Choose the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.

(i) Each of these producers……………………… his own advantage. (has,

have)
(ii) Ten miles……………………… long distance. (is, are)
(iii) Many a student ………………….. hard to pass his entrance exam. (try,
tries)
(iv) The furniture in his house………………….. Impressive. (look, looks)
(v) Few students……………….. present in the class today. (is, are)
(vi) Ritesh, my best friend…………………… leaving for Japan next week.
(is, are)
(vii) Most of my friends………………… government employees. (is, are)
(viii) The level of intoxication………………….. from subject to subject.
(vary, varies)
(ix) Either boys or girls……………. telling lies. (is, are)
(x) A number of people………………………. reported to be missing in the
train accident at Jhansi.(was, were)
 ANSWERS

(i)has (vi) is

(ii) is (vii) are

(iii) tries (viii) varies

(iv) looks (ix) are

(v) are (x) were.

Choose the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.
(i) The jury………………….. divided in their opinions. (was, were)
(ii) There……………………… many exceptions to this rule. (is,
are)
(iii) Bread and butter…………………. my favourite breakfast. (is,
are)
(iv) Neither Ramesh nor his friends…………………… hurt.(was,
were)
(v) Slow and steady………………. the race. (win, wins)
(vi) No news…………… good news. (is, are)
(vii) There………………… sixty students in our class. (is, are)
(viii) Mathematics…………….. my favourite subject. (is, are)
(ix) The poet and singer………….. dead. (is, are)
(x) He as well as his classmates working. (is, are)
 ANSWERS

(i)were (vi) is

(ii) are (vii) are

(iii) is (viii) is

(iv) were (ix) is

(v) wins (x) is

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