2. Opaque verbs: As mentioned above, an opaque verb is the verb that no object takes. Examples: 4. Words like, each, either …, nor …, anyone, one of them, a lot, a little designate a = il / shelit, so that they take a singular verb. Examples: Irregular verbs form their past and past scores in different ways. There are mainly three types of irregular verbs. Verbs where the three forms are identical (for example.B. put – put – put – put) verbs where two of the three forms are identical (z.B. sit – sat – sat – sat) verbs where the three forms are different (for example.B. drink – drink – drink – drink – drink – some verbs can be both regular and irregular.

15. Mathematics (is, are) John`s favorite subject, while civics (is, are) Andreas` favorite subject. Need: “need” has the strength of necessity or commitment. If this verb “need” is used to mean commitment in the negative or questioning form, “s” is not added as needed in the third person singular (present). Select the correct form of the verb that corresponds to the subject. Question 2: Fill in the blanks that each sentence contains in accordance with the subject-verb correspondence. Definition of the subject-verb-subject-verb agreement tells us how a subject will accept his verb. In general, the rules of tense are in the category of subject-verb concordance, but apart from these rules, there are other rules according to which a subject accepts the verb.

z.B. some verbs go, fall, sleep etc are exclusively opaque. Some other “opaque verbs” are: swimming, standing, sitting, sinking, hitting, shining, running, standing, lying down, walking, kneeling, growing, etc. In each sentence, the subject and verb must correspond in person (first, second or third) and number (singular or plural). For example, they brought the suitcase back for two days. Here, the verb “brought” needs an object to become meaningful. What was brought? They brought the suitcase. The verb “to bring” is therefore a transitive verb. My father wrote a book that might interest you. We cross the river by boat.

The child clearly reads English poems, An uncivilized man killed John Kennedy. She created this structure for our proposed home. My teacher gave me a pen before entering the exam room. They sell their real estate. One. In each of the following lines, a verb does not match the subject. Point out the wrong verb and write it well. Question 1. Choose the correct form of the verb that corresponds to the subject. (i) Both responses are acceptable. (ii) Each of these books is fiction.

(iii) No one (knows, knows) the problems I have seen. (iv) (Are the messages five or six? (v) Mathematics (is, are) John`s favorite subject, while civics (is, are) Andreas` favorite subject. (vi) Eight dollars (is, that`s) the price of a movie these days. (vii) Are the clamps in this drawer? (viii) Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner. (ix) There were fifteen candies in that bag. Now there is only one left. (x) The committee (debates, debates) is considering these issues carefully. Answer: (i) is ii) is (iii) white (iv) is (v) is, is (vi) is (vii) If (viii) are (ix) are, (x) debates 2. . . .