Fill in the blank with correct Auxiliary or Action Verbs
1. The quality of the mangoes ____ not good. *
2. He ____ a medical degree.
3. My mother ______ at work.
4. Does your family live in New York? Yes, it ____. *
5. The fox ____under a tree. *
Write the verb and mention whether the Verb is Transitive or Intransitive.
6. The cat was sleeping on the sofa. *
7. Some TV programmes are very boring. *
In the following sentences, mention the 'Direct Objects' and 'Indirect Objects'.
8. Mr. Bharat teaches us Geography.
9. I owe him twenty thousand rupees. *
10. My mother baked a cake
Answers
Explanation:
Subjects and Verbs agreement is a must for any sentence.
1. A Verb must agree with its Subject in Number and Person. .
Often, by what is called the ‘Error of Proximity’, the verb is made to agree with the subject which is nears to it rather than to its proper Subject.
Example-1:
• The quality of the mangoes were not good.
In this sentence, the verb is ‘were’ whereas the proper Subject is the quality of the Mangoes.
Since ‘the quality of the Mangoes’ is singular in nature, the singular verb ‘was’ should have been used in stead of ‘were’.
So the correct sentence is:
• The quality of the Mangoes was not good.
Example-2:
• The introduction of coffee and other beverages have not been without some effect.
In this sentence as well, the proper Subject is ‘The introduction of ….’. This Subject is singular.
So the verb ‘has’, meant for the singular Subject, should have been used in place of ‘have’ which is a plural verb.
The correct sentence is:
• The introduction of coffee and other beverages has not been without some effects.
Example-3:
• The results of the recognition is this fact is seen in a gradual manner.
In this sentence, the proper Subject is ‘The results of the recognition’ which is plural.
But the singular verb ‘is’ has been used in place of ‘are’.
So the correct sentence is:
• The results of introduction are seen in a gradual manner.
This sentence is an example for Subject-and-Verb-agreement.
2. The verb must agree with the Subject when the Subject is the combination of two or more nouns or pronouns joined by ‘and’.
1. is
2.was
3.is
4.is
5.an
6.the cat is sleeping on the sofa
7. Some TV programmes are very boring
8. Mr. Bharat teaches is anGeography.
9.i own my twenty thousand rupees
10.my mother had baked a cake