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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 838 · 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: Each of the students ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) is (b) are
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Ananya ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Aisha ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: Either Diya or the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) is (b) are
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: Neither my cousins nor Tara ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) is (b) are
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 8. (a) is (b) are
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Riya ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are

Answer key

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

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