SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT (ANSWER KEYS)
EXERCISE A:
Complete these sentences with a suitable form of the verbs be, have or do.
1.
Each child ____is____ special to their parents.
2.
Anybody who ____has____ skates can join in.
3.
____Is____ anyone seen my glasses anywhere?
4.
Neither of these boys ____is____ known
to me.
5.
Nobody ____does____ hard work in this lazy village.
6.
Everybody ____is____ merrily singing at the party last night.
7.
Each of them ____is____ blamed by the headmaster yesterday.
8.
Neither chair ____has____ a comfortable seat.
9. Something ____is____ burnt in the kitchen.
10. It ____is____ nowhere to be found, though I have searched everywhere.
EXERCISE B:
Tick the correct form of the verbs.
1. Several (has/have✔) been missing in the floods.
2. Neither the umpire nor the players (is/are✔) ready.
3. Not only my father but also my uncle (participate/participates✔) in the marathon.
4. Few (manage✔/manages) to learn these classical dance steps.
5. All the gems (shines/shine✔) brighter in the light.
6. Either the parents or an adult guardian (need/needs✔) to be present at the Parent-Teacher Association meeting.
7. Both the child and the parent (is/are✔) invited to the show.
8. Some emails (have✔/has) already been replied to.
9. Neither the duster nor the markers (is/are✔) available in the class.
10. Either the jug or the cups (need✔/needs) a proper wash, as the water is dirty.
EXERCISE C:
Tick the correct form of the verbs.
1. There (is/are✔) some puppies put up for adoption.
2. Here (is/are✔) a few books you may want to read.
3. There (is✔/are) a new coffee shop in our neighbourhood.
4. There (was/were✔) many troupes of dancers in the parade.
5. Here (is/are✔) some great songs from the nineties.
6. There (was✔/were) a throbbing pain in my knee this morning.
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