SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT QUESTIONS

 

Subject-Verb Agreement

Fill in the blanks choosing the correct forms of the verbs given in the brackets:

Exercise: 1

1. Rabies ………….. a dangerous disease. (is/are)

2. Economics ………….. my favourite subject. (is/are)

3. Ten thousand rupees …………… a good sum of money. (is/are)

4. None but the brave…………… the fair. (deserves/deserve)

5. Which of those pens................. yours? (is/are)

6. Either Nisha or her sisters……………at fault. (is/are)

7. The dancer and singer …………..arrived. (has/have)

8. Each of the boys ………….given an apple (was/were)

9. A large number of children ………..present at the function. (was/were)

10. "Gulliver's Travels" ………. written by Jonathan Swift. (was/were)

 

Exercise: 2

1. The great poet and singer ……….. dead. (is/are)

2. Many a man his life………made a mistake in life. (has/have)

3. The king and his courtiers ………..present at the games. (was/were)

4. One of the girls ………..caught by the police. (was/were)

5. Two and two……………four. (makes/make)

6. He and I…………great friends. (am/are)

7. Bread and butter………….a necessity (is/are)

8 Slow and steady…………..the race. (win/wins)

9. Every boy and every girl………… to pass the entrance test. (have/has)

10. Each and every guest………..terrified. (was/were)

Exercise: 3

1. Each day and each hour………. us joy. (bring/brings)

2. The priest and the leader……… come. (has/have)

3. The poet and statesman………… been elected. (have/has)

4. Neither food nor water found……… to be here. (are/is)

5. Either you or he …………..correct. (are/is)

6. Neither Jatin nor his friends…………… to blame. (is/are)

7. The Parliament………. elected the speaker. (has/have)

8. There……….. a large number of pupils in the class. (are/is)

9. The king with all his sons………….. greeted by the people. (was/were)

10. Everyone……………provided with blankets. (was/were)

Exercise: 4

1. Either of the two leaders………….competent. (is/are)

2. Many a flower…………unseen. (blossom/blossoms)

3. The quality of the mangoes ……………good. (is/are)

4. One of his speeches………….been circulated. (has/have)

5. The cost of all the food articles…………risen. (has/have)

6. Either Ritesh or Yash………….invited. (was/were)

7. Neither my friend nor I…………played the mischief. (has/have)

8. The thieves…………. punished for their thievery.  (was/ were)

9. A large number of students ……..caught playing in the sun. (is/are)

10. Rakesh, as well as his friends, ………….passed the examination. (has/have)

Exercise: 5

1. Neither of the two friends …………passed the test. (have/has)

2. The Principal and the Secretary ……….in the school. (was/were)

3. Neither tea nor sugar………….sold here. (is/are)

4. A large number of people…………present at the meeting. (was/were)

5. Each of these boys………..found innocent. (was/were)

6. Neither the students nor the teacher ………… going on a picnic. (is/are)

7. This amount of grapes………….enough for a child. (is/are)

8. Everyone of the people present at the function……………safe. (was/were)

9. Either Nupur or her friends …………involved in this matter. (is/are)

10. Physics ………..a royal subject. (is/are)

 

Exercise: 6

 

1. Emily and Greg……….to my house every Friday for lunch. (comes, come)

2. There ............. time to watch the movie. (is, are)

3. My friends who are in the band……….me to play a musical instrument. (wants, want)

4. My father or my brothers……….. coming with me to the ball game. (is, are)

5. Everyone………….. time to relax. (needs, need)

6. That bag of oranges…………….fresh. (looks, look)

7. Our team………….. to win the tournament next week. (hopes, hope)

8. Your trousers………….. to be cleaned. (needs, need)

9. Some of the books on the shelf…………dusty. (is, are)

10. Even though the students like the teacher, a few complicated……. that he is too strict. (thinks, think)

 

Exercise: 7

 

1. Mumps among the adults………….not common. , (is, are)

2. Viruses too ………….diseases. (cause,causes)

3. Most of the sand ………..wet due to the high tide . (is, are)

4. Either you or your friends………..invited. (is, are)

5. A subject of great interest………… rainforests. (is, are)

6. Hansel and Gretel……….. a famous children's story. (is, are)

7. The team members........arguing over the defence tactics. (was, were)

8. Economics…………… attract many students today. (do not, does not)

9. Why................ your parents going to Africa for a vacation? (is, are)

10. The Mayor and the Governor………….the bill. (support, supports)

 

Exercise: 8

 

1. The books of the library.........to be returned by Friday. (need, needs)

2. The child with the parents………. often Disney movies. (watch, watches)

3. Neither the child nor the parents often……….  Disney movies. (watch, watches)

4. The child as well as the parents………. often Disney movies. (watch, watches)

5. Either Malati or her brothers ………..seen the accident. (have, has)

6. The crowd in the gallery………. cheering Indian team. (were, was)

7. Today’s politics………….been very complicated. (have, has)

8. Besides Rohit, Mohit……………also found guilty. (were, was)

9. The Hard Times………… one of my favourite books. (is/are)

10. Measles…………through air. (spread, spreads)

 

Exercise: 9

1. Neither the cat nor its kittens……….found in the yard. (are, is)

2. It is you who…….. spoiled the game. (have, has)

3. The long and short of the matter………….this. . (are, is)

4. Which of these shirts ……….yours?  (are, is)

5. Together with the garden, the stable……….. attached to the house. (are, is)

6. This bunch of bananas ....... rotten. (are, is)

7. The leader with all his followers……….. sent to the prison. (were, was)

8. It is I who ……….to be blamed for this. (is, am)

9. Each of the men………..to have his say. (have, has)

10. He is one of those men who always...............of others' good. (think, thinks)

Exercise: 10

 

1. You as well as he............. ruined. (is/are)

2. Each man and each woman ……….. been given a silver coin. (have/has)

3. Everyone or the other………….. his troubles sometime. (have/has)

4. Each of the suspected men ………………….been arrested. (have/has)

5. For him, art………………the basis of his life. (is/are)

6. All possible means …………….been tried. (have/has)

7. None................. so blind as those that will not see. (is/are)

8. He is a fool, or else I............... . . (is/am)

9. No nook or corner............ left unexplored. (is/are)

10. The scenery here.............. very good. (is/are)

11. A hundred years …………….called a century. (is/are)

12. The women with a child ………………seen walking along the road. (was/were)

13. Sixty rupees………… not enough to buy that dress. (is/are)

14. One of the pupils in our class…………… a scooter. (own/owns)

15. You as well as he……………. the secret. (know/knows)

16. The tallest of three boys…………….. near the bank. (live/lives)

17 Fish and chips………………….. my favourite food. (is/are)

18. It is I who…………………….. right. (is/am)

19. Each of us……………….. several duties to perform. (has/have)

20. Neither the bus nor  the trains…………….. running today. (is/are)

11 Time and tide……………. for no man. (wait/waits)

12 Mumps……………… an infectious disease. (is/are)

13 Twelve minus six……………… six. (is/are)

14 The whole of cattle……………….. to be sold. (are/is)

15. What…………………….. phonetics? (is/are)

16. A large number of women…………….. present at the meeting. (was/were)

17. Either you or he…………….. done it. (has/have)

18. Early to bed and early to rise………………… a man healthy and wealthy. (make / makes)

19. Three-fourths of the house………………. burnt to ashes. (was/were)

20. The great poet and novelist……………… dead .(is/are)

N. B. The above questions have been collected from different books.