of water with the express purpose of destroying bacteria and other
parasites nor other purification
methods were employed in Western civilizations.
B. Rewrite the following sentences
with the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.
a. The invitation is for one person.
I don’t mind whether you or she (come) to the party.
→The
invitation is for one person. I don’t mind whether you or she comes to the party.
b. Neither the MPs nor the Prime
Minister (have) felt regret for the party split.
→Neither the
MPs nor the Prime Minister has felt regret for the party split.
c. I don’t care whether he or she
(win) the lottery.
→I don’t
care whether he or she wins the lottery.
d. Either the Kantipur or the
Republica (be) used for the advertisement.
→Either the
Kantipur or the Republica is used
for the advertisement.
e. She speaks in a strange accent. Neither I nor my sister (understand) her.
→She speaks
in a strange accent. Neither I nor my sister understands
her.
f. I forgot whether the singers or
the actress (be) given the Film Fair Award last year.
→I forgot
whether the singers or the actress was given
the Film Fair Award last year.
g. Neither the tracksuit nor the
pajamas (fit) me perfectly.
→Neither the
tracksuit nor the pajamas fit me
perfectly.
h. Neither the gas fire nor the
electric heaters (be) suitable for room heating.
→Neither the
gas fire nor the electric heaters are
suitable for room heating.
C. This passage contains the
agreement errors. Correct the subjects or verbs that don’t agree with each
other. Remember to use present tense in your corrections.
Within the state of Arizona, Rob, along with his family, move
moves
frequently, from city to city. After his arrival, one of his first tasks are
is to
find an apartment close to work as he do not does not have a car.
Usually, there is are many different places to choose from, and he consider
considers
cost, location, and luxury. If one apartment has a washing machine and dryer
and cost
costs
four hundred dollars a month, he prefer prefers to rent it over another apartment which have
has significantly
less rent located two blocks from a Laundromat. Rob's family never wants
to live in an apartment on the thirteenth floor since all of them fears fear heights. He also try tries to choose an apartment with landlords
recommended by former tenants. Everybody know knows that it is important to find a responsible
landlord. Rob and his wife loves love to cook together when both is are free, so he need needs a spacious, well-equipped kitchen. Rob often
also look
looks
for a place with an air conditioner because there is are so many scorching days and nights in Arizona.
Whenever Rob find
finds
a new apartment, all of his concerns disappears disappear. He feel feels relieved and call calls his mother. Someone understands!
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