Practical class: Subject verb agreement

Week 3

- Name:
Deyanira Leticia Rojas Huembes. 2017-0534U

- Group:
1M2-IS

- Date:
August 31st , 2020
 A. Select the correct answer
1. Nowadays, everyone ______has________ to be aware of the importance of
security systems.
Has
Have

2. Each of the students at the University ______need________ to have at least

general knowledge of coding.
Needs
Need

3. It is not the teacher but the students who ______have________ the last word.
Has
Have

4. Mathematics _______is__________ crucial for learning security systems.

Is
Are

5. Every Enterprises ______invest________ in top of a line security systems.

Invest
Invests

6. Six plus seven _____are_________ thirteen.

Are
Is

7. Neither your phone nor your tablets _______is________ working properly.

Is
Are

8. Either Computer Engineer or Electronic Engineer ______deals_______ with

Computers.
Deal
Deals

9. Programming a long with Calculus _______are_________ the most difficult

subject in Systems Engineer degree.
Is
Are

10. Half of Computer Engineer ________gets___________ a Job in the first

month.
Gets
Get

Exercise about subject and verb agreement

B. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

1. Carlos is the only one of those students who ____has______ lived up to the
potential described in the yearbook.
has
have

2. The International Club, as well as the Choral Society and the Rowing Club,
___needs_______ to submit a new constitution.
need
needs

3. One of my best friends ______is_______ an extra on Seinfeld this week.

are
is

4. Not only the students but also their instructor ___have_____ been called to
the principal's office.
have
has

5. Most of the milk __has___ gone bad. Six gallons of milk ___are____ still in
the refrigerator.
has ---- are
have ---- is

6. Each and every student and instructor in this building ___hopes____ for a
new facility by next year.
hope
hopes

7. The students and instructors each ___hope_____for a new facility by next

year.
hopes
hope

8. Rice and beans, my favorite dish, ____remind______ me of my native Puerto

Rico.
remind
reminds

9. A large number of voters still ____vote______ along straight-party lines.

votes
vote

10. Four years ___are____ a long time to spend away from your friends and
family.
are
is

11. Politics ____are______ sometimes a dirty business.

are
is

12. To an outsider, the economics of this country ___seem____ to be in disarray.

seem
seems

C. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.

2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's
favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
 20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.
21. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.

D. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

1. Psychology ____is______ a fun course.

is
are

2. All of the students who took Dave's ESL Class ____have______ passed.
has
have

3. The area ____was______ dangerous.

was
were

4. There ____goes______ my wife!

go
goes

5. Here ____are______ some new students.

are
is

6. There ____is______ a lovely person over there.

are
is
 7. ____Are______ you in love?
Are
Is

8. Dave always ____wears______ nice shoes.

wear
wears

9. There ____is______ one child in Dave's family.

is
are

10. Benjamin ____is_____ funny

is
are