Question

in each of the following sentence select the verb form that is in agreement with its subject measles ______(seem/seems) to be a dreaded disease.​

Answer 1

★ Answer -:

Measles seems to be a dreaded disease .

Here, seems is a main verb.

★ Additional Information -:

★ What is subject verb agreement ?

→ Subject verb agreement means that both the subject and the verb should fit in the sentence properly ..

Subject verb agreement is an important part of grammar .

★ What is a main verb and an auxiliary verb ?

→ The main verb is the verb in the sentence that is expressing the action or state of being of the subject.

Auxiliary verb is a verb that is used with a verb in a sentence to show the tense..

Ex -

Sheela is going to the park.

Here ,

is - is the auxiliary verb .

going - is the main verb.

* Note -: If there is only one verb in a sentence then it is the main verb .

For example -:

She is beautiful .

Here, is - is the main verb eventhough it is used as an auxiliary verb..

» Rules of Subject verb agreement -:

Auxiliary verb goes in same direction i.e if the subject plural then the auxiliary verb will also be plural and vice versa ..

Ex -

Shoaib is a lovely person .

Shoaib is singular , so the auxiliary verb is also singular .

Main verb goes in opposite direction i.e if the subject plural then the main verb will also be singular and vice versa ..

Ex -

They love swimming.

They is plural , while love is singular form .

Answer 2

$Measles \: <u>seems</u> \: to \: be \: a \: Dreaded \: disease.$