Birthday line up What is it? When do you have it? How do you say your birthday? Can you guess my birth month? April 1, 1962 1st of April, 1962 Now, please line up according to your birthday (date and month)
What are the important events in your birth of month? January February March April May June July August September October November December Check out: http://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/
January – February – March – April – May - June January 1 New Year January 27 Commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust February 4 World Cancer Day February 14 Valentine’s Day March 8 International Women’s Day March 20 International Day of Happiness March 22 World Water Day March 24 World Tuberculosis Day April 1 April Fool’s Day April 2 World Autism Awareness Day April 7 World Health Day April 21 Kartini Day May 2 National Education Day May 20 National Awakening Day May 31 World No Tobacco Day June 1 Pancasila Sanctity Day June 14 World Blood Donor Day
NUMBERS IN OUR LIVES
The importance of numbers in our daily lives Phone numbers Budget Calculation Measurement Prices Facebook likes Graphs and Charts
Try this! A quarter of the students (are, is) absent today. The remaining 20% of the protein (form, forms) enzymes. 50% of the water in this area (is, are) polluted Half of the teachers (hold, holds) a master’s degree. Nearly one in four people worldwide (is, are) Muslim. Nearly 25% of people in the world (is, are) Muslim. Twelve percent of the building (has, have) been renovated. Our staff (meets, meet) on Tuesday mornings to discuss customer complaints. Our staff (works, work) hard to meet their goals and deadlines. A bouquet of yellow roses (lend, lends) color and fragrance to the room. My aunt or my uncle (is, are) arriving by train today. Neither Juan nor his brothers (is, are) available. Either Kiana or Casey (is, are) helping today with stage decorations. Breaking and entering is against the law. The bed and breakfast was charming.
Rule 1. Percentages and Portions Choose the correct answer in each number. A quarter of the students (are, is) absent today. The remaining 20% of the protein (form, forms) enzymes. 50% of the water in this area (is, are) polluted Half of the teachers (hold, holds) a master’s degree. Note: When we are looking at a sentence with words that indicate portions (percent in your example, also: fraction, some...), to choose the correct subject-verb agreement, we simply have to look at the noun after "of". Source: http://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/26662/are-percentages-singular-or-plural
Try this! Nearly one in four people worldwide (is, are) Muslim. Nearly 25% of people in the world (is, are) Muslim. Twelve percent of the building (has, have) been renovated. Our staff (meets, meet) on Tuesday mornings to discuss customer complaints. Our staff (works, work) hard to meet their goals and deadlines. Source: http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/singular-vs-plural/subject-and-verb-agreement-with-collective-nouns/
Rule 2. Two nouns A bouquet of yellow roses (lend, lends) color and fragrance to the room. Rule 2. A subject will come before a phrase beginning with of. This is a key rule for understanding subjects.
Rule 3. Either or, Neither nor My aunt or my uncle (is, are) arriving by train today. Neither Juan nor his brothers (is, are) available. Either Kiana or Casey (is, are) helping today with stage decorations. Rule 3. Two singular subjects connected by or, either/or, or neither/nor require a singular verb.
Rule 4. Compound Nouns Breaking and entering is against the law. The bed and breakfast was charming. Rule 4. Compound nouns are considered one unit, so they are considered singular.
Reference English Language Learners Stack, http://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/26662/are-percentages- singular-or-plural