Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 925 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
2. 2.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) are (b) is
3. 3.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
4. 4.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
5. 5.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
6. 6.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 8. (a) is (b) are
7. 7.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) is (b) are
8. 8.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
9. 9.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
10. 10.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
11. 11.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
12. 12.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
13. 13.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
14. 14.Choose the right verb: Neither my cousins nor Isha ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
15. 15.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
16. 16.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) is (b) are
17. 17.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
18. 18.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
19. 19.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
20. 20.Choose the right verb: Either my cousins or Omkar ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
21. 21.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
22. 22.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Either the boys or Diya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
24. 24.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
25. 25.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
26. 26.Choose the right verb: Neither Karan nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
27. 27.Choose the right verb: Either Myra or the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
28. 28.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) are (b) is
29. 29.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
30. 30.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
31. 31.Choose the right verb: Neither the girls nor Aisha ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
32. 32.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
33. 33.Choose the right verb: Neither Priya nor the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
34. 34.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) are (b) is
35. 35.Choose the right verb: Neither Vivaan nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
36. 36.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Karan ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
37. 37.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) are (b) is
38. 38.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) are (b) is
39. 39.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
40. 40.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) is (b) are

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