English Grammar 27: THE VERB: PERSON AND NUMBER

{ "questions": [ { "question": "What does a Verb agree with in a sentence?", "options": [ "Only the Number of the Subject", "Only the Person of the Subject", "The Adjective of the Subject", "The Number and Person of the Subject" ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "Which Person does the pronoun \"I\" belong to?", "options": [ "Fourth Person", "First Person", "Second Person", "Third Person" ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "Which Person does the pronoun \"He\" belong to?", "options": [ "First Person", "Third Person", "Second Person", "Plural Person" ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "In Old English, what did people say instead of \"You speak\"?", "options": [ "You spoken", "Thou speaks", "Thou speakest", "You speakest" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "Which pronoun represents the Second Person?", "options": [ "They", "She", "We", "You" ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "What does \"Number\" refer to in English Grammar?", "options": [ "First, Second, and Third Person", "Male and Female", "Singular and Plural", "Mathematical digits" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "If the Subject is Plural, the Verb must be:", "options": [ "Plural", "Singular", "First Person", "Third Person" ], "answer": 0 }, { "question": "Identify the correct sentence:", "options": [ "They speaks.", "He speak.", "I speaks.", "They speak." ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "How do we usually make a noun plural versus making a verb singular?", "options": [ "We add 's' to nouns to make them plural, and add 's' to verbs to make them singular.", "We add 's' to nouns to make them singular, and add 's' to verbs to make them plural.", "We add 'ing' to both.", "They never change." ], "answer": 0 }, { "question": "Choose the correct verb: The birds _____ in the trees.", "options": [ "is singing", "sing", "sings", "singing" ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "A verb accompanying \"She\" in the present tense will usually end in:", "options": [ "-ing", "No special ending", "-s or -es", "-ed" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "Fill in the blank: \"I _____ a bat.\"", "options": [ "has", "have", "having", "are having" ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "Fill in the blank: \"He _____ cricket.\"", "options": [ "playing", "plays", "play", "are playing" ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "Identify the incorrect sentence:", "options": [ "They has bats.", "I am here.", "He was there.", "They were there." ], "answer": 0 }, { "question": "In Modern English, verbs have lost their inflections for number and person EXCEPT for:", "options": [ "Third Person Singular", "First Person Singular", "Second Person Singular", "Third Person Plural" ], "answer": 0 }, { "question": "Which word is used for BOTH singular and plural in current English?", "options": [ "I", "He", "You", "We" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "Which verb is the biggest exception to the modern inflection rules?", "options": [ "to speak", "to have", "to be", "to play" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "Choose the correct verb to match the subject: \"We _____.\"", "options": [ "was", "am", "are", "is" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "Fill in the blank: \"You _____.\" (Singular subject)", "options": [ "am", "are", "is", "speaks" ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "Complete the sequence according to the verb \"to be\": I am, We are, You are, He is, They _____.", "options": [ "is", "be", "are", "am" ], "answer": 2 } ] }