Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.
1. Each of the parents _________ responsible for child care. (is, are)
2. The chairman along with the board members _________ present for the meeting.
(was/ were)
3. Either you or I _________ going to sign the papers. (am/ are)
4. There _________ a nice garden in the compound. (is, are)
5. Both Janice and John _________ friends. (is, are)
6. Two-thirds of the city _________ in ruins. (is, are)
7. He _________ one of those men who know everything. (is, are)
8. Either of the two applicants _________ suitable. (is, are)
9. Many a man _________ tempted by gold. (is, are)
10.The Council that met in the Town hall _________ divided. (was/ were)
11.Some of the cloths on the shelf are dusty. (is, are)
12.Even though the participants enjoyed the seminar, a few think that it _________
useless. (was/ were)
13.Neither Peter nor James _________ any right to the property. (have, has)
14.Neither the Minister nor his colleagues _________ given an explanation for this.
(have, has)
15.Not only the students but also the teacher _________ anxious to finish the lesson.
(was, were)
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.
1. Kaveri _________ forty rupees more. (need, needs)
2. Pasta and cheese _________ my favourite dish. (is, are)
3. Members of the dragon boat team _________ money by collecting used cell phones.
(raise, raises)
4. Neither of the schools _________ hosted the track meet yet. (has, have)
5. Before each meeting, the panel _____________ suggestions by email. (exchange,
exchanges)
6. Takara _________ to know which languages are spoken in Paris. (want, wants)
7. There _________ probably a few children who don't like strawberries. (is, are)
8. _________ you wondered why I had to miss school yesterday? (has, have)
9. The number of people seeking jobs in the computer industry _________ rising rapidly.
(is, are)
III. Rewrite the following sentences after correcting the errors.
1. Neither the captain nor the players is at fault. ____________________________________________________________________
2. Five days are not enough to learn swimming. ____________________________________________________________________
3. Gulliver's Travels were written by Jonathan Swift. ____________________________________________________________________
4. My uncle and aunt is gone to New York. ____________________________________________________________________
5. The kind words spoken by the teacher is encouraging. ____________________________________________________________________
6. My limited means does not allow me to be extravagant. ____________________________________________________________________
7. Neither my brother nor my sisters was present in the meeting. ____________________________________________________________________
1. Each of the parents _________ responsible for child care. (is, are)
2. The chairman along with the board members _________ present for the meeting.
(was/ were)
3. Either you or I _________ going to sign the papers. (am/ are)
4. There _________ a nice garden in the compound. (is, are)
5. Both Janice and John _________ friends. (is, are)
6. Two-thirds of the city _________ in ruins. (is, are)
7. He _________ one of those men who know everything. (is, are)
8. Either of the two applicants _________ suitable. (is, are)
9. Many a man _________ tempted by gold. (is, are)
10.The Council that met in the Town hall _________ divided. (was/ were)
11.Some of the cloths on the shelf are dusty. (is, are)
12.Even though the participants enjoyed the seminar, a few think that it _________
useless. (was/ were)
13.Neither Peter nor James _________ any right to the property. (have, has)
14.Neither the Minister nor his colleagues _________ given an explanation for this.
(have, has)
15.Not only the students but also the teacher _________ anxious to finish the lesson.
(was, were)
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.
1. Kaveri _________ forty rupees more. (need, needs)
2. Pasta and cheese _________ my favourite dish. (is, are)
3. Members of the dragon boat team _________ money by collecting used cell phones.
(raise, raises)
4. Neither of the schools _________ hosted the track meet yet. (has, have)
5. Before each meeting, the panel _____________ suggestions by email. (exchange,
exchanges)
6. Takara _________ to know which languages are spoken in Paris. (want, wants)
7. There _________ probably a few children who don't like strawberries. (is, are)
8. _________ you wondered why I had to miss school yesterday? (has, have)
9. The number of people seeking jobs in the computer industry _________ rising rapidly.
(is, are)
III. Rewrite the following sentences after correcting the errors.
1. Neither the captain nor the players is at fault. ____________________________________________________________________
2. Five days are not enough to learn swimming. ____________________________________________________________________
3. Gulliver's Travels were written by Jonathan Swift. ____________________________________________________________________
4. My uncle and aunt is gone to New York. ____________________________________________________________________
5. The kind words spoken by the teacher is encouraging. ____________________________________________________________________
6. My limited means does not allow me to be extravagant. ____________________________________________________________________
7. Neither my brother nor my sisters was present in the meeting. ____________________________________________________________________
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