Subject and verb agreement

Exercise 1

Underline the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject

1. Siti and her sister (is, are) at school.

2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) accompanying me to the movies.

3. The dog or the cat (is, are) outside.

4. Neither the girl’s team nor the boy’s team (was, were) given the award.

5. Bala and Isa (doesn’t, don’t) want to see that movie.

6. Ten millilitres of water (was, were) added, one at a time to the mixture.

7. One of my friends (is, are) baking the wedding cake.

8. The Acrobat, with all his stunts, (entertain, entertains) the audience daily.

9. The movie, including all the previews (take, takes) about two hours to watch.

10. The player as well as the captain (prefer, prefers) to have training on Sunday.

11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.

12. Every one of those gems (is, are) imported..

13. Nobody (appreciate, appreciates) the trouble I go through to get some extra money.

14. (Is, Are) the news on channel 3 or 4?

15. Economics (is , are) Neeta’s favourite subject, while Civics (is, are ) Susan’s

favourite subject.

16. Ten ringgit (is, are) the price of a movie these days.

17. (Is, are) the tweezers in this drawer?

18. Your new trousers (is, are) at the laundrette.

19. There (was, were) 20 bars of chocolates in that bag. Now there(is, are) only one left.

20. The committee (consider, considers) everyone’s viewpoint before making a decision.

21. The committee members(comprise, comprises) many professionals.

22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greet, greets) the guests for open house.

23. All of the CDs, even the scratch one (is, are) in this case.

24. The workers, together with their leader (has, have) been trying to demand a raise.

25. One of the passengers (was, were) badly injured in the accident.

26. Ten percent of the people (live, lives) in the interior parts.

27. Twenty percent of the rice (is, are) imported.

28. Half of the fruit (is, are) fresh.

29. Half of the flour (is, are) fresh.

30. Ten liters of milk (was, were) used to make a huge pot of custard,