SUB-VERB AGREEMENT(WS) MअnīṣH

Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise-1

The verb has to agree with the subject in number and person. That means you have to use a singular
verb after a singular subject and a plural verb after a plural subject. That is the basic rule of subject-verb
agreement.
Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense form of the verbs given in the brackets.
1. Either Shyam or Hari …………………….. to monitor the class. (has / have)
2. The woman along with her three children ………………………. in that house. (live / lives)
3. Every one of these books …………………….. worth reading. (is / are)
4. Each hand …………………….. five fingers. (has / have)
5. Each day ……………………… different. (is / are)
6. All students ………………………. to submit their work before Wednesday. (has / have)
7. Nobody ……………………….. (know / knows) what she wants.
8. Each of the participants ……………………….. to be present at the venue before 8 am.
(has / have)
9. Neither method ………………………… correct. (is / are)
10. There ………………………….. many mangoes on the tree. (isn’t / aren’t)
11. There …………………… a hole in this cover. (is / are)
12. The teacher as well as the students ………………………. gone a picnic. (has / have)
13. Both Raju and Ravi ………………………… (is / are) good singers.
14. Where ………………………… the scissors? (is / are)
15. Every situation ……………………….. its pros and cons. (has / have)
Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheet 2
Fill in the blanks with a verb form that agrees with the subject.
1. The girl who won the first prize …………………………… a student from Tamil Nadu. (is /
are)
2. I know a man who …………………………….. pens near the railway station. (sell / sells)
3. I don’t know what I ……………………………… supposed to do. (am / is / are)
4. Fruits and vegetables …………………………. good for health. (is / are)
5. Regular consumption of fruits and vegetables ………………………….. good for health. (is /
are)
6. Switching to eco-friendly sources of energy ……………………………… the need of the hour.
(is / are)
7. Where ……………………………. you been all this while? (has / have)
8. Neither my sister nor I …………………………….. French. (speak / speaks)
9. A stitch in time ……………………………. nine. (save / saves)
10. What you say …………………………. no sense to me. (make / makes)
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11. Some of us ………………………….. a change. (want / wants)

12. A number of people …………………………. tried to solve this puzzle. (has / have)
13. A lot of people ……………………… cars these days. (own / owns)
14. Much money …………………………. wasted on the project. (was /were)
15. Not much ……………………………. known about him. (is / are)
16. A lot …………………………. been written about them. (has / have)
17. Bullying …………………………. become a serious problem. (has / have)
18. Shyam or Rahul ………………………… to go. (has / have)
19. Either you or I ………………………….. mistaken. (is / are / am)
20. Neither you nor he ………………………….. right. (is / are)
Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise-3
Q. Complete the following sentences with verbs that agree with the subject.
1. Satish and his sister ………………… gone to see a movie.
2. Each of these producers ………………… his own advantage.
3. Ten miles ………………… a long distance.
4. Many a student ………………… (try) hard to pass their entrance test.
5. The furniture in his house ………………… (look) beautiful.
6. A few students ………………… present in the class today.
7. Sohan as well as his brother ………………… come.
8. Neither of the students ………………… absent.
9. The committee ………………… meeting tomorrow.
10. The novelist and poet ………………… dead.
11. The level of intoxication ………………… (vary) from subject to subject.
12. Either boys or girls ………………… telling lies.
13. Two thousand rupees ………………… not a small sum.
14. A group of boys ………………… playing in the ground.
15. A number of people ………………… reported to be missing in the train accident.
16. Rajan ………………… collecting stamps since childhood.
17. Either the mother or the daughter ………………… made this pudding.
18. Had she worked hard, she ………………… passed.
19. I ………………… seen Anita for a long time.
20. I ………………… living here for three years.
21. Every one of the students ………………… present in the function.
22. Oil and water ………………… not mix fully.
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