Today there is….. Many boys are absent from the class. 4. If you need some money, there is….. A few in my pocket. 5. There….. Sixteen players selected for the tour of Australia. 6. There….. a fair balance between emotions and intelligence in him.
7. There….. Nothing so delightful. 8. …….. Is there anyone? 9. There….. There is no light here. 10. There…….
total darkness inside. Answers: 1. are 2. are 3. are 4. are 5. are 6. is 7. is 8. is 9. is 10.
If two or more topics are related to each other by “and” is used. Example: (d) If the subject is in the plural, but represents a single figure or size, it adopts a singular verb. A hundred kilometers is a long time. A thousand rupees is not much these days. Dal and Roti are a common food in northern India. A Thousand Miles Under the Sea is a famous novel. When a plural noun is between a singular subject and its verb, the verb used is singular. Example: two or more singular subjects, connected by “or”, “no”, “neither” or “ni” take a verb in the singular. Example: Question 2. Indicate whether the underlined verbs in the sentences below were used in their transitive or intransform form. (i) The ants fought the wasps.
(ii) Some ants fight violently. Iii) Ring the bell, Rama. (iv) The vessel was dispatched promptly. (v) This horse never walks. Answer: (i) Transitive (ii) Transitive (iii) Transitive (iv) Intransitiv (v) Irregular verbs Irregular verbs change completely in the past. Unlike regular verbs, past forms of irregular verbs are not made by adding ed. Example: insert the correct form of the present in spaces. Verbs are in parentheses. 1.
A new home….. A lot of money. (Costs) 2. The new car….. Very quickly. (run) 3. Most things….. more than before. (Costs) 4. This aircraft ……. faster than sound.
(fly) 5. The lawn ……. It`s beautiful in summer. I don`t get 2,000 6. These children ……. in good health. I don`t get 2,000 7. One of the players……. From my village. – I`m here. 8. These people…..
to us in their own cars. – I`m here. Answers: 1. Cost 2. course 3. Cost 4. flies 5. sees from 6.
7. comes 8th come Tags: cbse class 8 worksheetsMacmillan English Ferry class 8 It should be noted, however, that if we think of the individuals who make up the collective noun, it can take a plural verb. Example: It should be noted that the article is only used once when both names relate to the same person. If reference was made to different people, the article would be used before each noun and the verb would be plural. Example: a verb must correspond in number and person about it. (a) If the subject is the singular of the third person, most English verbs end on -s or -il, but there is no -s or -il in the plural of the third person. . . .