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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 411 · 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: All the students ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) is (b) are
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: Neither Meera nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: Either the boys or Rahul ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) is (b) are
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Farhan ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: Neither Aditya nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) are (b) is
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) are (b) is
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: Either Aarav or the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Meera ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: Either Vivaan or the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: Either Arjun or the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Pooja ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is

Answer key

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

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