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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 213 · 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: Each student ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) are (b) is
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 8. (a) is (b) are
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) is (b) are
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Ira ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: Neither Aisha nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) is (b) are
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Karan ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) are (b) is
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) is (b) are
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: Neither Arjun nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 9. (a) is (b) are
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) is (b) are
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are

Answer key

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

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