Making
Subjects and Verbs Agree: Exercise-1
Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the
subject.
1.
Anitha 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.
Sudhir and Tarak (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
6.
Pallavi (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 three 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) my favorite
subject, while Civics (is, are) his favorite subject.
16.
Eighty rupees (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
17.
(Is, Are) the Scissors in this Table?
18.
Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
19. There (was, were) fifteen pens 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.
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree:
Exercise-1 - Answers
Choose the correct form of the verb
that agrees with the subject.
1.
Anitha and her brothers are at school.
2.
Either my mother or my father is coming to the meeting.
3.
The dog or the cats are outside.
4.
Either my shoes or your coat is always on the floor.
5.
Sudhir and Tarak don't want to see that movie.
6.
Pallavi doesn't know the answer.
7.
One of my sisters is going on a trip to France
8.
The man with all the birds lives on my street.
9.
The movie, including all the previews, takes about three hours to
watch.
10.
The players, as well as the captain, want to win.
11.
Either answer is acceptable.
12.
Every one of those books is fiction.
13.
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen.
14.
Is the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics is my
favorite subject, while Civics is his favorite subject.
16.
Eighty rupees is the price of a movie these days.
17.
Are the Scissors in this Table?
18.
Your pants are at the cleaner's.
19.
There were fifteen pens in that bag. Now there is only
one left!
20.
The committee debates these questions carefully.
21.
The committee lead very different lives in private.
22.
The Prime Minister, together with his wife, greets the press
cordially.
23.
All of the CDs, even the scratched one, are in this case.
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