We have already learned about sentence patterns consisting of just one noun and an intransitive verb. Sometimes we also add an adverb to this pattern.

The attribute of a subject can be an article, an adjective, a noun in the possessive case or a possessive adjective.

Study the following sentences.

Children play football.

Strike out the wrong words in the following sentences.

1. Neither of them (has / have) come.

2. Truth and honesty (are / is) the best policy.

Fill in the blanks using appropriate verb forms. Observe the rule of the sequence of tenses.

1. I found that my son …………………… awake.

In each of the following pairs of sentences, one sentence is correct, and the other is wrong. Choose the correct sentence.

Fill in the blanks using the past or past participle form of the verb given in the brackets.

1. My patience ………………………….. out at last. (wear)

To make negative statements

In modern English, the simple addition of not is not enough to form negative statements.

Study the following sentences.