Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise

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Grammar Exercise: Subject-Verb Agreement

Let's analyze each sentence and identify grammatical errors, focusing on subject-verb agreement. The correct letters spell out a word.

1️⃣ Let's check each sentence:

a. "The hippo is swimming in the river." ✅ Correct (I)

b. "My brothers is playing videogames." ❌ Incorrect
- Should be: "My brothers are playing videogames." (A)

c. "John is doing his homework at home." ✅ Correct (M)

d. "My fish are jumping in the waterbowl." ✅ Correct (W)

e. "It aren't snowing in the mountains." ❌ Incorrect
- Should be: "It isn't snowing in the mountains." (A)

f. "My cousins are playing football in the garden." ✅ Correct (L)

g. "Julia are writing a text in class." ❌ Incorrect
- Should be: "Julia is writing a text in class." (K)

h. "My sister is speaking Japanese very well." ✅ Correct (I)

i. "Matthew are coming here." ❌ Incorrect
- Should be: "Matthew is coming here." (N)

j. "Ann are watching television." ❌ Incorrect
- Should be: "Ann is watching television." (G)

k. "Charles are listening to music." ❌ Incorrect
- Should be: "Charles is listening to music." (I)

l. "We are playing football." ✅ Correct (N)

m. "They are playing the piano." ✅ Correct (C)

n. "She aren't swimming in the swimming-pool." ❌ Incorrect
- Should be: "She isn't swimming in the swimming-pool." (L)

o. "You is playing with computer." ❌ Incorrect
- Should be: "You are playing with the computer." (A)

p. "My mum is washing her hands." ✅ Correct (S)

2️⃣ Key Rule:
Singular subjects take singular verbs (is)
Plural subjects take plural verbs (are)

3️⃣ The correct letters spell out: "I WORKING CLASS"

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