Tutorial Sheet for Subject Verb Agreement

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The news from the front______________ (be) bad.

Neither the teacher nor the students________________ (want) to use this book.
(be)_________________ either my brothers or my father responsible?
As most sports magazine can attest, playing sports such as tennis and basketball
_____________ (require) not only mental ability but also physical strength.
5. That Shakespeare was an one of the most talented writers___________(be) an
understatement to those who are really familiar with the field of literature.
6. There is a lot of diversity amongst people, and Susan Fiske, a social psychologist from
Princeton, _________ (say) social cognition of people________________(Vary) along
predictable dimensions and so _________(do) the extent to which we humanize or
dehumanize other people.
7. The department members but not the chair___________ (have) decided not to teach on
Public holidays.
8. It was the debater, not his ideas, that__________(have) provoked the students to riot.
9. Okies, which most people regard as a disproving word, ___________(be) first used to
describe the residents of Oklahoma during the 1930s.
10. Fifty percent of the students___________ (have) voted already.
11. Each of the students_____________(be) responsible for doing his or her work in the
library.
12. The politician, along with the newsmen, ______________(be) expected shortly.
13. A car and a bike_____________(be) my means of transportation.
14. Neither the servants nor the master____________ (read) books.
15. Karan________(be) one of the candidates who_________(be) worthy of becoming
Bhavan Secretary.
16. Amrita, of all the candidates who are running for the post of Mess secretary,
_________(be) the best.
17. Breaking and Entering ______________(be) against the law.
18. The situation of unemployment in Nicaragua is grim. Approximately, a little below a
third of the people___________(be) unemployed. The situation in small
towns_______(be) even worse as compared to the cities. A fourth of Ciudad
Sandino_________(be) unemployed.
19. Suzanne and Rajdeep__________(be) planning to part ways. They______(do) not get
along with each other. Plus, the couple____________(disagree) about the best way to
deal with their only child, Sunaina, who__________(have) been failing her exams
semester after semester.
20. Ravan and Eddie ___________ (be) an extremely funny novel about two larger than life
heroes and their adventures in Postcolonial urban India.
21. Many of the headlines in The Times of India today__________(seem) hard to understand
or believe.
22. A duck, three dogs, and a pig_______ (be) among the participants in the pet parade.
23. Next to the cash register________(be) jars for donations for the earthquake victims.
24. A catalog of courses and requirements often______________ (confuse) students.

25. Not only the students but also the teacher _____________(be) confused by the course
material.

Circle the correct verb in the following sentences

26. Sheep is/are grazing in the fields.
27. Neither his father nor his mother is/are alive.
28. The Arabian Nights is/are still a great favourite.
29. One or the other of those fellows has/have stolen the watch.
30. The United States has/have a big navy.
31. The committee has appended a note to its/their report.
32. Justice, as well as mercy, allow/allows it.
33. The horse and carriage is/are at the door.
34. The rise and fall of the tide is/are, due to the lunar influence.
35. Either you or Maria was/were late for the class. Either Maria or you was/were late for
the class.
36. Every one of the boys love/loves to ride.
37. Many a man has/have done so.
38. Each of these substances is/are found in India.
39. Three parts of the business is/are left for me to do.
40. Fifteen minutes is/are allowed to each speaker.