Lumiere English academy
A Basic Grammar
Is or Are; Has or Have
The singular takes IS, the plural ARE
This is only confusing if we do not determine the subject. Otherwise it's plain sailing.
EXERCISE
1. The man sitting with those people is/are ...a millionaire (is)
2. The man sitting with those people have/has ... a million dollars (has)
3. The men sitting with person is/are ... millionaires (are)
4. The men sitting with those people have/has ... millions of dollars (have)
5. The lady carrying the flowers are/is ... wearing the diamond necklace (is)
6. The lady carrying the flowers have/has ... a diamond necklace (has)
7. Those ladies sitting at the table are/is ... wearing diamond necklaces (are)
8. Those ladies sitting at the table all has/have ... diamond necklaces (have)
9. Everybody here have/has ... a diamond necklace (has)
10. All the women at the dance has/have ... a diamond necklace (have)
11. Nobody at the dance has/have ... a diamond necklace (has)
12. I wish I had/has ... a diamond necklace (had)
13. The ladies carrying the flowers has/have ... diamond necklaces (have)
14. Each of the ladies carrying the flowers has/have ... a diamond necklace (has)
Second language English speakers tend to mix up the verbs to take part and to partake.
To take part means to join in, to partake means to eat or drink, e.g. "I took part in the school play" but "I partook of the wine"
Dr Luky Whittle
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