Nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning use
singular verb. Pairs of things are considered singular. Read the tongue twister Dick had a dog, the dog dug, the dog dug deep, how deep did Dick's dog dig? Dick had a duck, the duck dived, the duck dived deep, how deep did Dick's duck dive? Dick's duck dived as deep as Dick's dog dug!
Encircle the correct verb.
1. Stella( pray, prays) every day before she goes to sleep. 2. The boys(prepare, prepare) their presentation for the program. 3. They (write, writes) a letter to their grandma. 4. She (bake, bakes) a cake for her friend. 5. The children (does, do) their research in the library Read the paragraph fluently. Mila is always excited to see her Mathematics teacher. Mathematics is her favorite subject. She likes to solve problems involving the different operations. Once her teacher asks her to buy jeans, tweezers and goggles. Each items is in different areas at the department store. She bought first the jeans. The jeans cost P700, then she went to the ladies section to buy tweezers. The tweezers were sold in a buy one take one basis. She was so happy to buy two tweezers in the price one tweezers. The last item she bought were the goggles. Every items was purchased at a very low cost that she save a large sum with the money she bought. The next thing she knew she had tickets in her hand given by her teacher for the concert of the band that plays the music she loves. She thanked her teacher for giving her the concert ticket.
Choose the correct verb inside the parenthesis.
1. Measles (affects, affect) children of young age. 2. Mario’s news ( alarms, alarm) the community. 3. Physics (teaches, teach) the significance of force and motion. 4. My pajamas (is, are) wet. 5. The acrobatics ( swing, swings) like a feather in the mid air.
Choose the correct verb inside the parenthesis.
1. Mathematics (is, are) my most challenging subject. 2. Mario’s news (excites, excite) the member of the family. 3. Economics (guide, guides) the businessman in their job. 4.Tonsilitis (make, makes) our tonsils inflamed. 5. Measles (create, creates) red spots on the person skin.
Use the correct form of the verb in the sentence.
1. Gymnastics (need) _____ a lot of practice. 2. These pliers (be) _____ lent by their HELE teacher. 3. The chess club (compare) _____ each strategies to win the tournament. 4. Everyone (listen) _____, as the Ormoc Deped Divison Superintendent is delivering his message. 5. Mumps (has) _____ developed among the boys in that section. Encircle nouns that end in –s but are always singular in meaning. 1. Playing billiards is my father’s favorite game. 2. Athletics is good for our health. 3. United Nations tries to mediate to avoid war. 4. Your tattered pants needs mending 5. Mathematics provides a pupil an opportunity for higher thinking skill. 6. Mumps is a very contagious disease. 7. She’s wearing shorts in the beach 8. The pliers is not functioning well.