Thursday, 22 October 2020

CHAPTER 12. ADJECTIVE CLAUSES (11) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

CHAPTER 12. ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

 

12-5 SINGULAR AND PLURAL VERBS IN ADJECTIVE CLAUSES


EXERCISE 14. Subject-verb agreement in adjective clauses. (Chart 12-5)

Directions: Circle the correct word in parentheses. Underlie the noun that determines whether the verb should be singular or plural.

1

A saw is a tool that (is, are) used to cut wood.

2

Hammers are tools that (is, are) used to pound nails.

3

I recently met a woman who (live, lives) in Montreal.

4

Most of the people who (live, lives) in Montreal speak French as their first language.

5

I have a cousin who (works, work) as a coal miner.

6

Some coal miners who (works, work) underground suffer from lung disease.

7

A professional athlete who (play, plays) tennis is called a tennis pro.

8

Professional athletes who (play, plays) tennis for a living can make a lot of money.

9

Biographies are books which (tells, tell) the stories of people's lives.

10

A book that (tells, tell) the story of a person's life is called a biography.

11

I talked to the men who (was, were) sitting near me.

12

The woman that (was, were) sitting in front of me at the movie was wearing a big hat.

 


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