CLASS 9TH-A
SUBJECT VERB CONCORD
WORKSHEET
A. Fill in the blanks with a verb form that agrees with the subject.
1. The government ……………………… criticized for being too slow to act. (was
/ were)
2. No one …………………… a greater collection of coins than my aunt. (has /
have)
3. Somebody ……………………… waiting at the door. (is / are)
4. Two years …………………………. a long time to be out of work. (is / are)
5 Fatty foods, especially fries and burgers ………………………….. harmful for
health. (is / are)
6. Some students ………………………….. excited about the idea. (is / are)
7. Neither Sam nor his children …………………………. English. (speaks / speak)
8. Either Jane or Susie ……………………… to go. (has / have)
9. If anybody ……………………….. tell them that I am out. (calls / call)
10. The contractor, along with his suppliers, …………………………… expected
to arrive soon. (is / are)
11. Several people ………………………… complained. (has / have)
12. Neither John nor Alice ……………………………. got a job. (has / have)
B. Complete the following sentences using a verb form that agrees with the
subject.
1. Fire and water ——————- not agree.
a) do
b) does
2. Shyam and his wife ——————— arrived.
a) has
b) have
3. My friend and benefactor ———————- come.
a) has
b) have
4. Early to bed and early to rise ——————- a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
a) make
b) makes
5. Every man and every woman —————- a vote.
a) has
b) have
6. Neither the manager nor his colleagues ———————— present at the
meeting.
a) was
b) were
7. You and he ——————– birds of the same feather.
a) are
b) is
8. No news —————— good news.
a) is
a) are
9. Each one of my sisters ——————- married.
a) is
b) are
10. Rama as well as Hari and Shiva —————— spicy food.
a) like
b) likes
C. Fill in the blanks with the corrector of the verb given in the brackets.
1. Vivek has gone to the bank. He (a) ............. (want) to take out some money.
First he (b) .......(have) to fill in a form for a new cheque book, as all the
cheque in the old book (c) ......... (has) already been used. He (d) ..............
(make) out a cheque for the amount he (e)........ (inform) him about the ATM
and E-Banking which (g)............... (be)introduced shortly. The manager as
well as counter clerks (h).............. (try) to persuade him to go for an ATM
card.
2. People (a) ………………………. (be) seldom aware that their comfortable
living (b) ………………………. (depend) upon the work of several
thousands of persons. The first thing, for instance, what almost everyone (c)
………………………. (look) forward to in the morning is a hot cup of tea.
This cup of tea (d) ………………………. (embody) the work of thousands
of people. Consider first the supply of clean drinking water. In large cities,
this (e) ………………………. (be) possible because of the construction of
huge reservoirs at great cost and the regular maintenance of the water supply
system by hundreds of workers.
