Exercise: Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise

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 favourite subject, while Civics (is, are)
Andrea's favourite 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 of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.
 Directions: Decide if the sentence is correct or incorrect.
1. ___ They have been waiting a long time.
2. ___ The pen or the pencil are lost.
3. ___ Someone don't understand.
4. ___ Those has been cheaper in the past.
5. ___ Randy and Juan like sports.
6. ___ These are really special.
7. ___ You rides with me.
8. ___ All of them goes to school.
9. ___ Tony likes Mary.
10. ___ That movie was awesome.
 Directions: Decide if the sentence is correct or incorrect.
1. ___ Cats and dogs love to run.
2. ___ He don't like chocolate.
3. ___ Her friends or Sarah excel at volleyball.
4. ___ Each of these have been ruined.
5. ___ Pants are baggy now.
6. ___ The students, as well as the teacher, are nervous about the test.
7. ___ The news are on at 10.00 tonight.
8. ___ My family are a lot of fun.
9. ___ Mathematics is hard for many.
10. ___ The director, with all the cast members, works very hard.

1. One of my friends (has / have) gone to France.

2. Each of the boys (was / were ) given a present.
3. Neither of the contestants ( was / were) able to win a decisive victory.
4. Oil and water (does / do) not mix.
5. He and I (was / were )at Oxford together.
6. Slow and steady (win / wins) the race.
7. Neither Peter nor James ( has / have ) any right to the property.
8. No prize or medal (was / were ) given to the boy, though he stood first in
the examination.
9. Either Mary or Alice ( is / are ) responsible for this.
10. Neither the Minister nor his colleagues ( has / have ) given any
explanation for this.