Exercise for Subject and Verb agreement

Choose the best answer.

1. A small cottage ...........on the summit of the mountain.

a. stands b. stand
2. The results of Dr. Dadilla's experiment........announced in a scientific conference this afternoon.
a. was b. were
3. Not only the air but also the oceans...........been polluted seriously.
a. has b. have
4. Everyone ........equal rights.
a. has b. have
5. Working in the factory ............not what children should do.
a. is b. are
6. Some of the milk I bought last night ..........not fresh anymore.
a. is b. are
7. No expert ..........studied this area yet.
a. has b. have
8. Each of the residents in this community ..........responsible for keeping this park clean.
a. is b. are
9. I don't want to talk with anybody who ..........not in charge of this plan.
a. is b. are
10. Neither Arnord nor his partners ...........blamed for this mistake.
a. was b. were
11. A lot of dirty gas............emitted into the air every day.
a. is b. are
12. Several employees ..........very bad jobs.
a. has b. have
13. No one ..........the right to tell me what to do or not to do.
a. has b. have
14. Most of the roads .............been dug for drainage work.
a. has b. have
15. Either you or I .........able to do that job.
a. are b. am
16. My sister, together with her two children, ......flying to Hawaii at the moment.
a. is b. are

Fill in the blank with "is" or "are" to complete the following sentences.

17. Korean ......very hard to learn.

18. Pliers ........for holding things firmly or cutting wire.
19. The city committee .......trying to make the final decision about the matter.
20. Thirty percent of the voters .......elderly people.
21. A hundred pounds ............too expensive for that shirt!
22. Three fifths of the land in this area .......used for community purposes.
23. The Japanese ...........believed to be very self-respected.
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24. Statistics...........the science of collecting and analysing numbers and figures.
25. Ten miles...........not easy for us to drive in this snow.
26. Measles ........proven to be caused by a kind of virus.
27. A good pair of sneakers ..........what a professional runner needs.
28. Cattle .......raised mostly in the south of the United States.
29. Billiards .........considered to be an artistic sport.
30. The jury at this trial ........members of the local communities.
31. Two minutes ......the time he needs to beat it he wants to win the gold medal.

Choose the best answer

1.        There (is/are) no girls in this class.

2.        There (is/are) no key for this door.
3.        80% of the students (has/have) voted.
4.        Geography (is/are) fascinating.
5.        Where (is/are) my gloves?
6.        Each ticket (costs/cost) $5.
7.        The boy with his dog (is/are) here.
8.        John or Tom (is/are) bringing the car 
9.        His hair (is/are) turning gray
10.        (Is/Are) there anybody at home?
11.        Neither praise nor blame (seem/seems) to affect him
12.        Three fourths of his fortune (was/were) devoted to scientific research.
13.        Two-thirds of these books (is/are) novels.
14.         The crowd (was/were) wild with excitement 
15.        Why (is/are) the police standing there?
16.        So far everything ( has/have been ) all right 
17.        More men than women (is/are) left-handed.
18.        Our team (is/are) going to win the game 
19.        None of my classmates (speak/speaks) Arabic.
20.        Every student (is/are) tested twice a year.
21.        Each of the items in the bill (is/are) correct
22.        10 years in prison (was/were) too long for him.
23.        None of the children (was/were) awake.
24.        No smoking or drinking (is / are) allowed.
25.        Indians (eats / eat) a lot of junk food.
26.        More than one student (was/ were) late for class this morning.
27.        The United Nations (was/ were) founded in 1945.
28.        Some of the water (is/are) gone.
29.        One and a half day (is/ are) what I need.
30.        There (is/are) still the possibility of heavy rain and high winds.
31.        Politics (is/are) a constant source of interest to me. 
32.        The pilot as well as all the passengers (was/were) rescued from the crash
33.        Half of the cookies (have/has) been eaten. 
34.        The hiker and the cyclist (enjoy/enjoys) the great outdoors.
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35.        The senior writer and editor (was/ were) promoted to the position of editor-in-chief.
36.        Most of the fish I caught (was/were) too small to keep for dinner.
37.        No information (was/were) given about how the study (was/were) conducted.
38.        Not one of the hundreds of families affected by the noise (want/wants) to move
39.        If anybody (calls/call), tell them I’m not at home.
40.        If either of you (take/takes) a vacation now, we’ll not be able to finish the work.
41.        No problem (is/are) harder to solve than this one.
42.        I would say that 50% of the houses (need/needs) major repair
43.         A great deal of the exhibition (was/were) devoted to his recent work.
44.        All the old equipment in this factory (is/are) being replaced.
45.        A number of students (has/have) participated in intensive language programs abroad.
46.        An inflation rate of only 2% (make/makes) a big difference to exports
47.        The issues which have been considered in the previous section (allow/allows) us to
speculate on problems that learners might encounter
48.        An early analysis of the results (show/shows) that the Socialists have won.
49.        The number of students who knew the answer to the last question on the exam (was/were)
very low.
50.        The United States of America (consists/consist) of 50 separate states.
51.        The view of these disciplines (vary/varies) from time to time.
52.        The actress, along with her manager,( is/are) going to the party tonight.
53.        It was the speaker, not his ideas, that (has/ have) provoked the students to riot.
54.        The country’s first general election since it won independence (is/are) to be held next
month
55.        Mr. Robinson, accompanied by his wife and children, (is/are) arriving tonight.
56.        Neither the boys nor Carmen (have/has) seen the film before. 
57.        John, bringing his girlfriend to see me, (has/have) just arrived.
58.        The majority (believe/believes) that we are in no danger.
59.         Neither of the French athletes (have,has) won this year
60.        Nobody but Ted and Bill (was/were) eager to help
61.        Not John but you (was/were) responsible for the error
62.        A lot of the pollution (is/are) caused by the paper factory on the edge of the town
63.        The secretary and accountant of the company (have/has ) not come yet.
64.        Twenty five dollars (seem, seems) too much to pay for this book.
65.        To my opinion, living in happiness for 10 years (is/are) not a long time.
66.        Physics (study/ studies) mechanics, heat, light, sound and electricity.
67.        His silence (mean/ means) that he agrees with us.
68.        Their news (come/ comes) to us once a year.
69.        The students and instructors each (hope / hopes) for a new facility by next year.
70.        The police (have /has made) many enquiries about the murder up till now.
71.        His knowledge of butterflies (is/are) very wide.
72.        One of the girls (go/ goes) to visit that old man once a week.
73.        His family (is/are sitting) in the front row.
74.        All of the food served in this restaurant yesterday (was/were) excellent.
75.        Neither you nor I (are/am) responsible for the result.
76.        There (is/are) different ways to do that work.
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77.        Whatever (happen/ happens), remember to be calm.
78.        BOTH Mary and Peter (work/ works) for that company.
79.        Either he or his friends (is/are) mistaken.
80.        The quality of these recordings (is/are) very good.
81.        The pair of scissors (is/are) on the table.
82.        There (has/have) been a number of telephone calls today.
83.        John or George (bring/ brings) the car now.
84.        Neither Carmen nor the boys (have/has) seen the film before.
85.        Not studying (cause/ causes) him many problems.
86.        Baseball and swimming (is/are) popular summer sports. 
87.        The fear of rape and robbery (cause/ causes) many people to flee the cities.
88.        Why (is/are) there a shortage of certified teachers at the present time?
89.        John, along with twenty friends, (is/are) planning a party.
90.        Money as well as workers (is/are) needed.
91.        The boy with his dog (is/are) here.
92.         We’ve got 2 cars but neither of them (is/are) new
93.        A large crowd (was/were) gathering around him
94.        The mayor as well as his brothers (is/are) going to prison.
95.        Two-fifths of the vineyard (was/were) destroyed by fire.
96.        Each and every student and instructor in this building (hope/ hopes) for a new facility by
next year.
97.        The department members but not the chairman (has / have) decided not to teach on
Valentine's Day.
98.        Rice and beans, my favorite dish, (reminds/ remind) me of my native Puerto Rico.
99.        To an outsider, the economics of this country (seems/ seem) to be in disarray.(sự xáo
trộn)
100. Carlos is the only one of those students who (have/has) lived up to the potential described in
the yearbook.
101. One of my friends (is/are) extremely good at English.
102. Not only the students but also their instructor (have/has) been called to the principal's office.
103. Most of the milk (has/have) gone bad. Six gallons of milk (are/is) still in the refrigerator.
104. A large number of voters still (votes/vote) along straight-party lines.
105. Four years (are/is) a long time to spend away from your friends and family.
106. Politics (are/is) sometimes a dirty business.