SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
EXERCISE A:
Complete these sentences with a suitable form of the verbs be,
have or do.
1. Each child ____________ special to their parents.
2. Anybody who ____________ skates can join in.
3. ____________ anyone seen my glasses anywhere?
4. Neither of these boys ____________ known to me.
5. Nobody ____________hard work in this lazy village.
6. Everybody ____________ merrily singing at the party last
night.
7. Each of them ____________ blamed by the headmaster
yesterday.
8. Neither chair ____________ a comfortable seat.
9. Something ____________ burnt in the kitchen.
10. It ____________ 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 not 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 of 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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