Verb Agreement and Noun Forms

Verb Agreement and Noun Forms

Assessment

Interactive Video

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English

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9th - 10th Grade

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Hard

Created by

Richard Gonzalez

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This video tutorial covers subject-verb agreement in English, focusing on ten tricky cases where learners often make mistakes. It explains how to correctly use verbs with words like 'everybody', 'police', and 'data', and addresses collective nouns, irregular plurals, and nouns ending in 's'. The tutorial also discusses verb agreement with 'there', 'neither', and fractions or percentages. Viewers are encouraged to test their understanding with a quiz and explore further learning resources.

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary focus of subject-verb agreement?

Using verbs in past tense

Ensuring all sentences are in passive voice

Ensuring the subject and verb match in number

Matching adjectives with nouns

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which verb form is correct for 'everybody'?

do

have

is

are

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In American English, which verb form is used with 'family'?

were

are

is

have

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the word 'police' typically treated in terms of verb agreement?

Plural

Neither

Singular

Both singular and plural

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an irregular plural noun?

Children

Child

Childs

Childrens

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which verb form is correct for 'news'?

have

do

are

is

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is grammatically plural but refers to a single object?

Chair

Scissors

Book

Table

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