Concord

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A
Nitesh is a tennis player. He studies in Grade x. Every boy and girl in school knows him. There is a nice tennis court in his school where he practices every day. The no. of matches he has won till now in fifteen. He usually doesn't lose matches he plays.

He has a lot of friends. One of his friends is very helpful. He, as well as his friends, don't miss any tennis matches on TV.

Yesterday Nitesh was practicing on the tennis court in his school. A TV news reporter came there and asked him,' what is your hobby? Nitesh replied," My hobby is to play tennis. I 'm quite interested in it.

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B
Anil and Pukar are badminton players. they study in grade IX. All the boys and the girls in school know them there are two badminton courts in their school where they practice every day. A no. of matches or played by them every year. they usually don't lose matches they ply.

They have a lot of friends. All their friends are helpful. They as well as their friends don't miss any badminton matches on TV.

Yesterday Anil and Pukar were practicing on the basketball court in their school.A group of TV news reporters came there and asked them, " What are your hobbies?" Anil and Pukar replied," Our hobbies are playing badminton, traveling, painting, we're quite interested in badminton

In text A, all the subjects are singular and come with a singular verb. In text B, all the subject are plural and come with plural verbs.

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