Mohammad Abdur Rahman

Senior Mentor

Lecture- 7&8

Course Content
1. Subject Verb Agreement
2. Gerund and Infinitive
3. Vocab part:Synonym-Antonym, Idioms, Analogy, One Word Substitutions and
Spelling.
 Subject - Verb Agreement

Subject- Verb Agreement Number person Subject

number person verb

Rule - 1
1. The pair of scissors ____ dull

a) have been b) is c) are d) has Ans: b

2. ____ pair of socks _____ too small for me.

a) This, is b) These, are c) These, is d) This, are Ans: a

Noun Plural verb singular

determiner + pair of singular verb A/the/this + pair of + plural
noun+ singular verb.

Rule - 2

1. Uneasy ____ the head that wears a crown.

a) lies b) lie c) lied d) has lied Ans:a

2. Deafening ______ the screams of the wounded.

a) is b) were c) are d) had been Ans:b

Adjective subject Adjective

***Adjective + Singular verb + Singular subject

*** Adjective + Plural verb + Plural subject

 Rule - 3
1. One and a half hours______ allowed for the exam.
a) are b) is c) were d) had Ans:a
2. An hour and a half _____ allowed for the exam.
a) is b) are c) has d) have Ans:a

One and a half + plural noun + plural verb

A/An (singular noun) and a half + singular verb

One and a half + plural noun + singular verb

= One and a half cups is enough sugar.

Rule -4

1. The old ___ not always wiser than the young.

a) is b) was c) are d) were Ans:c
2. In all ages, the weak ____ oppressed by the strong.
a) have b) are c) had d) have been Ans:b

The + adjective plural common noun plural verb

Rule -5
1. Many a man _____ succumbed to such temptation.
a) get b) are c) have d) has Ans:d
2. Many a flower ____ born to blush unseen.
a) are b) were c) was d) is Ans:d

Many a/an ( ) noun verb singular

 Rule - 6

1. Telling lies _____ a great sin.

a) are b) was c) is d) have Ans:c
2. Studying lots of books ______ a person knowledgeable and wise.
a) Makes b) make c) is made d) making Ans:a

Infinitive , gerund, Clause subject third person singular verb

Rule - 7

1. Six gallons of millk _____ still in the refrigator.

a) are b) was c) is d) were Ans:c
2. Twenty years _____ since my mother died.
a) Has passed b) have passed c) pass d) passed Ans:b

Time, Distance, Weight, Length, Money plural

unit singular verb

plural verb

Rule - 8

1. The taste of mangoes _____ me very much.

a) tempting b) tempts c) tempt d) have tempted Ans:b
2. The reason of my absence _____ my illness.
a) Of course b) nothing but c) was d) due to Ans:c

Subject preposition verb

preposition/ prepositional phrase Subject
verb
 Rule - 9

1. Each of the girls _____ the class regularly.

a) Attended b) attends c) attending d) attend Ans:b
2. Neither of the two boys ______ selected.
a) are b) was c) were d) has been Ans:b

One /Any/ Each/ Either/ Neither + of + plural noun + singular verb + ext.

Rule -10

1. Three –Fourths of the road________ pitched.

a) is b) were c) has been d) was Ans:c
2. Two- thirds of the children ____ present on the function.
a) is b) was c) were d) have Ans:c

plural plural
For example: One-third, one-fourth Two-thirds, three-fourths etc.

Fraction/percent (%) + of + uncountable/singular/pronoun + singular verb

** Fraction/percent (%) + of + plural/pronoun + plural verb

Rule -11

1. Fifty percent of the land _____ cultivated.

a) are b) is c) were d) had Ans:b
2. Only four percent of the prisioners ______ women.
a) is b) are c) were d) was Ans:b

Percent (%) plural verb singular verb

 Rule - 12

1. You are the man who ______ always troubled me.

a) is b) have c) has d) were Ans:c
2. A reward has been announced for the employees who____ hard.
a) have worked b) has worked c) will be work d) had worked Ans:a

Relative pronoun subject verb relative pronoun

antecedent number person

Rule - 13

1. More than one person ___ going to have to find a new job.
a) Was b) is c) were d) have Ans:b
2. More than two general people _____ killed in the fighting.
a) is b) were c) was d) had Ans:b

more than one + singular noun + singular verb More than two/three
etc plural verb

Rule - 14

1. There ____ a record number of confiscations by customs officers last year.

a) was b) is c) has d) have Ans:a
2. There ____ an infinitive number of solutions to the problem.
a) Were b) was c) are d) have Ans:c

There/Here + singular verb + a number of + plural noun

There/Here + plural verb + a/any number of + plural noun
 Rule -15

1. A large number of invitations ____ been sent.

a) have b) has c) had d) have had Ans:b
2. The number of residents who ____ been questioned on this matter is quite
small.
a) has b) had c) have d) have had Ans:c

A large number of verb singular The number

of verb plural

Rule - 16

1. Four and four ______ eight.

a) makes b) make c) made d) are Ans:a
2. Five times two ______ ten.
a) is b) are c) equal d) make Ans:a

Mathematical calculations word subject singular verb

Rule - 17

1. Everybody wants to go the cinema but nobody ____ willing to pay for the
tickets.
a) is seeming b) seem c) seems d) are seem Ans:c
2. _____ any of the witnesses been sworn in yet?
a) Has b) Is c) Are d) Have Ans:a

Everybody, everyone, nobody, No one, Any of, anybody, anyone

singular singular verb
 Rule – 18

1. Neither of my brothers is handsome, but both ____ tobe flattered.

a) Likes b) like c) liking d) were liked Ans:b

Both plural subject plural verb

Rule - 19

1. Most ____ my jewelry_____ still missing.

a) Of, are b) of , is c) every, are d) all is Ans:b

**Most of + Determiner + uncountable/singular noun + singular verb

**Most of + Determiner + plural noun + plural verb

Rule - 20

1. In Cricket, Bangladesh ____ defeated India several times.

a) have b) has c) had d) has been Ans:a
2. Brazil ______ won the World Cup in football since 2002.
a) have b) has c) had d) has been Ans:a

plural verb

Rule -21

1. The police ____ informed yesterday.

a) is b) are c) was d) were Ans: d

Police, people, cattle plural collective noun plural verb

 Rule - 22

1. The mob _____ dispersed.

a) is b) are c) have d) has Ans: d
2. The family ____ a history of mental disorder.
a) have b) has c) have had d) had Ans: a

Collective noun unit singular verb plural verb