Question

Most children _____ Ice cream .

A) Like
B) Likes

Answer 1

Answer:A

Explanation:

Answer 2

Like

We can write down the complete sentence like this-

Most children like ice cream.

Here the given question is in the form of fill in the blanks.

In given question two options are given and we have to select the most appropriate answer according to the rules of English grammar.

• Here the first option 'like' is most appropriate because the subject is in plural form.
• According to the subject verb agreement tape the sentence is in simple present tense and if the subject is plural we have to use base form of the verb.
• Out of two options the first option is like an it is base form of the given verb so that is the most suitable answer for completing the given sentence.
• The second option is likes that is not suitable to fill the blank of the given sentence.
• Likes is not applicable because it is s/es form of the verb which is used in simple present tense after third person singular subject. But here the subject is in the plural form so we cannot use likes.

What is subject verb agreement?

• Subject verb agreement is a rule of English grammar according to which if subject is singular we have to use singular helping verb and its subject is plural we have to use plural form of helping verb.
• If subject is plural and the sentence is in simple present tense we have to use base form of the helping verb.
• When a particular word indicates multiple things at the time after that we have to use singular helping verb. Example - This group is very smart.
• If there is use of either ...or/ neither.... nor in the given sentence we have to use singular form of helping verb.
• When two subjects joined with and we have to use plural form of helping verb

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