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National University of Engineering
UNI
Methodological presentation
English II
Unit: I Cause and Effect
Teacher: Zela Lopez Martinez
Date: From august 15 th to 19 th, 2022
Practical Class # 3
Week # 3
OBJECTIVES:
To identify the cause and effect relationship between two or more event, paragraph structure
and appropriate use of subject and verb agreement, all of them necessary to analyze text
related to their degree course.
To apply the rhetorical function of cause and effect, paragraph structure and correct use of
verbs, when analyzing event related to each other, found in text of their mayor
To write cause-effect sentences using appropriate subject-and-verb agreement.
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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT: EXERCISES
In writing, subjects and present-tense verbs must agree: if the subject is singular, so is the
verb; if the subject is plural, so is the verb.
I.IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES, CHANGE THE VERB IN PARENTHESES THAT AGREES WITH
ITS SUBJECT IF IT NECESSARY.
1. Anna and I (go) to the movie theater every Friday.
2. Those apples (taste) so good that I can't stop eating them.
3. My mother never (come) with us to the beach.
4. Jose (cry) all the time.
5. Fifi (bury) his toys in the yard.
6. We (spoil) our daughter too much.
7. The radio (turn off) by itself time to time.
8. It (be) always nice to go on a family road trip.
9. The children (sleep) early.
II. CHOOSE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB THAT AGREES WITH THE SUBJECT.
1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
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7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
III. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject: His pants ____ torn during the match.
was is
were are
Explanation: Some nouns are always considered as a plural noun like ‘pants’ in this sentence and the main verb h
past form, so the auxiliary verb should be in plural and past form.
2. Aron, together with his wife ____ the guests of the party.
greets greet
greeting are greeting
Explanation: Multiple subjects are connected by ‘together with’ so only the noun before it will affect the verb.
3. Tweezers ____ always useful to handle small objects.
may is
will are
Explanation: Some nouns are always considered as a plural noun like ‘tweezers’ in this sentence.
4. The jury ____ not convinced.
might was
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were would
Explanation: ‘jury’ is a collective noun which is always considered as a singular subject.
5. The truthful ____ always trustworthy.
is was
are may
Explanation: The subject of this sentence is an adjective which started with ‘the’, so the verb will always be plura
kind of situation.
6. To cry ____ never the solution to any problems.
are were
should is
Explanation: An infinitive is used as the subject so the verb should be singular here
7. A number of soldiers ____ injured during the war.
is were
was might
Explanation: The subject ‘soldier’ is accompanied by ‘A number of’ which makes it plural.
8. The number of deceased soldiers ____ not stored in the record book.
were is
are may
Explanation: The subject ‘deceased soldiers’ is accompanied by ‘The number of’ which makes it singula
9. A pack of lions ____ approaching the camp.
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will were
are was
Explanation: The subject ‘A pack of lions’ is considered as a singular noun so the verb should be singular as well.
10. Killing ____ not always considered a bad thing.
were are
was would
Explanation: The subject of the sentence is a ‘gerund’ so the verb should be in singular form.
11. There ____ many difficulties regarding the situation.
should was
were is
Explanation: The sentence started with ‘there’, so the subject came after the verb. As the subject is plural so the
should be plural as well.
12. Here ____ the tomb of Albert Einstein.
lies lie
lying lied
Explanation: The sentence starts with ‘Here’, so the verb comes before the subject. As the subject is singular so th
should be singular as well.
13. Either she or her friends ____ responsible for this accident.
is are
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was might
Explanation: Two subjects are accompanied by ‘Either… or’ so only the subject after ‘or’ will have any effect on th
14. None of them ____ able to solve this question.
is were
was would be
Explanation: Although ‘None’ is singular when used alone but in this sentence, it is accompanied by a preposition
phrase consisting of a plural subject. So the verb should be plural as well.
15. Eight fifty dollars ____ what it would cost to buy the new pixel phone.
are is
were shall
Explanation: The subject is a collective noun so the verb should be singular.
18. A pair of trousers ____ all that I brought along
were are
would be is
Explanation: Here the noun ‘trousers’ is preceded by ‘A pair of’ which makes it a singular subject. So the verb
should be singular in this sentence.
IV. MATCH THE VERB IN PARENTHESES WITH THE SUBJECT CORRECTLY
The education of teenagers is faced with new challenges and opportunities as a result of the
Internet. Students _______ (have) access to much a greater number of educational resources
than was previously possible. According to a survey of Advanced Placement and National
Writing Project teachers, 65 percent believe that the Internet_____________ (help) make
students more self-sufficient when it __________(come) to education and research. On the
other side of the coin, however, lies the fact that 87 percent of those
educators_______________ (believe) the Internet ________ (be) contributing to a generation
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with short attention spans. The answer in the eyes of many educators_________ (lie) in
making digital literacy programs part of standard educational curricula.
