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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
Exercise 41. Choose the word that correctly completes each
sentence below.
1. Everyone (complains, complain) when gas prices go up.

2. Most of Benito's shirts (has, have) at least one pocket.

3. Somebody (is, are) addressing all the wedding invitations with a fountain pen.

4. Everyone in the Hundley family (buys, buy) a new toothbrush twice a year.

5. Few of my friends (dislikes, dislike) both crunchy peanut butter and the smooth variety.

6. Nobody (remembers, remember) that the space between the thumb and the first finger is called
the purlicue.

7. Some of the children (stops, stop) at the ice cream shop every day.

8. Nothing (ends, end) the baby's crying except being rocked in the rocking chair.

9. All of the workers who enter by the main gate (passes, pass) through a metal detector.

10. Each of the messages on the answering machine (is, are) for Dody

Exercise 42. Choose the correct form from the parentheses.

1. Every participant (has / have) been notified of the change in schedule.

2. The old lady and her twelve cats (was / were) evicted from the apartment.

3. Everyone (is / are) bringing a homemade dish.

4. Neither of the cars in the accident (was / were) insured.

5. Most of the rooms in the hotel (have / has) air-conditioning.

6. John, together with his wife and two children, (is / are) going to dinner.

7. One of the speakers (is / are) not here yet.

8. No news (is / are) good news.

Exercise 43. Choose the correct form from the parentheses.

1. Neither Mary nor her friends (is / are) going to have a party.

2. A number of graduates (have / has) received scholarship from this department.

3. All of the money (was / were) found.

4. Every man and woman (has / have) the right to vote.

5. The number of car accidents (is / are) increasing every year.

6. Both corn and wheat (is / are) grown in Canada.

7. Most of our furniture (is / are) in storage.

8. My new pair of pants (is / are) at the cleaners.

9. The Chinese (was /were) drinking tea in the year 2000 B.C.

10.The police (is / are) on the alert for the escaped convict.

Exercise 44. Find the correct form of the given verb in the
following sentences.

1. One of the students in my class (come) from Bangladesh.

2. The people who have invited me to the opening of the exhibition (wants ) me to write

an article about it afterward.

3. Almost everyone in my class (has) a part-time job.

4. Writing essays (require) a lot of skill.

5. Neither his wife nor his children (know) that he has lost his job.

6. Every book that is assigned for this course (cost) more than $20.

7. The president and his wife (have) agreed to attend the ceremony.

8. My sister always (try) her hardest.

9. Today's news (be) surprising.

10.The bunch of flowers that she (want) to buy (be) very expensive.

Exercise 45. Underline the form from that correctly completes

each sentence.

1. Ethics (is / are) the study of moral duties, principles, and values.
2. The first bridge to be build with electric lights (was / were) the Brooklyn Bridge.

3.There (is / are) two types of calculus, differential and integral.

4.George Gershwin, together with his brother Ira, (was / were) the creator of the first musical
comedy to win Pulitzer Prize.

5. In a chess game, the player with the white pieces always (moves / move) first.

6. The Earth and Pluto (is / are) the only two planets in the solar system believed to have a single
moon.

7. A number of special conditions (is / are) necessary for the formation of a geyser.

8. Each of the Ice Ages (was / were) more than a million years long.

9. The battery, along with the alternator and starter, (makes / make) up the electrical system of a
car.

10. Teeth (is / are) covered with a hard substance called enamel.

Exercise 46. Underline the subject of the missing verb and fill in
the blanks with "is" or "are".

1. Neither the doctor nor the nurses __ here.

2. The number of nurses in the city __ very large.

3. All of nurses __ very good.

4. All of the medicine__gone.

5. Some of the water __ used for irrigation.

6. Most of the money __ counterfeit.

7. Not only the money but also the jewels are locked up in the safe.

8. Neither the jewels nor the money _is_ mine.

9. All of the cookies _are_ gone.

10. Half of the furniture __ in the truck.

Exercise 47. Underline the subject of each sentence and fill in the
blanks with "is" or "are".
1. The crew are asleep in their bunks down in the hold of the ship.

2. Several unusual species of birds _are_ found in this area.

3. When a young deer _is_ motionless, its coloring will hide it well.

4. The committee __ ready to make its recommendations public.

5. Both apparatus __ available for your use.

6. The family __ fighting among themselves constantly.

7. The fish in the aquarium __ waiting for their daily feeding.

8. Each of those species of birds __ common in Texas.

9. All sheep __ dipped in the spring to kill the parasites.

10.The press __ requested to show their credentials to the guard.

Exercise 48. Underline the subject and fill in the blanks with "is" or
"are".
1. Alumni of the university _is_ invited to the graduation ceremony.

2. English _is_ heard all over the world.

3. The Portuguese _are_ fortunate to have such a beautiful coastline.

4. Many Vietnamese __ living in the United States.

5. The criteria for promotion __ clearly stated.

6. The appendices __ usually found at the back of a book.

7. Supernatural phenomena __ of great interest to many people.

8. Few __ strong enough to finish the race.

9. There __ a pair of sunglasses lying on the floor.

10.Both my good trousers and my old jeans __ at the laundry.

Exercise 49. Underline the subject and fill in the blanks with "is" or
"are".
1. Nylon, like orlon is synthetic.

2. Either his children or his wife __ arriving today.

3. Both the chair and the sofa __ on sale.

4. Every dog and cat __ vaccinated against rabies.

5. There __ several universities in the city.

6. It __ the bicyclists who endanger the joggers.

7. The New York Times _is_ read by many people.

8. Everyone in the class _are_ working hard.

9. All of the creeks _are_ polluted.

10. All of the water __ contaminated.

Exercise 50. Choose the correct form of the verb, singular or

plural.
1. The trousers you bought for me (doesn't / don't) fit me.

2. Physics (was / were) my best subject at school.

3. Fortunately the news (wasn't / weren't) as bad as we had expected.

4. The police (wants / want) to interview Fred about a robbery.

5. Three days (isn't / aren't) long enough for a good holiday.

6. Where (does / do) your family live?

7. England (has / have) lost all their football matches this season.

8. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine (isn't / aren't) sharp enough.

9. I'm going to take a taxi. Six miles (is / are) too far for me to walk.