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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 875 · 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 players ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Aditya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: Neither Rohan nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: Neither Rohan nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Kavya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) are (b) is
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) is (b) are
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Rahul ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: Neither Omkar nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) is (b) are
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) is (b) are
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: Neither Kunal nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: Either my cousins or Kabir ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 8. (a) is (b) are
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are

Answer key

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

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