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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 955 · 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: Neither Kunal nor the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  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 classmates ___ in Class 4. (a) is (b) are
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: Neither the girls nor Kunal ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: Either Pooja or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: All the players ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: There ___ three pencils in the box. (a) are (b) is
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has

Answer key

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

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