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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.

                 1.  Your friend                        (talk/talks) too much.

                 2.  His sister                       (swim/swims) well.

                 3.  He                       (cook/cooks) dinner for his family.

                 4.  The children                         (walks/walk) to school every day.


                 5.  A child                       (run/runs) to his mother when he sees her.

                 6.  The man in the blue shirt                          (look/looks) like your uncle.

                 7.  Many farmers in India                           (is/are) poor.

                 8.  The fishermen                          (work/works) all night.

                 9.  Tom and Jerry                          (look/looks) happy together.

                10.  All three brothers                         (play/plays) musical instruments.

                11.  He and his brother                          (is/are) going to the circus.

                12.  Each of the girls                        (look/looks) good in a salwar suit.

                13.  Each of the ministers                         (travel/travels) a lot.


                14.  Nobody in the class                          (has/have) the answer.

                15.  Several sheep                        (is/are) sick.

                16.  No one                        (give/gives) the old lady any help.

                17.  One of the players                         (is/are) hurt.

                18.  Every member of the family                            (was/were) present.

                19.  No one but Asha                          (has/have) been to Sikkim before.


                   Let’s Play
                Practise subject–verb agreement by having a conversation with your partner. You may

                talk about your likes and dislikes using the simple present tense. You may start like:
                You: Hi,                      . Would you like to have some pasta?
                Your partner: Thanks for asking, but I don’t like pasta. I have some sandwiches.
                Would you like to try one?

                You: Wow! I love                          . Who makes                         ?
                Your partner: My mum
                You can think of other topics and have a conversation to practise subject–verb
                agreement.




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