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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 665 · 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 girls ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: Either Kabir or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: Either Neel or the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) are (b) is
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Karan ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Yash ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) is (b) are
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) is (b) are
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 8. (a) is (b) are
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: Either Kunal or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Kavya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: Either Meera or the boys ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) are (b) is
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 9. (a) is (b) are
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Dev ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: Neither Karan nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has

Answer key

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

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