SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT PART -2

1. Many students have qualified the exam.

2. A great many students have qualified the exam.

3. A good many students have qualified the exam.

4. Many a students have qualified the exam.

 “Many a” Concept

“Many a” take singular noun and singular verb with

it.

5. Many a bride (a)/ have been (b)/ burnt and killed

(c)/ for dowry (d)/ No error (e)/
Directions:
Choose the part of the sentence containing an
error.

6. Malgudi days are (a) / a collection of English

short stories (b)/ written by R. K Narayan (c)/ No
error (d)/
 Sample Questions

7. The united nations (a)/ have expressed (b)/

some concern about it (c)/ No error (d)/

8. Avengers were directed by Russo brothers.

 Concept

1. Titles names are always singular.

2. Organisation names always singular

3. Movies names always singular

9. The number of students (a)/ are taking (b)/
education here (c)/ No error (d)/

10. A number of books (a)/ are on the table (b)

No error (c)/
 Concept

Subject ‘The number of’ take singular verb.

The number of books is/ are lying on the table.

Subject ‘ A number of’ take plural verb

A number of students are/is playing cricket.

11. The phenomena was described (a)/ as a series
of unfortunate events (b)/ by the historians of that
age (c)/ No error (d)/
Singular Plural

Criterion
Phenomenon
Lacuna
Formula
Medium
Stadium
Datum
Singular Plural

Criterion Criteria
Phenomenon Phenomana
Lacuna Lacunae/Lacunas
Formula Formulae/Formulas
Medium Media
Stadium Stadia
Datum Data
12. India and Australia has signed (a)/ a new pact
which will help (b)/ both the countries in the long
run (c)/ No error (d)/
A man and a dog is resting under the tree.

No man and no animal are immortal.

Each actor and each director have been invited.

13. The actor and singer have (a)/ gone abroad on
a business (b)/ trip for a few weeks (c)/ No error
(d)/
1. An old and poor man are waiting there.

2. An old and a young man are waiting there.

3. The doctor and patient were punished by the
law.
14. Either the man or (a)/ his son have informed
(b) the police about the burglary (c)/ No error (d)/
1. Either you or I is guilty.
15. Not only you (a)/ but also your father are (b)/
cordially invited to the function (c)/ No error (d)/
 Rule of Proximity

Or
Nor
Either- or
Neither- nor
Not only- but also
Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs choosing
from the brackets.

1. Many of the students ______ their time.

(waste/wastes)

2. Most of the teachers ______ their energy.

(waste/wastes)
3. A large number of workers ______ struck work.
(has/have

4. He and his friend ______ arrived. (has/have)

5. The Arabian Nights ______ still a great book. (is/are)

6. The sun ______ in the west. (set/sets)

7. There ______ an egg on the plate. (is/are)

8. The committee ______ chosen their chairman.

(has/have)
1. There is a boy outside the classroom.

2. There are boys outside the classroom.

9. A hundred kilometers ______ a good distance. (is/are)

10. Veena, and not you, ______ won the prize.

(has/have)

11. Mr. Thakur, as well as his wife and his brother-in-

law, ______ hot curry. (like/likes)
12. Either he or you___________ to blame. is/are

13. One third of the town ______ in ruins. (is/are)

14. The long and the short of the matter ______ this.
(is/are)
Question of the day:

Just outside (a)/ the hotel (b)/ is three bars (c)/ No error
(d)/

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