If we construct a sentence, the verb and subject must match in number and person. So if the subject of the singular number is the first person, the verb must be of the singular number. If the subject has a plural number, third person, the verb must be plural number. Either. Or not. are also not used with singular verbs. Question 1. I stand with Kemmerich. He……………….. (sink) fast. Around us…………….. It`s a great commotion. A hospital train……………..
(arrive) and the wounded who……………….. .. .. (be) be selected for travel. The doctor………………., (passes) in front of Kemmerich`s bed, without even looking at him once. Kemmerich ……….. Elbows on pillows. Answer: Question 3. Specify a verb in space in accordance with its subject. (a) No news….. Good news.
(b) The girl and the boy…………….. Disappeared. (c) One third of the city…………….. Flooded. (d) “The Three Idiots”.. …………….. Directed by Raju Hirani. (e) Bhagwan Cela, the writer, and the poet..
…………….. I`m dead. (f) Saffron, white and green …………….. the colours of the Indian flag. (g) Chicken and cheese …………….. My favorite breakfast. (h) The crew…………….. .. Forced to get off the plane. (i) The ship and its crew.
……….. not traceable. (j) No one agreed. There…………….. many objections to the proposal. Answer: (a) is (b) have/have (c) war (d) ist (e) hat (f) sind (h) ist (h) war/waren (i) war (j) were in each of the following sentences a verb consistent with its subject. C. Fill in the blanks with the verb corrector indicated in parentheses. The subject and verb must match in number and person.
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