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Primary English Subject-Verb Agreement, Paper 2: proximity and set nouns
Primary English Subject-Verb Agreement, Paper 2: proximity and set nouns
The proximity rule with either or, the difference between a number of and the number of, and plural nouns such as police.
Focus Circle the real subject first, then decide whether it is singular, plural or uncountable.
01 Paper details (check answers afterwards)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Questions | 10 |
| Suggested time | 25 |
| Difficulty mix | Foundation 3 · Intermediate 4 · Challenge 2 · Error redo 1 |
| Chapter | Chapter: Primary English: Subject-Verb Agreement |
| Level | P4 to P5 |
02 Questions (10 items)
- FoundationMy brother ___ (watch) television every evening.
- FoundationThe children ___ (be) playing in the park.
- FoundationRice ___ (be) the main food in southern China.
- IntermediateEither Tom or his friends ___ (be) coming tonight.
- IntermediateA number of students ___ (have) joined the club.
- IntermediateThe number of cars ___ (be) increasing.
- IntermediatePhysics ___ (be) my favourite subject.
- ChallengeTen kilometres ___ (be) a long way to walk.
- ChallengeEvery boy and every girl ___ (have) a book.
- Error redoCorrect the sentence: The police is looking into the case.
03 Answers and one-line notes
| # | Answer | One-line note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | watches | Third-person singular watch takes es. |
| 2 | are | The plural subject children takes are. |
| 3 | is | Rice is uncountable and takes a singular verb. |
| 4 | are | With either or the verb agrees with the nearer subject. |
| 5 | have | A number of means many and takes a plural verb. |
| 6 | is | The number of refers to the figure itself and is singular. |
| 7 | is | A subject name ending in s still takes a singular verb. |
| 8 | is | A distance, time or sum of money is treated as one unit. |
| 9 | has | Subjects with every stay singular even when joined by and. |
| 10 | The police are looking into the case. | Police is a plural noun and takes are. |
04 What to do after marking
- After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
- Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
- Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.
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