Name: ________ Class: ___ ( __ ) Date: ________

Subject Verb Agreement (I)

1. People in this bar often __________ beer
a. order b. orders

2. An expert who _______________ something is called a connoisseur (藝術品的)鑑賞家,

a. likes b. like

3. The staff _______________ a bonus at Chinese New Year.

a. expect b. expects

4. There _______________ a number of different causes for this.

a. is b. am c. are

5. This _______________ because of a number of factors.

a. is b. am c. are

6. For the past 5 years his experience _______________been valuable to our company.
a. has b. have

7. Marketing information _______________ important to all businesses.

a. is b. am c. are

8. He _______________ the experience necessary for promotion.

a. lacks b. lack of c. lack

9. She would _______________ to make a suggestion.

a. likes b. like

10. One of the best staff _______________ next Tuesday.

a. leave b. leaves

11. Research _____________ an important job of people in marketing.

a. is b. am c. are

12. He _______________ how to satisfy demanding customers.

a. know b. knows

13. Most of our customers _______________ from mainland China.

a. come b. comes

14. The evidence in these statistics _______________ clear

a. is b. am c. are

15. The equipment _______________ yesterday.

a. arrive b. arrives c. arrived

16. They want someone who _______________ a full set of accounts.

a. handle b. handles c. can handle

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1. Greek and Chinese ___ difficult languages to learn.
a. is b. are

2. These telephones ___ new receivers.

a. needs b. need

3. There ___ five bedrooms in the biggest house on my street.

a. is b. are c. has d. have

4. A trip from here to London ___ about 7 hours.

a. take b. takes

5. Tuesday and Wednesday ___ very long days for Susan.

a. is b. are

6. My teacher and your teacher ___ French and English.

a. know b. knows

7. The books ___ on the table in the living room.

a. is b. are

8. January ___ 31 days.

a. is b. are c. has d. have

9. He ___ too quickly.

a. drive b. drives

10. The Nile River ___ from south to north.

a. flow b. flows

11. My parents ___ to buy a new car for my brother.

a. want b. wants

12. Tuesday ___ a very long day for me.

a. is b. are

13. Some Canadians ___ English and French.

a. speak b. speaks

14. January and March ___ 31 days.

a. is b. are c. has d. have

15. This telephone ___ a new receiver.

a. needs b. need

16. Tomorrow's homework ___ on page 37.

a. begin b. begins

17. His name ___ John.

a. is b. are

18. German ___ a difficult language to learn.

a. is b. are

19. The teacher ___ French and English.

a. know b. knows
20. My brother ___ to buy a new car.
a. want b. wants

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Choose the correct verb in each sentence below.

1. Emily and Greg ( comes, come ) to my house every Friday for lunch.
2. There ( is, are ) time to watch the movie.
3. My friends who are in the band ( wants, want ) me to play a musical instrument.
4. My father or my brothers ( is, are ) coming with me to the ball game.
5. Everyone ( needs, need) time to relax.
6. That bag of oranges ( looks, look) fresh.
7. The lacrosse team ( hopes, hope ) to win the tournament next week.
8. Your trousers ( needs, need ) to be cleaned.
9. Some of the books on the shelf ( is, are ) dusty.
10. Even though the students like the class, a few ( thinks, think ) that it is too complicated.