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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 523 · 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: Every child ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) is (b) are
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) is (b) are
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: Neither Isha nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Omkar ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) are (b) is
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) is (b) are
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) is (b) are
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: Neither the girls nor Meera ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have

Answer key

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

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