Use the paragraph to complete the activity. The triumphant tennis player [to feel] proud of himself. He [to see] all of his efforts pay off in this one match. The fans [to cheer], the cameras [to flash], and victory [to claim]. Rewrite the paragraph by making the verbs agree in number with their subject.
The triumphant tennis player feels proud of himself. He sees all of his efforts pay off in this one match. The fans cheer, the cameras flash, and victory is claimed.
The triumphant tennis player feels proud of himself. He sees all of his efforts pay off in this one match. The fans cheer, the cameras flash, and victory is claimed.
The triumphant tennis player feels proud of himself. He sees all of his efforts pay off in this one match. The fans cheer, the cameras flash, and he claims victory.
To rewrite the paragraph and make the verbs agree in number with their subject, we need to make the following changes:
- "to feel" should be changed to "feels" to agree with the singular subject "The triumphant tennis player."
- "to see" should be changed to "sees" to agree with the singular subject "He."
- "to cheer" should remain the same as it already agrees with the plural subject "The fans."
- "to flash" should remain the same as it already agrees with the plural subject "The cameras."
- "to claim" should be changed to "claims" to agree with the singular subject "he."