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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 687 · 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 players ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Yash ___ coming today. (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: Every student ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: Either my cousins or Riya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) is (b) are
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) are (b) is
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: Either Tara or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) is (b) are
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) is (b) are
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) are (b) is
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) is (b) are
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has

Answer key

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

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