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Read the following sentences.

Mr Jay and Mr Pandey teach us in our school.
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They play basketball in the court.
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We like chocolates.
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In the above sentences, the words teach, play and like are plural verbs as they are used
with plural subjects.

The word I is a singular pronoun, but we always use the root form of a verb with I.
I take a bath. I sing a song. I write a letter.
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Practice Time

A. Fill in the blanks with am, is, are, was or were in the following sentences.

1. Iron and coal ______________ useful for industries.

2. Our team ______________ ready for the match.

3. Last year, I ______________ a student in this school.

4. She did not purchase those shoes because they ______________ not original.

5. I ______________ a good student.

B. Frame sentences by adding a predicate beginning with has or have.

1. The teacher _________________________________________________

2. All the students _________________________________________________

3. Each student _________________________________________________

4. They _________________________________________________

C. Fill in the blanks. Choose the correct verbs from those given in brackets. Subject–Verb Agreement

1. ______________ I teach you? (Do/Does)

2. ______________ they going to Mumbai? (Are/Am)

3. ______________ your father have a car? (Do/Does)

4. I ______________ know French. (do not/does not)

5. A cow ______________ two horns. (has/have)
6. The air conditioner ______________ on. (is/am/are)

7. My uncle ______________ in Kanpur. (live/lives)
8. The child ______________ studying alone. (was/were)
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