VERBS

 The most important word in a sentence is the verb.

 A verb expresses :
I ) an action 2 ) an event 3 ) a state
* drink * organise * moves
walk celebrate shines
 Most verbs are used to express actions.

Study the tables given below carefully.

Aminah has
He does
She delivers
It plays
Raju waters

I have
You do
They deliver
We walk
The boys play
Lim and Chan water

 Verbs expressing an action.

The man drives a green car to work.

Fish swim in the sea.
Pn. Norzillah reads the newspaper every morning.
They drink orange juice daily.

 Verbs expressing an event.

The English Language Society organises the story-telling competition annually.

We celebrate Teacher’s Day on 16 May every year.
The students take part in the debate competition yearly.
Our Principal gives a speech at our prize giving day every year.

 Verbs expressing a state.

The sun moves around the earth.

The moon shines at night.
Birds fly.
Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade

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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
A sentence consists of a subject and a verb. The subject may be a noun or a pronoun.

The verb must agree with its subject. When the subject is singular, the verb must be singular
too. ( the singular verb normally ends with an ‘s’ )

Singular Subject Singular Verb

The bird has no Malay name.
The bird lives on insects.
Johan loves chocolates.
The student answers the questions.
It eats the fish.
She completes the experiment.
He concludes the essays.

When the subject is plural, the verb must be plural as well. (The plural verb normally does
not end with an‘s’).

Plural Subject Plural Verb

The birds have no Malay names.
The birds live on insects.
Johan and Hannah love chocolates.
The students answer the questions.
They eat the fish.
We complete the experiment.
You conclude the essays.

EXERCISE 1

Underline the correct word in the brackets.

1 My mother and I (go, goes) to the market every morning.

2 She (come , comes) here every week.

3 They often (play, plays) with their brother.

4 The rabbits (has, have) a short tail.

5 (Do, Does) they dance?

6 Plants (need, needs) water and sunlight to grow.

7 We (collect, collects) stamps during our free time.

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8 Siew Lan ( opens , open) the windows every morning.

9 It sometimes (rain , rains) at night.

10 The boy (run, runs) in the field every evening.

EXERCISE 2

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs in brackets.

1 She (cook) every day.

2 The dog always (bark) at us.

3 Hens (lay) eggs.

4 Firdaus and his brothers (do) their homework every evening.

5 (Do) they play for their school football team?

6 His parents (sell) fruits for a living.

7 A bat (sleep) during the day.

8 Ali often (read) in class.

9 Ghazali (wear) white shirts every day.

10 Zarena (write) letters every Friday.

EXERCISE 3

Circle the best answers.

1. Jamal to bed at ten o’clock every night.

A. go B. goes
C. went D. is going

2. He not like rambutans.

A. does B. do
C. did D. is

3. Fadhil to play in the rain.

A. like B. liking
C. likes D. liked

4. There seven days in a week.

A. is B. was
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 C.were D. are

5. Nazliah a pink dress.

A. has B. have
C. does D. is

6. I my teeth every day.

A. brush B. brushed
C. brushes D. am brushing

7. you visit your grandparents every week?

A. Does C. Is
B. Do D. Did

8 Abdullah and Fadilah to the same school.

A. goes B. go
C. is going D. going

9. She some money now.

A. want B. wants
C. wanted D. wanting

10. Kamaluddin television every night.

A. watch B. watches
C. watched D. watching

EXERCISE 4

Underline the correct verb so that it agrees with the subject in each of the sentences below.

1. My student (is, are) a hardworking student.

2. The girls (is, are) preparing for the performance.

3. Shanthi (has, have) to sit for the test.

4. I (teach, teaches) Mathematics as well as Living Skills.

5. Elephants (is, are ) mammals.

6. “I (has, have) some questions,” said Sheilla

7. The Form 3 Wira students (arrives, arrive) very late at the laboratory.

8. Armi, Rashid and Yahya (wear, wears) glasses.

9. Nurul Huda (are, is) not satisfied with her present performance in the class.

10. The competition (is, are) one of the many events organized by the Hobby Club.