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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 624 · 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: Neither Aarav nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: Neither Aditya nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) is (b) are
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) is (b) are
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: Neither Meera nor the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) is (b) are
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) is (b) are
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Arjun ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) are (b) is
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: Neither Riya nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: Neither the girls nor Rohan ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is

Answer key

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