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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 331 · 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 of the students ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) is (b) are
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: Neither Priya nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: Neither Yash nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: Either the boys or Priya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: Either Kavya or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) is (b) are
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a name tag. (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: Each student ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Priya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Neel ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) is (b) are
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: Neither my cousins nor Farhan ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) is (b) are
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has

Answer key

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

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