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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 753 · 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: Every girl ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) is (b) are
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: Either Kabir or the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Aditya ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: Neither the girls nor Ira ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: Either Myra or the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) are (b) is
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: Either my cousins or Saanvi ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) is (b) are
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) is (b) are
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) are (b) is
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) is (b) are
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) is (b) are
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) are (b) is
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are

Answer key

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

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