Subject-Verb agreement
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Page 1
1. Each of the girls ____ her own dress. (has/have)
2. Five miles____ long distance. (is/are)
3. Many a man ____ tried hard to climb the treacherous mountain range.
( have/has)
4. The furniture of the house ____ quite impressive. (is/are)
5. Few students ______ coming to the party. (is, are)
6. Uma, my childhood friend ____ leaving for Delhi next month. (is/are)
7. Most of my friends _____ government employees. (is/are)
8. The level of pain tolerance ____ from person to person. (vary/varies)
9. Either Tina or Rohit ____ telling lies. (is/are)
10. A number of people _____reported to have fallen sick after drinking the water
from the tubewell. (was/were)
Page 2
1. The government ____ criticised by the Supreme Court for their actions.
(was/were)
2. No one ____ a greater collection of books than my friend Reeshav. (has / have)
3. Somebody ____ waiting at the door for you. (is / are)
4. Two ____ ago, here is the place where the accident took place. (year/years)
5. Fast food, like burgers and street food, ____ harmful to our health. (is/are)
6. All the students ____ excited to visit the museum after school. (is/are)
7. Neither Joseph nor his family ____ French. (speaks/speak)
8. Either Ross or Joey ____ broken the glass. (has/have)
9. If anybody _____ for me, do let me know. (calls/call)
10. The plumber, along with his helper ____, expected to come soon. (is/are)
Page 3
1. Several neighbours _____ complained about the loud sound coming from that house.
(has/have)
2. Neither Penny nor Amy ____ went to work. (has/have)
3. The Olympics ____ held every four years. (is/are)
4. The people ___ lived without electricity for many years. (has/have)
5. The dog _____ chasing the cat. (is/are)
6. Mr Simon, the great painter and philanthropist, ____ arrived. (has/have)
7. Bread and butter ___ his daily food. (is/are)
8. Yusuf and Rahul ____ gone to the school fair. (have/has)
9. Slow and steady ____ the race. (win/wins)
10. The players ___ preparing for the big game tonight. (were/was)
Page 4
1. The jury ____ unanimous in their decision. (was/were)
2. The little boy _______ mangoes. (like/likes)
3. The teachers ________ asked to attend a conference today. (were/was)
4. I _______ it is good for you. (thinks/think)
5. Neenu and Anu _____ twins. (are/is)
6. Rahul ______ English and Spanish. (speak/speaks)
7. Caro _______ in a bank. (works/work)
8. Mathan, Tovino and Boban _____ best friends. (are/is)
9. Every one of us ____ here. (is/are)
10. None of them _______ completed their assignments. (have/has)
Page 5
1. Jithu _______ a BMW car. (has/have)
2. What do you ______ about wasting food? (think/thinks)
3. Veena ______ that it would not be okay for us to go out at this time. (feels/feel)
4. ______ anyone seen the movie? (has/have)
5. We ______ at the park yesterday. (were/was)
6. The movie _____ great. (was/were)
7. The curtains _____ the wall colours perfectly. (matches/match)
8. Boney and Heera ______ moving to Bangalore. (are/is)
9. Preetha _____ a son and a daughter. (has/have)
10. Their daughter, Sheela, ____ a grade X student. (is/are)
