This lesson teaches students the correct usage of “vary/varies from … to …”, with several example sentences and a worksheet to practice making sentences of their own.
[A] vary/varies from [B] to [B]
[A] is different for every [B]
*Be careful! If the subject is singular, use “varies.” If the subject is plural, use “vary.”
· The effects of this medicine vary from person to person.
· The shape of the moon varies from day to day.
· The textbooks vary from school to school.
· My opinion varies from day to day.
· The weather is so strange here! It seems like it varies from minute to minute.
[A] (alternatively) vary/varies from [B] to [C]
Sometimes [A] is [B], and sometimes it is [C]
· The weather alternatively varies from rainy to sunny in the summer.
· Reviews of the new movie vary from positive to negative.
· The shape of the moon varies from round to C-shaped.
· This music varies from loud to soft, fast to slow.
· His mood varies from happy to sad depending on the time of day.
Complete the sentences, and circle either “vary” or “varies”:
1. ____________________________ vary/varies from day to day.
2. ____________________________ vary / varies from country to country.
3. ___________________________ vary/varies from class to class.
4. ___________________________ vary/varies from city to city.
5. ___________________________ vary/varies from person to person.
Now think of 2 different things to complete each sentence:
1. The earth’s climate varies from ____________ to ___________.
2. I’m 170cm tall, and my weight varies from _______ to _______.
3. That company’s cars vary from __________ to __________.
4. When I’m taking that medicine, my mood alternatively varies from _______________ to _______________, depending on the time of day.