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MEMORIAL SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

Thirumurugan Salai, Thirumurugan Nagar, Chitlapakkam, Chennai – 600064

Subject verb agreement

Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.
1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to
watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are)
Andrea's favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only
one left!
20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.
21. The committee members (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press
cordially.
23. All the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.
Answers
1. Annie and her brothers are at school.
2. Either my mother or my father is coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats are outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat is always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara don't want to see that movie.
6. Benito doesn't know the answer.
7. One of my sisters is going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds lives on my street.
9. The movie, including all the previews, takes about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, want to win.
11. Either answer is acceptable.
12. Every one of those books is fiction.
13. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen.
14. Is the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics is John's favorite subject, while Civics is Andrea's favorite
subject.
16. Eight dollars is the price of a movie these days.
17. Are the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants are at the cleaner's.
19. There were fifteen candies in that bag. Now there is only one left!
20. The committee debates these questions carefully.
21. The committee members lead very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, greets the press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, are in this case.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.

1. Each of the girls ____ her own dress. (has/have)
2. Five miles____ long distance. (is/are)
3. Many a man ____ tried hard to climb the treacherous mountain range.
( have/has)
4. The furniture of the house ____ quite impressive. (is/are)
5. Few students ______ coming to the party. (is, are)
6. Uma, my childhood friend ____ leaving for Delhi next month. (is/are)
7. Most of my friends _____ government employees. (is/are)
8. The level of pain tolerance ____ from person to person. (vary/varies)
9. Either Tina or Rohit ____ telling lies. (is/are)
10. A number of people _____reported to have fallen sick after drinking the
water from the tubewell. (was/were)
11. The government ____ criticised by the Supreme Court for their actions.
(was/were)
12. No one ____ a greater collection of books than my friend Reeshav. (has
/ have)
13. Somebody ____ waiting at the door for you. (is / are)
14. Two ____ ago, here is the place where the accident took place.
(year/years)
15. Fast food, like burgers and street food, ____ harmful to our health.
(is/are)
16. All the students ____ excited to visit the museum after school. (is/are)
17. Neither Joseph nor his family ____ French. (speaks/speak)
18. Either Ross or Joey ____ broken the glass. (has/have)
19. If anybody _____ for me, do let me know. (calls/call)
20. The plumber, along with his helper ____, expected to come soon.
(is/are)
21. Several neighbours _____ complained about the loud sound coming
from that house. (has/have)
22. Neither Penny nor Amy ____ went to work. (has/have)
23. The Olympics ____ held every four years. (is/are)
24. The people ___ lived without electricity for many years. (has/have)
25. The dog _____ chasing the cat. (is/are)
Answers –
1. Each of the girls has her own dress. (has/have)
2. Five miles is a long distance. (is/are)
3. Many a man has tried hard to climb the treacherous mountain range.
( have/has)
4. The furniture of the house is quite impressive. (is/are)
5. Few students are coming to the party. (is, are)
6. Uma, my childhood friend, is leaving for Delhi next month. (is/are)
7. Most of my friends are government employees. (is/are)
8. The level of pain tolerance varies from person to person. (vary/varies)
9. Either Tina or Rohit is telling lies. (is, are)
10. A number of people were reported to have fallen sick after drinking
the water from the tubewell. (was/were)
11. The government was criticised by the Supreme Court for their actions.
(was/were)
12. No one has a greater collection of books than my friend Reeshav.
(has/have)
13. Somebody is waiting at the door for you. (is/are)
14. Two years ago, this was the place where the accident took place.
(year/years)
15. Fast food, like burgers and street food, is harmful for our health.
(is/are)
16. All the students are excited to visit the museum after school. (is/are)
17. Neither Joseph nor his family speaks French. (speaks/speak)
18. Either Ross or Joey has broken the glass. (has/have)
19. If anybody calls for me, do let me know. (calls/call)
20. The plumber, along with his helper, is expected to come soon. (is/are)
21. Several neighbours have complained about the loud sound coming
from that house. (has/have)
22. Neither Penny nor Amy has gone to work. (has/have)
23. The Olympics is held every four years. (is/are)
24. The people have lived without electricity for many years. (has/have)
25. The dog is chasing the cat. (is/are)

Exercise 2
Go through the following sentences and use the right form of the verb
in the blanks to complete the sentences.
1. Mr Simon, the great painter and philanthropist, ____ arrived. (has/have)
2. Bread and butter ___ his daily food. (is/are)
3. Yusuf and Rahul ____ gone to the school fair. (have/has)
4. Slow and steady ____ the race. (win/wins)
5. The players ___ preparing for the big game tonight. (were/was)
6. The jury ____ unanimous in their decision. (was/were)
7. The little boy _______ mangoes. (like/likes)
8. The teachers ________ asked to attend a conference today. (were/was)
9. I _______ it is good for you. (thinks/think)
10. Neenu and Anu _____ twins. (are/is)
11. Rahul ______ English and Spanish. (speak/speaks)
12. Caro _______ in a bank. (works/work)
13. Mathan, Tovino and Boban _____ best friends. (are/is)
14. Every one of us ____ here. (is/are)
15. None of them _______ completed their assignments. (have/has)
16. Jithu _______ a BMW car. (has/have)
17. What do you ______ about wasting food? (think/thinks)
18. Veena ______ that it would not be okay for us to go out at this time.
(feels/feel)
19. ______ anyone seen the movie? (has/have)
20. We ______ at the park yesterday. (were/was)
21. The movie _____ great. (was/were)
22. The curtains _____ the wall colours perfectly. (matches/match)
23. Boney and Heera ______ moving to Bangalore. (are/is)
24. Preetha _____ a son and a daughter. (has/have)
25. Their daughter, Sheela, ____ a grade X student. (is/are)
Answers –
1. Mr Simon, the great painter and philanthropist, has arrived. (has/have)
2. Bread and butter are his daily food. (is/are)
3. Yusuf and Rahul have gone to the school fair. (have/has)
4. Slow and steady wins the race. (win/wins)
5. The players were preparing for the big game tonight. (were/was)
6. The jury was unanimous in their decision. (was/were)
7. The little boy likes mangoes. (like/likes)
8. The teachers were asked to attend a conference today. (were/was)
9. I think it is good for you. (thinks/think)
10. Neenu and Anu are twins. (are/is)
11. Rahul speaks English and Spanish. (speak/speaks)
12. Caro works in a bank. (works/work)
13. Mathan, Tovino and Boban are best friends. (are/is)
14. Every one of us is here. (is/are)
15. None of them has completed their assignments. (have/has)
16. Jithu has a BMW car. (has/have)
17. What do you think about wasting food? (think/thinks)
18. Veena feels that it would not be okay for us to go out at this time.
(feels/feel)
19. Has anyone seen the movie? (has/have)
20. We were at the park yesterday. (were/was)
21. The movie was great. (was/were)
22. The curtains match the wall colours perfectly. (matches/match)
23. Boney and Heera are moving to Bangalore. (are/is)
24. Preetha has a son and a daughter. (has/have)
25. Their daughter, Sheela, is a grade X student. (is/are)

A Fill in the blanks with appropriate words keeping subject verb

agreement in mind:
My favorite hobby 1. __________ reading. I enjoy reading 2. ___________
because it 3. __________me to explore new worlds and learn about different
4. ______________ . Reading 5. __________ me improve my vocabulary and
comprehension skills.
1. (a) are (b) is (c) some (d) the
2. (a) books (b) his books (c) her books (d) book
3. (a) allowed (b) allow (c) allows (d) allowing
4. (a) some cultures (b) cultures (c) culture (d) my culture
5. (a) help (b) helped (c) helping (d) helps
Answers
1. (b) is
2. (a) books
3. (c) allows
4. (b) cultures
5. (d) helps
B Fill in the blanks with appropriate words keeping subject verb
agreement in mind:
Education is very important because it 1. _____________ us with the
knowledge and skills that we 2. ____________ to succeed in life. Education 3.
__________ us understand the world around us and make 4. __________
decisions. It also helps us 5. ___________ critical thinking skills and problem-
solving abilities. Education is the key to a brighter future.
1. (a) provide (b) has provided (c) provides (d) providing
2. (a) need (b) needs (c) needed (d) would need
3. (a) help (b) would help (c) helps (d) helped
4. (a) informing (b) informed (c) had informed (d) have informed
5. (a) develop (b) develops (c) developed (d) had developed
Answers
1. (c) provides
2. (a) need
3. (c) helps
4. (b) informed
5. (a) develop
C Fill in the blanks with appropriate words keeping subject verb
agreement in mind:
We 1. ______________rubbish dump full of polythene, animals, especially
cows, eat garbage. They 2. ____________ materials like polythene bags and
wrappers of food. The plastic material 3. ___________ their respiratory system
and stomach. It can 4. __________ death. Carelessly thrown poly bags clog
the drains. Wrappers of chips, biscuits, other eatables and polythene should
not be 5. __________ on the roads or near drains.
1. (a) seen (b) just see (c) see (d) saw
2. (a) swallow (b) swallowed (c) swallows (d) swallowing
3. (a) chokes (b) choked (c) just chokes (d) had choked
4. (a) caused (b) cause (c) causing (d) had caused
5. (a) threw (b) had thrown (c) thrown (d) throwing
Answers
1. (c) see
2. (a) swallow
3. (a) chokes
4. (b) cause
5. (c) thrown
D Fill in the blanks with appropriate words keeping subject verb
agreement in mind:
The Rajasthan Government has 1. __________ the ‘Right to Education (RTE)’
act since March 29, 2011. The Central Government implemented it in 2009.
After this act every child between 6 to 14 years has 2. _______ a right to get
free and compulsory education. Every private school is to 3. __________ 25%
free admission to the students from weaker societies. No student will be 4.
___________ a failure. There will be grades instead of marks. We should be 5.
_________ with the provisions in the Act.
1. (a) implements (b) implemented (c) implement (d) implementing
2. (a) got (b) get (c) gotten (d) has gotten
3. (a) provided (b) provides (c) providing (d) provide
4. (a) declare (b) declared (c) declaring (d) has declared
5. (a) benefit (b) has benefited (c) benefited (d) had benefited
Answers
1. (b) implemented
2. (a) got
3. (d) provide
4. (b) declared
5. (c) benefited
E Fill in the blanks with appropriate words keeping subject verb
agreement in mind:
Morning walk has a number of advantages. 1. ____________ refreshes our
mind and makes us smart and cheerful. It 2. ___________ our efficiency. It
keeps the diseases away. In the morning, nature is full of peace and beauty.
We 3. __________ the beauties of nature. Birds chirp. The air is cool and
fresh. We 4. __________ natural oxygen which makes our lungs and heart
strong. Morning walk 5. _________ nothing but gives a wealth of good health.
1. (a) Its (b) It (c) Them (d) He
2. (a) increases (b) increased (c) has increased (d) increasing
3. (a) enjoyed (b) enjoying (c) has enjoyed (d) enjoy
4. (a) gotten (b) get (c) gets (d) had gotten
5. (a) costed (b) cost (c) costs (d) has costed
Answers
1. (b) It
2. (a) increases
3. (d) enjoy
4. (b) get
5. (c) costs