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has
Each is the singular head of the subject.
Class 9 · English Medium · Cambridge · English
Grammar, sentence structure and editing
Edit agreement, tense and clause structure without changing meaning.
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The subject controls verb agreement. A finite clause contains a verb showing tense. Connect independent clauses with suitable punctuation or a conjunction; a comma alone often creates a comma splice. Check whether your edit changes the time or the relationship between ideas.
Worked example
The pupils was tired, they finished the task. → The pupils were tired, but they finished the task. The plural subject needs were; but expresses the contrast.
- Find the subject of each clause.
- Check verb form and time.
- Choose a connection that preserves the intended meaning.
Stretch example
Having finished the report, the computer was switched off. This dangling opening implies that the computer finished the report. A clearer version is: Having finished the report, I switched off the computer.
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went
Went is the past form of go.
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because
The second clause gives a reason.
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She does not like noise.
Use does with she and the base form like after does.
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Although it was late, we continued.
Retain both ideas and use a subordinate clause.
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While I was walking to school, the rain soaked my bag.
Make the walker the subject of the walking clause.
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The first restricts who checked; the second restricts what Mina checked.
Explain the scope of only in both sentences.
Meaning-preserving edit
Edit a paragraph containing five errors and explain two of your changes.
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- Correct agreement and tense.
- Connect clauses accurately.
- Preserve the writer’s intended message.
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