SUBJECT- VERB AGREEMENT (25th February)

Exercise 1

Insert the correct form of the present tense of the verbs in the blank spaces in the following
sentences :
1. A good dictionary ………….. a lot. (cost)
2. These five chairs ………….. one thousand rupees. (cost)
3. Ten kilometres ………….. a long distance to walk. (be)
4. Sita ………….. next to my house. (live)
5. Bread and butter ………….. a wholesome food. (be)
6. One of these three boys ………….. first in his class every year. (stand)
7. My kite ………….. very high in the sky. (fly)
8. They ………….. gloomy. (look)
9. All the students in this school ………….. English. (learn)
10. My lawn ………….. very beautiful in spring. (look)

Exercise 2

Insert ‘is’ or ‘are’ after the word ‘there’ in the following sentences :
1. There ………….. two boys standing there.
2. There ………….. many students in the school.
3. Today, there ………….. many boys missing from the class.
4. If you need some money, there ………….. some in my coat pocket.
5. There ………….. sixteen players selected to tour Australia.
6. There ………….. a proper balance of emotions and intelligence in him.
7. There ………….. nothing to be so happy about.
8. ………….. there anybody there ?
9. There ………….. no light here.
10. There ………….. complete darkness inside.

Exercise 3
(For Practice)

Insert the correct form of present tense of the verbs given in brackets in the following
sentences :
1. The new aeroplanes ………….. very fast. (fly)
2. The river ………….. beautiful in summer. (look)
3. The mangoes ………….. fresh. (look)
4. One of my friends ………….. in the same school as myself. (reads)
5. The owners of this factory ………….. very rich and ………….. in large houses. (be, live)
6. Some women ………….. travelling by car as it ………….. them sick. (dislike, make)
7. The boys ………….. to school daily. (go)
8. He ………….. to see pictures. (like)
9. I ………….. how he ………….. it. (wonder, do)
10. You ………….. what ………….. me. (know, trouble)

Excercise-4
Multiple Choice Questions
Read the statements given below and tick the correct option : Choose the correct option :
Question 1.
(i) Bread and butter is his breakfast
(ii) Bread and butter are his breakfast
(iii) Bread and butter were his breakfast
(iv) Bread and butter am his breakfast

Question 2.
(i) He with all his friends were awarded
(ii) He with all his friends mas awarded
(iii) He with all his friends has awarded
(iv) He with all his friends had awarded

Question 3.
(i) He, and not I, have been fined
(ii) He, and not I, was been fined
(iii) He, and not I, has been fined
(iv) He, and not I, is been fined

Question 4.
(i) One of my friends live in Calcutta
(ii) One of my friends living in Calcutta
(iii) One of my friends will living in Calcutta
(iv) One of my friends lives in Calcutta

Question 5.
(i) Four kilograms of sugar are sufficient
(ii) Four kilograms of sugar were sufficient
(iii) Four kilograms of sugar am sufficient
(iv) Four kilograms of sugar is sufficient

Question 6.
(i) Either of these boys am to blame
(ii) Either of these boys is to blame
(iii) Either of these boys are to blame
(iv) Either of these boys were to blame

Question 7.
(i) Each of the boys was been given a prize
(ii) Each of the boys were given a prize
(iii) Each of the boys are given a prize
(iv) Each of the boys is/was given a prize

Question 8.
(i) The furniture in the classroom were new
(ii) The furniture in the classroom is new
(iii) The furniture in the classroom are new
(iv) The furniture in the classroom are/were new
Question 9.
(i) Mathematics are an interesting subject
(ii) Mathematics were an interesting subject
(iii) Mathematics is an interesting subject
(iv) Mathematics are/were an interesting subject

Question 10.
(i) A pair of scissors are to be brought
(ii) A pair of scissors were to be brought
(iii) A pair of scissors are/were to be brought
(iv) A pair of scissors is to be brought