Question

Learning Task 1: Classify the sentences above as to correct and incorrect in terms of subject-verb agreement by placing the letters in their appropriate columns. Write your answers in your notebook. 5Correct 5Incorrect​

Answer 1

Answer:

You are Aditi/Aditya. You are disturbed at the growing violence among children. Write an article for the school magazine on 'Growing Violence among Schoolchildren using your own ideas and those given below in 120 words. • owing to their personal rivalries • television to be blamed • violent video games • lack of parental intervention

You are Aditi/Aditya. You are disturbed at the growing violence among children. Write an article for the school magazine on 'Growing Violence among Schoolchildren using your own ideas and those given below in 120 words. • owing to their personal rivalries • television to be blamed • violent video games • lack of parental intervention

Explanation:

You are Aditi/Aditya. You are disturbed at the growing violence among children. Write an article for the school magazine on 'Growing Violence among Schoolchildren using your own ideas and those given below in 120 words. • owing to their personal rivalries • television to be blamed • violent video games • lack of parental interventionYou are Aditi/Aditya. You are disturbed at the growing violence among children. Write an article for the school magazine on 'Growing Violence among Schoolchildren using your own ideas and those given below in 120 words. • owing to their personal rivalries • television to be blamed • violent video games • lack of parental interventio

Answer 2

Agreement or concord happens when a word changes form depending on the other words to which it relates.

• A singular subject takes a singular verb
• A plural subject takes a plural verb
• A subject made up of nouns joined by and takes a plural subject unless that subject’s intended sense is singular.
• When a subject is made up of nouns joined by or, the verb agrees with the last noun.
• Collective nouns (team, couple, staff, etc.) take a singular verb.
• Connectives, phrases such as combined with, coupled with, accompanied by, added to, along with, together with, and as well as, do not change the number of the subject. These phrases are usually set off with commas.
• “None” takes a singular verb if what it refers to is singular and a plural verb if its referent is plural.
• With money, if the amount is specific, use a singular verb; if the amount is vague, use a plural verb.
• The phrase “more than one” takes a singular verb.