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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 21 · 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: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) are (b) is
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Zoya ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) are (b) is
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) is (b) are
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: Either Rohan or the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: Neither Ishaan nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) are (b) is
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: Either Neel or the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have

Answer key

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

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