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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 229 · 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: One of my classmates ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Rohan ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: Neither my cousins nor Riya ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) are (b) is
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) is (b) are
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) are (b) is
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: Neither Riya nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: Neither the girls nor Saanvi ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: Either Neel or the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Aisha ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: Neither Kabir nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) is (b) are
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: Either Kavya or the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has

Answer key

  1. has
  2. is
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  6. is
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  12. has
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  18. have
  19. is
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  21. is
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  25. have
  26. are
  27. is
  28. are
  29. has
  30. is
  31. is
  32. has
  33. are
  34. are
  35. has
  36. is
  37. are
  38. are
  39. are
  40. has

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