Question

(1) Milk and honey ___ costly things. (is/are). (2). The poet and the philosopher ______ said so. (has/have). (3) Neither you nor he ____ honest. (is/are). (4). Either he or I _____ guilty. (am/is). (5). A black and red cow _____ grazing in the field. (is/are). (6). _____ he or they to blame? (is/are). (7). There ____ a man and a woman there. (is/are).

Answer 1

1) is
2) have
3) is
4) am
5) are
6)is
7)is

Answer 2

The answers are as follows:

1. are

2. have

3. is

4. am

5. is

6. Is

7. is

Subject-Verb Agreement

• The given exercise belongs to the chapter on subject-verb agreement.

• Subject-verb agreement refers to the rules which guide us on the correct placement of the verbs based on the number of subjects of the sentence. A singular subject should take a singular verb. Similarly, a plural subject should take a plural verb.

• According to the rules, either or and neither nor take into concern the subject which is closest to the verb.

• If multiple things are joined by 'and,' it will take a plural noun.

• If two different persons are mentioned, and the article 'the' is present before both, the sentence takes a plural verb. If 'the' is placed only before one subject, the sentence takes a singular verb.

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