{"id":204,"date":"2025-08-30T11:50:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T11:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/school.kanavu.org\/resources\/2025\/08\/30\/the-cat-on-the-mat\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T11:50:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T11:50:56","slug":"the-cat-on-the-mat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/school.kanavu.org\/resources\/the-cat-on-the-mat\/","title":{"rendered":"The cat&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; on the\u00a0mat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">a)sits<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">b)sitting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">c)sit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Answer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Answer: sits<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explanation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The cat&#8221; is a singular subject, so the verb must be in singular form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Sit&#8221; is the base form (not correct here).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Sitting&#8221; needs a helping verb (is\/was).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Sat&#8221; is past tense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, the correct sentence is: The cat sits&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;mat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a)sits b)sitting c)sit Answer Answer: sits Explanation: &#8220;The cat&#8221; is a singular subject, so the verb must be in singular form. &#8220;Sit&#8221; is the base form (not correct here). &#8220;Sitting&#8221; needs a helping verb (is\/was). &#8220;Sat&#8221; is past tense. 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