Exercise in Grammar
Answers to Exercise on
Subject-Verb Agreement Basics

Now that you have done the exercise on the fundamentals of Subject-Verb Agreement, the correct grammar answers are here.

Correct Answers

N.B. The order of the options given in each case below is as follows:
1st person singular, 1st person plural, 2nd person, 3rd person singular, 3rd person plural.

1. Anita has

   verb: to have
   The possible options for the verb are:
   I have, we have, you have, Anita has, girls have

   We have chosen the highlighted answer from the options above because the subject Anita is 3rd person singular.




2. children jump

   verb: to jump
   options: I jump, we jump, you jump, a child jumps, children jump.

   Children is 3rd person plural.




3. brothers are

   verb: to be
   options: I am, we are, you are, a brother is, brothers are

   The word 'brothers' is 3rd person plural




4. girl lives

   verb: to live
   options: I live, we live, you live, girl lives, girls live

   girl is 3rd person singular)




5. watchman does

   verb: to do
   options: I do, we do, you do, watchman does, watchmen do

   The word watchman is 3rd person singular




6. I have

   verb: to have
   options: I have, we have, you have, he/she/it has, they have.

   The word I is 1st person singular




7. brother imitates

   verb: to imitate
   options: I imitate, we imitate, you imitate, brother imitates, brothers imitate

   brother is 3rd person singular.




8. neighbours play

   verb: to play
   options: I play, we play, you play, neighbour plays, neighbours play

   The word neighbours is 3rd person plural.




9. boys do

   verb: to do
   options: I do, we do, you do, boy does, boys do

   The word boys is 3rd person plural.




10. Madhavan is

    verb: to be
    options: I am, we are, you are, Madhavan is, men are

    Madhavan is 3rd person singular.

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