This blog is for students taking English 140-189 at Athabasca University.
17 October 2014
*NUMBER CHANGE*
If the sentence is singular, change it to the plural; if it is plural, change it to the singular.
Many young children will eagerly ring the doorbells
in their neighbourhoods on Halloween, while their parents stand on side walks shivering in
the cold or sit in cars parked at strategic locations, watching
the excited youngsters from a distance.
4 comments:
Audrey L
said...
A young child will eagerly ring a doorbell in his neighbourhood on Halloween, while his parent stand on a side walk shivering in the cold or sit in a car parked at strategic location, watching the excited youngster from a distance.
A young child will eagerly ring the doorbell in the neighbourhood on Halloween, while a parent stand on a side walk shivering in the cold or sit in a car parked at a strategic location, watching the excited youngster from a distance.
A young child will eagerly ring the doorbell in her neighbourhood on Halloween, while her parent stands on a side walk shivering in the cold or sits in a car parked at a strategic location, watching the excited youngster from a distance.
Good try, Audrey and Liudmila. But watch out for the subject-verb agreement. "parent" is singular, so you need to use the singular form of the verb ("stands", "sits", etc.)
4 comments:
A young child will eagerly ring a doorbell in his neighbourhood on Halloween, while his parent stand on a side walk shivering in the cold or sit in a car parked at strategic location, watching the excited youngster from a distance.
A young child will eagerly ring the doorbell in the neighbourhood on Halloween, while a parent stand on a side walk shivering in the cold or sit in a car parked at a strategic location, watching the excited youngster from a distance.
A young child will eagerly ring the doorbell in her neighbourhood on Halloween, while her parent stands on a side walk shivering in the cold or sits in a car parked at a strategic location, watching the excited youngster from a distance.
Well done, Olena!
Good try, Audrey and Liudmila. But watch out for the subject-verb agreement. "parent" is singular, so you need to use the singular form of the verb ("stands", "sits", etc.)
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