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Was vs Were Verb-noun agreement

Success steps

1- Identify the subject (noun) and the verb.

2- Identify whether it is a singular or plural noun (Remember: not all plural nouns end in ‘s’ e.g. geese, teeth)

3- Rewrite the sentences using ‘was’ or ‘were’ Remember you use ‘was’ for singular and ‘were’ for plural.

4- Then in brackets at the end write whether the noun was singular or plural.

e.g. The truck______ on fire.

Truck = subject and it is singular.

The truck was on fire. (Singular)

1) The book wasn’t difficult. It_________easy.

2) Dinosaurs _________ prehistoric creatures.

3) Sandra________ not at school yesterday.

4) John and I ___________ in the garden.

5) The ladies _________ swimming in the sea.

6) When I ______ younger, I played with teddies.

7) We ______ away on holiday last week.

8) _______ the exam difficult?

9) _______ the exams difficult?

10) Sarah _____ sad.

11) The Olympic gold medals ________ heavy.

12) The feet _________ smelly.

13) The film ________ not very exciting.

14) _____ your teacher ill yesterday?

15) The students ________ in London last year.

16) I _______ having fun at the park.

17) Why ________ your brother sad?

18) He __________ eating his apple.

19) The house _______ abandoned.

20) Cars ________ lined up along the street.

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