Chapter GUA, Problem 4E

Summary Introduction

1.

To determine:

The correct verb from the brackets for the given statement.

Introduction:

Verb is one of the parts of speech in English grammar. A verb in simple language means action. The verb always represents an action or a state of being. It constructs a major portion of the predicate in a sentence.

A basic necessity in a sentence is the subject-verb agreement. This simply means that one cannot say ‘I are/is’, but say ‘I am’. A singular subject in a sentence must be accompanied with a singular verb and plural subjects are to be accompanied by plural verb.

2.

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The correct verb from the brackets for the given statement.

Introduction:

Verb is one of the parts of speech in English grammar. A verb in simple language means action. The verb always represents an action or a state of being. It constructs a major portion of the predicate in a sentence.

A basic necessity in a sentence is the subject-verb agreement. This simply means that one cannot say ‘I are/is’, but say ‘I am’. A singular subject in a sentence must be accompanied with a singular verb and plural subjects are to be accompanied by plural verb.

3.

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The correct verb from the brackets for the given statement.

Introduction:

Verb is one of the parts of speech in English grammar. A verb in simple language means action. The verb always represents an action or a state of being. It constructs a major portion of the predicate in a sentence.

A basic necessity in a sentence is the subject-verb agreement. This simply means that one cannot say ‘I are/is’, but say ‘I am’. A singular subject in a sentence must be accompanied with a singular verb and plural subjects are to accompanied by plural verb.

4.

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The correct verb from the brackets for the given statement.

Introduction:

Verb is one of the parts of speech in English grammar. A verb in simple language means action. The verb always represents an action or a state of being. It constructs a major portion of the predicate in a sentence.

A basic necessity in a sentence is the subject-verb agreement. This simply means that one cannot say ‘I are/is’, but say ‘I am’. A singular subject in a sentence must be accompanied with a singular verb and plural subjects are to be accompanied by plural verb.

5.

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The correct verb from the brackets for the given statement.

Introduction:

Verb is one of the parts of speech in English grammar. A verb in simple language means action. The verb always represents an action or a state of being. It constructs a major portion of the predicate in a sentence.

A basic necessity in a sentence is the subject-verb agreement. This simply means that one cannot say ‘I are/is’, but say ‘I am’. A singular subject in a sentence must be accompanied with a singular verb and plural subjects are to be accompanied by plural verb.

6.

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The correct verb from the brackets for the given statement.

Introduction:

Verb is one of the parts of speech in English grammar. A verb in simple language means action. The verb always represents an action or a state of being. It constructs a major portion of the predicate in a sentence.

A basic necessity in a sentence is the subject-verb agreement. This simply means that one cannot say ‘I are/is’, but say ‘I am’. A singular subject in a sentence must be accompanied with a singular verb and plural subjects are to be accompanied by plural verb.

7.

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The correct verb from the brackets for the given statement.

Introduction:

Verb is one of the parts of speech in English grammar. A verb in simple language means action. The verb always represents an action or a state of being. It constructs a major portion of the predicate in a sentence.

A basic necessity in a sentence is the subject-verb agreement. This simply means that one cannot say ‘I are/is’, but say ‘I am’. A singular subject in a sentence must be accompanied with a singular verb and plural subjects are to be accompanied by plural verb.

8.

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The correct verb from the brackets for the given statement.

Introduction:

Verb is one of the parts of speech in English grammar. A verb in simple language means action. The verb always represents an action or a state of being. It constructs a major portion of the predicate in a sentence.

A basic necessity in a sentence is the subject-verb agreement. This simply means that one cannot say ‘I are/is’, but say ‘I am’. A singular subject in a sentence must be accompanied with a singular verb and plural subjects are to be accompanied by plural verb.

9.

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The correct verb from the brackets for the given statement.

Introduction:

Verb is one of the parts of speech in English grammar. A verb in simple language means action. The verb always represents an action or a state of being. It constructs a major portion of the predicate in a sentence.

A basic necessity in a sentence is the subject-verb agreement. This simply means that one cannot say ‘I are/is’, but say ‘I am’. A singular subject in a sentence must be accompanied with a singular verb and plural subjects are to be accompanied by plural verb.

However, the agreement rule does not apply to sentences which are in simple past tense. For example, Mary talked to me and they talked to me both have the same verb agreement.

10.

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The correct verb from the brackets for the given statement.

Introduction:

Verb is one of the parts of speech in English grammar. A verb in simple language means action. The verb always represents an action or a state of being. It constructs a major portion of the predicate in a sentence.

A basic necessity in a sentence is the subject-verb agreement. This simply means that one cannot say ‘I are/is’, but say ‘I am’. A singular subject in a sentence must be accompanied with a singular verb and plural subjects are to be accompanied by plural verb.