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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 174 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. have
  2. are
  3. has
  4. has
  5. has
  6. is
  7. is
  8. has
  9. is
  10. is
  11. is
  12. is
  13. has
  14. is
  15. is
  16. is
  17. has
  18. is
  19. is
  20. are
  21. are
  22. has
  23. is
  24. are
  25. has
  26. is
  27. is
  28. is
  29. is
  30. is
  31. have
  32. have
  33. is
  34. has
  35. is
  36. is
  37. have
  38. are
  39. has
  40. is

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