Chennai Storytelling Festival 2019,

at Loyola College

 

 

Fri 8 Feb 2019, for Adults --

 

1:30pm-4pm.

"Storytelling for Teaching-and-learning English Language".

 

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Activity 2

 

 

D) Grammar: Subject and Verb

 

 

Students could be invited to compose sentences

with matching noun and verb endings

 

 

Singular noun and verb --

 

The boy sings.

 

The subject ("boy") is singular.

For a singular noun ("boy"), there is no "s" at the end of the noun ("boy").

 

The verb ("sings") must also be in singular form.

For a singular verb ("sings"), there is an "s" at the end of the verb ("sings").

 

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Plural noun and verb --

 

The boys sing.

 

The subject ("boys") is plural.

For a plural noun ("boys"), there is an "s" at the end of the noun ("boys").

 

The verb ("sing") must also be in plural form.

For a plural verb ("sings"), there is no "s" at the end of the verb ("sings").

 

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Take the noun, cat, and match the singular form of the noun with the singular form of any verb.

 

Take the noun, cat, and match the plural form of the noun with the plural form of any verb.

 

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Take any noun, and match the singular form of the noun with the singular form of any verb that could go with this noun.

 

Take any noun, and match the plural form of the noun with the plural form of any verb that could go with this noun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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