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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 882 · 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 locker. (a) have (b) has
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Yash ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) is (b) are
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: Either Farhan or the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) is (b) are
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: Either Nisha or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) is (b) are
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: Neither the boys nor Tara ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: Either my cousins or Arjun ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) are (b) is
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Myra ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Yash ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: Neither Aarav nor the boys ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: Neither Saanvi nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: Either Myra or the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has

Answer key

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

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