Sometimes it's hard to know if a word is singular or plural. For example, the words below look plural because they end in "s" but they're really singular.

Exercise 1

In these sentences, the subjects and verbs do not agree. Rewrite the sentences, making them agree.

1. The first snowfall of the season were a day before Thanksgiving.

2. The sun rise early in the morning.

3. A birthday come once a year.

4. Murray and his brother-in-law goes to see the water.

5. Every year on New Year's Day some people in Vancouver swims in the ocean.

6. The new clothes is uncomfortable.

7. Each of the traditions are interesting.

Exercise 2

Use some of these words and phrases to write five sentences about friends, classmates, house-mates or family:

• many people in this class

• something in this room

• nobody in this room

• someone I just met

• everybody I know

• politics