Let's solve the worksheet titled
"Is or Are?". This exercise focuses on choosing the correct form of the verb
"to be" — either
"is" or
"are" — based on subject-verb agreement.
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🔍 Rules to Remember:
- Use
"is" with singular subjects.
- Use
"are" with plural subjects.
- For
"there is/there are", use:
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"There is" when the subject that follows is singular.
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"There are" when the subject is plural.
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Now, let’s go through each sentence one by one:
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1.
There ________ lots of flowers in my garden.
→ "lots of flowers" = plural
✔ There are lots of flowers...
2.
There ________ a big dog in my yard.
→ "a big dog" = singular
✔ There is a big dog...
3.
_______ Tom going out today?
→ "Tom" is singular
✔ Is Tom going out today?
4.
_______ they going to the zoo?
→ "they" is plural
✔ Are they going to the zoo?
5.
It ________ sunny today.
→ "It" (referring to weather) is singular
✔ It is sunny today.
6.
Who ________ you playing with today?
→ The subject here is implied: "who" refers to a person(s), and since it's asking about multiple people possibly, but grammatically, "who" can take either, but in this context, we look at the verb agreement with "you".
→ "You" is always followed by
"are"
✔ Who are you playing with today?
7.
They ________ having fun at the park.
→ "They" = plural
✔ They are having fun...
8.
What ________ he doing?
→ "he" = singular
✔ What is he doing?
9.
There ________ lots of birds singing today.
→ "birds" = plural
✔ There are lots of birds...
10.
There ________ lots of cookies left.
→ "cookies" = plural
✔ There are lots of cookies left.
11.
There ________ a lot of food left.
→ "food" is uncountable and treated as singular
✔ There is a lot of food left.
12.
Who ________ going with you?
→ "Who" is the subject; could be singular or plural, but in questions like this, we use
"are" because "who" often implies more than one person in such contexts.
✔ Who are going with you?
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✔ Final Answers:
1. There
are lots of flowers in my garden.
2. There
is a big dog in my yard.
3.
Is Tom going out today?
4.
Are they going to the zoo?
5. It
is sunny today.
6. Who
are you playing with today?
7. They
are having fun at the park.
8. What
is he doing?
9. There
are lots of birds singing today.
10. There
are lots of cookies left.
11. There
is a lot of food left.
12. Who
are going with you?
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💡 Tip:
Remember:
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"Is" for singular: *it, he, she, Tom, a dog, food*
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"Are" for plural: *they, we, you, dogs, cookies, birds*
And for
"there is/are", focus on what comes after "there".
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of using is and are worksheet.