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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 632 · 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: One of my classmates ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) is (b) are
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: Either my cousins or Ishaan ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) are (b) is
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: Neither my cousins nor Farhan ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) is (b) are
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Ananya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Dev ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: Neither Diya nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: Neither Karan nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: Either Aarav or the boys ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) are (b) is
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) are (b) is
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) is (b) are
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: Either Priya or the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are

Answer key

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

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