The subjects in some of these sentences do not agree with their verbs. Identify the
incorrect sentences and correct them.
1. Each of the children was given a packet of sweets.
2. Rohit were going to the shop across the street.
3. Ram and Shyam was the last to leave.
4. One of those boys have stolen my pen.
5. Neither of the scouts are coming here.
6. He and I are good friends.
7. My uncle and I lives in this house.
8. Neither Atul nor his sister have seen this.
9. Arjun is one among the five students chosen for the competition.
10. It is either Supriya or Pooja who have done this.
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Answers
Answer:
1.Each child was given a packet of sweets.
2.Rohit was going to the shop across the street.
3.Ram and Shyam were the last to leave.
4.One of those boys has stolen my pen.
5.None of the scouts are coming here.
6.I and him are good friends.
7.My uncle and I live in this house.
8.Neither Atul nor his sister has seen this.
9.Arjun was one among the five students chosen for the competition.
10.It is either Supriya or Pooja who has done this.
Answer:
1. ...were given...
2. ...was going...
3. ...were the last...
4. ...has stolen...
5. ...is coming...
6. (It's not wrong, but this might be more suitable) Me and him are good friends.
7. ...live...
8. ...has...
9. correct
10. ...who has...
Explanation:
- We use have when we address two or more people, but in this sentence it is one of the both. Hence, we use has.
- We use single verbs when our sentence includes neither
- Chance words in a sentence to a name for better evaluation, eg: 1. (Each of the students) We'll give one of the students a name, Amir.
So our sentence becomes "Amir was given a packet of sweets." which is correct. Therefore we'll know what's wrong by changing our nouns into something more reliable.