Subject-Verb Agreement, English Practice Book, Class VI, DAV Board, The Best Solutions,

Worksheet-1

A. Agreement or Concord is the relationship between a subject and its verb. Learners of English language must know that (a) a verb must agree with its subject in number, and (b) a verb must agree with its subject in person.

Answer – Read it carefully.

B. Choose the correct verb from the Middle column for each subject in the First column. Then choose an appropriate ending from the Last column. Write meaningful sentences in the space provided. The first one has been done for you.

Try It Yourself

1. A photographer prepares
2. A cook cooks
3. Barbers cut
4. A teacher educates
5. Typists type
6. A cricketer scores
7. Doctors treat
8. Singers sing
9. A cobbler mends
10. Mechanics repair

Worksheet-2:

Word Order Game

Get into groups of four. Appoint team leaders. With the help of the leaders and the rest of the team members, make sentences from the jumbled words and picture clues given below. The first one has been done for you.

1. Payal (subject) likes (verb) to ride a bicycle.
2. Dogs (subject) are (verb) very intelligent animals.
3. have You (subject) (verb) ever been to Shimla?
4. Shoes (subject) are kept (verb) in the shoe rack.
5. My uncle (subject) gave (verb) me a beautiful wrist watch.
6. He (subject) is playing (verb) a badminton match today.
7. You (subject) get (verb) me half a dozen of banana.
8. The elephant (subject) is (verb) the largest animal on land.
9. My car (subject) was repaired (verb) by a mechanic.
10. The timber-workers (subject) are cutting (verb) the mango tree down.

Worksheet-3:

Following is an excerpt about Mr Vaid, Mr Arya’s next-door neighbour. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of ‘have’. The first one has been done for you.

Mr Vaid is an excellent speaker.
He has been invited by various organisations to deliver talks on different topics.
These organisations have even given him offers…
However, Mr Vaid has rejected those.
He has visited several countries…
He has been to America, Europe, Australia, Japan.
He has been to Japan four times.
This is because he has a special fondness…
He has brought back with him…
These books have enhanced his knowledge…
He has planned to take Mrs Vaid and their children…

Worksheet-4

A. Each of the following sentences begins with a singular subject. So it should have a singular verb.

Answer – Read all the sentences carefully.

B. Normally a subject is followed by its verb. At times, several word groups can be used between the subject and its verb without changing the original subject-verb agreement.

Answer – Read all the sentences carefully.

C. Add Missing ‘Be’ Verbs

1. Neither of the two brothers / is very tall.
2. Neither Raghav nor Madhav / is a businessman.
3. Every one of those shirts / is
4. Neither of them / is qualified enough…
5. Each of the actors and actresses / is to be given…

D. When two subjects are joined with either…or, neither…nor, or not only…but also, the verb must agree with the second subject.

Answer – Read all the sentences carefully.

Worksheet-5:

When a singular subject is joined by another singular subject, the subject becomes plural in number. It must have a plural verb.

Examples:

1. Radhika and Piyush are willing to work hard.
   (Already provided; understanding the rule is key.)

Worksheet-6:

Underline the errors in the following sentences and write the correct forms. The first one has been done for you.

1. Do Ananya play chess? → Does Ananya play chess?
    No, she doesn’t; she plays tennis.
2. Does you plan to stay…? → Do you plan…?
    No, I don’t.
3. Why do he keep…? → Why does he keep…?
    I don’t
4. Do you participate…? → (Correct if in present tense.)
    No, I didn’t. (if referring to a past event)
5. Do Mayur speak…? → Does Mayur speak…?
    He doesn’t speak much…
6. Does Kavita and Savita…? → Do Kavita and Savita…?
    No, they don’t.
7. When do you go home…? → When did you go home…?
    I didn’t go home…

Worksheet-7:

You have read the passage ‘Girl Gang’ in the Unit ‘Thrill in School Life’ in My English Reader (Class-VI). Read the following lines from the passage. All these lines tell you something about Alice. Discuss the subject–verb agreement in the following sentences.

1. My name (subject) is (verb) Alice.
2. I am not so much unpopular…
3. I often do my homework…
4. I hated lying to him.
5. I felt so happy…

Worksheet-8:

Given below is some information about Peter Belmont, a secret agent, appointed a spy in your country. On the basis of the information, fill in the blanks in the report given on the next page to be forwarded to Scotland Yard for further investigations.

Peter was born in Sydney, Australia.
He is 25 years old.
His mother is a doctor.
He has two brothers.
He moved to Washington at the age of 12.
He studied at University of California.
He did not finish his studies.
His last job was in a bank.
He has been staying in London as a spy for two years.

Worksheet-9:

A tag question or question tag is used at the end of a sentence to ask for confirmation about something. It is formed by using a helping verb with a personal pronoun.

Question Tags

1. Ranjana knows us well, doesn’t she?
2. Saatvik and Rama do their classwork, don’t they?
3. I knew him too well, didn’t I?
4. I will pass the examination, won’t I?
5. It is raining, isn’t it?
6. We are better…, aren’t we?
7. She was not copying…, was she?

Worksheet-10:

Add question tags to the following statements. The first one has been done for you.

1. Kanu has invited her friends, hasn’t she?
2. Prateek does not like to miss school, does he?
3. Yamini was not angry with you, was she?
4. You enjoy watching films, don’t you?
5. The trucks have not crossed…, have they?
6. You aren’t enjoying this, are you?
7. He is going abroad, isn’t he?
8. They are preparing a project, aren’t they?
9. He was late by ten hours, wasn’t he?
10. We were not happy…, were we?

DO IT YOURSELF

1. In the given sentences, both the subject and the verb are in the singular form. Change them to the plural form. Make other changes in the sentences wherever required. The first one has been done for you.

Change Singular to Plural

(b) Fishes breathe through gills.
(c) These boys go to the library…
(d) The maids clean the floor…
(e) Those dogs bark at strangers.
(f) Girls are skipping with ropes.
(g) They laugh loudly.
(h) All of us were tired…
(i) All passengers were carefully checked.
(j) Those women are waiting…

2. Sudha is talking to her friend Kaumudi on the telephone. She is upset with her teenage son Vaibhav. Choose the correct verb form to fill in the blanks below. The first one has been done for you.

Sudha: Hello, I am Sudha.
Kaumudi: Yes, it is me…
Sudha: I am concerned…
Kaumudi: He is fine, I suppose.
Sudha: He is glued…
Kaumudi: Teenagers are like that.
Sudha: I was not like that.
I didn’t spend hours…
I worked hard and helped…
Kaumudi: I know. Vaibhav is lucky…
He will realise gradually.

3. Read the poem given below. There is an error in each line as the poem has not been edited. Underline the error and write the correct word in the space given. The first one has been done for you.