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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet

English grammar lesson 18: Subject–verb agreement · Set 993 · 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: All the boys ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  3. 3.Choose the right verb: Either Manav or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: Neither Aarav nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 4. (a) is (b) are
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 5. (a) is (b) are
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) is (b) are
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: Either the boys or Ishaan ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 8. (a) are (b) is
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: Either the boys or Pooja ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Priya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) are (b) is
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 8. (a) is (b) are
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: Either Kabir or the boys ___ coming today. (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: Each boy ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: Neither Yash nor the boys ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: There ___ some milk in the jug. (a) is (b) are
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 8. (a) is (b) are
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) are (b) is
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: Neither Nisha nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: Neither Pooja nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are

Answer key

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

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