Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 17 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Find the real subject): Each, every and one of … are singular: Each boy has, One of my friends is. “The box of pencils” — the real subject is the box, so “is”. With either … or / neither … nor, follow the nearer subject. After “there”, look at what follows: there is a cat, there are two cats, there is some milk. News, mathematics and physics are singular; scissors and trousers are plural.

1. 1.Choose the right verb: Neither Nisha nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
2. 2.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
3. 3.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
4. 4.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
5. 5.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
6. 6.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
7. 7.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
8. 8.Choose the right verb: Neither Farhan nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
9. 9.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
10. 10.Choose the right verb: Either Kabir or the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
11. 11.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) is (b) are
12. 12.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) is (b) are
13. 13.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
14. 14.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
15. 15.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
16. 16.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
17. 17.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Rohan ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
18. 18.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
19. 19.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
20. 20.Choose the right verb: Neither Nisha nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
21. 21.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) is (b) are
22. 22.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
24. 24.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
25. 25.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Kunal ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
26. 26.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
27. 27.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
28. 28.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
29. 29.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
30. 30.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
31. 31.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
32. 32.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
33. 33.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Diya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
34. 34.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) is (b) are
35. 35.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
36. 36.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
37. 37.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
38. 38.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
39. 39.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) are (b) is
40. 40.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have

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