16. We often never ____ to Charles, but he ____ to us.
a. writes ... writes
b. write ... write
c. write ... writes
d. writes ... write
17. I rarely ____ game shows, but my husband always ____ them.
a. watch ... watches
b. watch ... watch
c. watches ... watches
d. watches ... watch
18. Jill usually ____ the newspaper in the morning. Her children ____ it at night.
a. read ... reads
b. reads ... read
c. read ... read
d. reads ... reads
19. Ed ____ his windows very often. His next-door neighbors never ____ them.
a. clean ... clean
b. clean ... cleans
c. cleans ... clean
d. cleans ... cleans
20. They never ____ about us, but we ____ about them all the time.
a. think ... think
b. thinks ... thinks
c. think ... thinks
d. thinks ... think
WHICH WORD?
My cousin and I ____ very different. I ____ in Miami. She ____ in New York. In ____ the weekend my cousin usually ____ tennis. I ____ play tennis. I usually read at home.
21. live, have, lives
22. work, lives, has
23. In, At, On
24. watch, play, plays
25. always, usually, never
Answer (1)
Let's look at each of the questions to choose the correct verbs that fit the sentences:
We often never ____ to Charles, but he ____ to us.
The correct choice is c. write ... writes . This is because "We" is a plural subject, so it should be "write," and "he" is a singular subject, so it should be "writes."
I rarely ____ game shows, but my husband always ____ them.
The correct choice is a. watch ... watches . "I" is singular, so "watch" is used, and "my husband" is singular, so it should be "watches."
Jill usually ____ the newspaper in the morning. Her children ____ it at night.
The correct choice is b. reads ... read . "Jill" as a singular subject uses "reads," and "Her children" as a plural subject uses "read."
Ed ____ his windows very often. His next-door neighbors never ____ them.
The correct choice is c. cleans ... clean . "Ed" is singular and uses "cleans," while "neighbors" is plural and uses "clean."
They never ____ about us, but we ____ about them all the time.
The correct choice is a. think ... think . Both "They" and "we" are plural, so "think" is used in both cases.
For the sentence fill-ins:
"My cousin and I ____ very different. I ____ in Miami. She ____ in New York. In ____ the weekend my cousin usually ____ tennis. I ____ play tennis. I usually read at home."
The correct choice is live, live, lives . "My cousin and I live" (use "live" for plural), "I live," and "She lives."
The correct choice is work, live, lives . If "work" is the verb intended here, although "live" is more appropriate given the context.
The correct choice is On . We use "On the weekend," not "In" or "At."
The correct choice is plays, play, play . My cousin "plays" tennis, using the singular form "plays," and "I play" tennis using the singular form "play."
The correct choice is never . "I never play tennis."
All these choices ensure subject-verb agreement, which is critical in English grammar to ensure clarity and correctness in sentences.
