Thursday 14 July 2016

Subject-Verb Agreement-Practice sheet

Fill in the blanks with the correct from of the verb from the brackets.

1. Dr. Shetty is one of those professors who ___________

distracted most of the time. (seem/seems)

2. ___________ either Rohit or his parents written to

Ankit? (have/has)

3. Everybody on this team ___________ really hard to please the

new coach. (try/tries)

4. Because there ___________ so many students in that class, I

can sometimes sleep in the back row. (are/is)

5. Neither traffic light--neither the one on North Avenue nor the

one on M. G Road-- ___________ working after the

storm. (was/were)

6. Mr. Puri, along with his mother, ___________ lived in this town

for thirty years. (has/have)

7. There ___________ no reasons for this mistake that I can

see. (are/is)

8. Some of the flour already ___________ gone bad. (has/have)

9. One of these students ___________ obviously cheated on the

exam. (has/have)

10.Either the University Women's Team or the University Men's

Team ___________ going to be the national champion this

year. (are/is)

11.Carlos and his brother Raoul ___________ moving to Singapore

the next summer. (are/is)

12.Several of the students ___________ decided to join the

rally. (has/have)

B. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.

2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.

3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.

4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.

5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.

6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.

7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.

8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.

9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two

hours to watch.

10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.

11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.

12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.

13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.

14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?

15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are)

Andrea's favorite subject.

16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.

17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?

18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.

19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are)

only one left!

20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.

21. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private.

22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the

press cordially.

23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.

C. Rewrite these sentences, correcting the forms of the verbs wherever

necessary.

1. The players of this team has done a good job.

2. My friend along with her sister are coming over for dinner tomorrow.

3. The list of the participants have been given to the judges.

4. Thirty percent of the women is in favour of building a school in the

village.

5. The minister, as well as his aides are coming for the meeting.

6. The drama class have several students ranging from eight to fifteen

years old.

7. Either my mother or my brother are coming for my graduation

ceremony.

8. Nothing have changed in this town in the last twenty years.

9. When a new government takes over things is bound to change.

10. The oldest of my cousins have to teach the others the right way to

recite the ‘shlokas’.

11. The old lady with the basket on her head and the little kitten

following her make a pretty picture.

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