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4KA10
Exercise 1 : Subject, Verb, Complement, and Modifer
1. George is cooking dinner tonight.
George : Subject
Is cooking : Verb phrase
Dinner : Complement
Tonight : Modifier of time
2. Henry and Marcia have visited the president.
Henry and Marcia : Subject
Have visited : Verb phrase
The president : Complement
3.We can eat lunch in this restaurant today.
We : Subject
can eat : Verb
lunch : Complement
in this restaurant : Modifier of place
today : Modifier of time
4. Pat should have bought gasoline yesterday.
Pat : Subject
should have bought : Verb
gasoline : Complement
yesterday : Modifier of time
5. Trees grow.
Trees : Subject
grow : Verb
6. It was raining at seven o'clock this morning.
It : Subject
was raining : Verb
at seven o'clock this morning : Modifier of time
7. She opened a checking account at the bank last week.
She : Subject
opened : Verb
a checking account : Complement
at the bank : Modifier of place
last week : Modifier of time
8. Harry is washing dishes right now.
Harry : Subject
is washing : Verb
dishes : Complement
right now : Modifier of time
9. She opened her book.
She : Subject
opened : Verb
her book : Complement
10. Paul, william and Marry were watching television a few minutes ago
Paul, william and Marry : Subject
were watching : Verb
television : Complement
a few minutes ago : Modifier of time
Exercise 10 : Subject-Verb Agreement
1. John, along with twenty friends, (is/
John : Singular subject
is : Singular verb
2. The Picture of soldiers (
The picture : singular
brings : singular
3. The quality of these recordings (is/
The quality : singular
is : singular
4. If the duties of these officers (
If the duties : Plural
aren't : Plural
5.The effects of cigarette smoking (have/
The effects : Plural
have : Plural
6. The use of credit cards in place of cash (
The use : singular
has : singular
7. Advertisements on television (
Advertisements :Plural
are :are
8. Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others (is/
Living expenses :singular
is :singular
9.Mr.Jones, accompanied by several members of committee, (
Mr.Jones : singular
has : singular
10. The levels of intoxication (vary/
The levels : Plural
vary : Plural