Subject - Verb agreement

Subject Verb agreement Chuyªn ®Ò 3 Subject Verb agreement I 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 fathe[.]

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Subject - Verb agreement

I 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

24 The man with his son (walk, walks) down my street.

25 One of the students (are, is) late.

II Complete the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject

1 .She and her friends (be) at the fair

2 The book or the pen (be) in the drawer

3 The boy or his friends (run) every day

4 His friends or the boy (run) every day

5 He (not like) it They (not like) it

6 One of the boxes (be) open

7 The people who listen to that music (be) few

8 The team captain, as well as his players, (be) anxious

9 The book, including all the chapters in the first section,

(be) boring

10 The woman with all the dogs (walk) down my street

11 Each of these hot dogs (be) juicy

12 Everybody (know) Mr Jones

13 Either (be) correct

14 The news (be) on at six

15 Five dollars (be) a lot of money

16 Dollars (be) often used instead of rubles in RussiA

17 These scissors (be) dull

18 Those trousers (be) made of wool

19 There (be) many questions.

20 There (be) a question

21 The team (run) during practice

22 The committee (decide) how to proceeD

23 The family (have) a long history

24 My family (have) never been able to agree

25 The President, accompanied by his wife, (be)

traveling to IndiA

26 All of the books, including yours, (be) in that box

27 The football team, including the goal keeper (be)

11 players

28 The news (be) on TV is very informative

1 Neither Bill nor Mary (is /are) going to the play tonight

2 Anything (is/ are) better than going to another movie tonight

3 Skating (is / are) becoming more popular everyday

4 A number of reporters (was /were)at the conference yesterday

5 Everybody who (has/ have) a fever must go home immediately

6 Your glasses (was/ were)on the bureau last night

7 There (was/ were) some people at the meeting last night

8 The committee (has/ have) already reached a decision

9 A number of jeans (was/ were) in the washing machine this morning

10 Each student (has/ have) answered the first three questions

11 Either John or his wife(make/ makes) breakfast each morning

12 After she had perused the material , the secretary decided that everything

(was/ were) in order

13 The crowd at the basket ball game (was/ were) wild with excitement

14 A pack of wild dogs (has/ have) frightened all the ducks away

15 The jury(is /are) trying to reach a decision

16 The army (has/ have) eliminated this section of the training test

17 The number of students who have withdrawn from class this quarter (is/ are)

appalling

18 There (has/ have) been too many interruptions in this class

19 Every elementary school teacher (has/ have) to take this class

20 Neither Jill nor her parents (has/ have) seen this movie before

21 She and I (has/ have) seen this film before

22 The number of days in a week (is /are) seven

23 A number of the applicants (have/ has) already been interviewed

24 A pair of pants (is /are) in the drawer

25 These scissors (are/ is) dull

26 This pair of scissors (is/ are) dull

27 A school of fish (is/ are) being attacked by sharks

28 Twenty dollars (is/ are) all I can afford to pay for that recorder

29 The majority of the students (believes/ believe) him tobe innocent

30 The majority (believe/ believes) that we are in no danger

31 Writing many letters (makes/ make) her happy

32 Not studying (has/ have) caused him many problems

33 John nor George (is/ are) bringing the car

34 None of the students (has/ have) finished the exam yet

35 No example (is/ are) relevant to this case

36 Neither John nor Bill (is/ are ) going to the beach today

37 Neither John nor his friends (is/ are) going to the beach today

41 Mr Robbins, accompanied by his wife and children, (is/ are) arriving tonight

42 If either of you (take/ takes) a vacation now, we will not be able to finish the

work

43 Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, (is/ are) at an

al-time high

44 Advertisements on TV (is/ are) becoming more competitive than ever before

45 Mr John, accompanied by several members of the committee, (have/ has) proposed some changes of the rules

46 Neither the doctor nor the secretary (want/wants) to leave yet

47 Our team(is/ are) going to win the game

48 The flock of birds (is/ are) circling overhead

49 Fifty minutes (is/are) not enough time to finish the test

50 Two miles (is/ are) too much to run in one day

51 Every body who (has/ have) not purchased a ticket should be in this line

52 The view of these disciplines (varies/ vary) from time to time

53 The picture of the soldiers (bring/ brings) back many memories

54 The organization (have/ has) lost many members this year

55 Congress (has/ have) initiated a new plan to combat inflation

56 The number of residents who (have/ has) been questioned on this matter

(is/are) quite small

57 Either you or I (am/are) on duty taday

58 Both of my brothers (work/ works) in London

59 Both she and I (have/ has) been to London before

60 Everyone (is/ are) out in the garden

61 Each of them(are/is)to bring his own book to the next class

62 Studying late at night (is/ are) one of those things that (makes/make) me

tired

63 Physics (isn‘t/ aren‘t) nearly as interesting to me as literature

64 All the food in the refrigerator (have/ has) eaten, and it is empty now

65 (A lot of/Much) vehicles (have/ has) just been recalled because of a design

fault

66.(A lot of/many) effort (has/ have) been put into this project

67 There (aren‘t/ isn‘t) (many/ much) dictionaries that can compare with this

one

68 (Most/ Most of the) book (was/ were) written by someone else

69 (Most/ Most of) metal (is/are) liable to rust

70 (Most/ most of) magazines (carry/ carries) advertisements

71 I‘d like (a few/ a little) milk in this coffee, please

72 This room needs (a few/ a little) pictures to brighten it up

73 (A good deal/ Several) businesses (have/ has)gone bankrupt this year

74 Both examples (prove/ proves) that I am right

75 Much (depends/ depend) on the outcome of the inquiry

76 Not (many/ much)doctors are prepared to visit patients in their own homes

77 There (is/ are) very (few/ little) scholarships for students in this university

78 Anyone who (wishes/wish) to apply must do so in writing

79.Each of us (are/ is) responsible for our actions

80 Everything I have (belong/ belongs) to you

81 A lot of guests were expected, but (a few/ few) came

82 (A great number/ A great deal) of our students (is / are) American

83 (A great deal of/ A great number of) money ( is / are) spent on research

84 (Not much/ Not many) (is/ are) known about dinosaurs

85 (Not many/ Not much) people (know/ knows) about Delia‘s past

86 There (is/ are) far too (many /much) accidents at this junction

87 Much (have/ has) been done to improve conditions of work

88 Both Jim and Carol (is/ are) on holiday

89 Neither Jim nor carol (have/ has) got a car

90 Neither restaurant (is/ are) expensive

91 Neither of the restaurants we went to (am/are) expensive

92 (A few / A little) of the shops (were/ was) open but most (was/were) closed

93 (None/ Neither) of this money (are/ is) mine

94 Can you lend me (few/ a few) dollars?

95 There (were/ was) (little/ few) traffic, so the journey didn‘t take very long

96 (Most/ Most of) tourists (don‘t / doesn‘t) visit this part of the town

97 He isn‘t very popular He has (few/ a few)friends

98 She‘s lucky She has ( a few/ few) problems

99 Every (seat/seats) in the theater (was/ were) taken

100 There (was/ were) (a few/ few) letters this morning but (none/ neither) of

them were for me

101 Neither Jane nor her parents (have / has) been to America before

102 6000 pounds (is/ are ) too much for me

103 Either John or his brothers (is/ are )going to meet you at the airport today

104 It was a surprise that he won the match (Few/ A few) people expected him

to win

105 (All/ All of) flowers (are/ is) beautiful

106 These three books are mine (None/ Neither) belongs to Jane

107 We tried two hotels (None/ Neither) of them had any room

110 If either of you (takes/ take) a vacation now, we will not be able to finish

the work

111 Dieting (are/is) very popular today

112 None of the students (have/ has) finished the exercises yet

113 None of the counterfeit money (has/ have ) been found

114 Neither Maria nor her friends (is /are) going to class today

115 The committee (has/ have ) met , and it has rejected the proposal

116 Writing many letters (makes/ make) her happy

117 The pair of pliers ( were/ was) on the table

118 The pliers (was/ were) on the table

119 Twenty-five dollars (is/ are) too much to pay for that shirt

120 The use of credit cards in place of cash (have/ has) increased rapidly in

recently

121 Fifty minutes (isn‘t/ aren‘t enough time to finish this test

122 There (has/ have) been a number of telephone calls today

123 The herd of cattle (is/ are ) breaking away

124 Mr John, accompanied by several members of the committee, (have/ has)

proposed some

changes of therules

125 The danger of forest fires (is / are) not to be taken lightly

126 Several theories on this subject (have / has) been proposed

127 Mr Robbins, accompanied by his wife and his children, (is/ are) arriving

tonight

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