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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 93 · 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: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: There ___ some water in the bottle. (a) are (b) is
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) are (b) is
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: Either Tara or the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: Neither Yash nor the boys ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Rahul ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) are (b) is
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) is (b) are
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: Either Aisha or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: Neither Diya nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: Neither Sneha nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: Neither Aarav nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has

Answer key

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

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