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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 227 · 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 notebook. (a) has (b) have
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Manav ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: Either Rohan or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: Either my cousins or Omkar ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Ananya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) are (b) is
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: Neither Farhan nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 9. (a) is (b) are
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) is (b) are
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: Neither Aditya nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) is (b) are
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has

Answer key

  1. has
  2. have
  3. is
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  6. are
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  17. is
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  20. is
  21. is
  22. has
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  24. are
  25. is
  26. are
  27. is
  28. has
  29. is
  30. has
  31. has
  32. has
  33. have
  34. are
  35. are
  36. has
  37. are
  38. have
  39. has
  40. have

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