← Subject–verb agreement lesson New set →

Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 601 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Choose the right verb: Either Aditya or the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) are (b) is
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) are (b) is
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) is (b) are
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: Either the boys or Priya ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) are (b) is
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 9. (a) is (b) are
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: Neither Ira nor the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: Neither my cousins nor Yash ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have

Answer key

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

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar