Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise

Fill in the blanks with a verb form that agrees with the subject.

1. Every person …………………….. this.

know

knows

2. One of my students …………………….. an

aspiring writer.

is

are

3. Some of my students ………………………. very

ambitious.

is

are

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4. None of these apples ……………………… good.

is

are

5. Neither of them ……………………… here.

work

works

6. Both of them …………………………. arrived.

has

have

7. None of them …………………………. gone.

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has

have

8. Each of the boys ……………………….. given a

task.

was

were

9. All of my students ……………………… brilliant.

is

are

10. The news ………………………. too good to be

true.

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is

are

11. Each of these three roads ……………………….

to the station.

leads

lead

12. Everyone of the men …………………………..

present.

was

were

Answers
Every person knows this.

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One of my students is an aspiring writer.

Some of my students are very ambitious.
None of these apples is good.
Neither of them works here.
Both of them have arrived.
None of them has gone.
Each of the boys was given a task.
All of my students are brilliant.
The news is too good to be true.
Each of these three roads leads to the station.
Everyone of the men was present.

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