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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 235 · 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) have (b) has
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) is (b) are
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: Neither Neel nor the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Kabir ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: Either Meera or the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: Either Karan or the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Vivaan ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: Either Omkar or the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) are (b) is
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: Either Aarav or the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) is (b) are
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: Either Nisha or the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) is (b) are
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have

Answer key

  1. has
  2. is
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  11. have
  12. are
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  17. are
  18. is
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  21. are
  22. are
  23. are
  24. is
  25. is
  26. has
  27. are
  28. has
  29. is
  30. is
  31. is
  32. are
  33. has
  34. are
  35. has
  36. is
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  38. have
  39. has
  40. has

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