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II. Adjective to Describe Animal ( suffix –ful, -ous, -ness)

Adjective ends -ful means full of.

Example: Crocodiles are harmful. (harm+ful harmful)

Adjective ends - less means without

Example: Sloth is powerless (power+less  powerless)

Adjective ends –ous means full of, covered with.

Example: Gorilla looks like dangerous

III. Subject-Verb Agreement

Subject Verbs

I/You/We/They do,eat, sleep, speak, hear, write

He/She/It speaks. does, hears, eats, writes

Example : I eat mango

She sleeps twice a day.

Panda eats bamboos everyday

1. Verbs that end in -ch, -o, -sh, -ss, -x, or -z, add -es for third person.

 watch => watches
 do => does

 wash => washes

 bless => blesses
 fix => fixes

 buzz => buzzes
2. Verbs that end in a consonant + y, change the -y to -i and add -es.

 study => studies
 marry => marries

 cry => cries

 study => studies
 worry => worries

3. Verbs that end in a vowel + y, simply add -s.
 play => plays

 stay => stays
 destroy => destroys

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