Question

3 Fill in the blanks keeping subject-verb agreement
in mind.
(a) Everyone ............ finished reading the fairy tale.
(b) Some of the students left the classroom for lunch.
(c) Nobody come for the party yet. We're still
waiting.
(d) Somebody............ spilt tea on the tablecloth.
(e) Each of the teachers ---... willing to attend the meeting
during the weekend.
(f) Neither of the two students......... in the library now.
(g) A pair of jeans ............ in the bathroom.
(h) My glasses ... on the table this morning.
(i) Diabetes......... very common among people who
consume too much fast food.
(j) Five and seven ............ twelve.
(k) Forty per cent of the milk ........... been sold since
Morning.
(l) Everyone at the supermarket......... looking for the
missing girl.
(m) Either my uncle or my grandparents......... going to buy me a laptop.​

Answer 1

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(a) Everyone has finished reading the fairy tale.

(b) Some of the students have left the classroom for lunch.

(c) Nobody has come for the party yet. We're still

waiting.

(d) Somebody has spilt tea on the tablecloth.

(e) Each of the teachers is willing to attend the meeting during the weekend.

(f) Neither of the two students is in the library now.

(g) A pair of jeans is in the bathroom.

(h) My glasses were on the table this morning.

(i) Diabetes is very common among people who

consume too much fast food.

(j) Five and seven is twelve.

(k) Forty per cent of the milk has been sold since morning.

(l) Everyone at the supermarket was looking for the missing girl.

(m) Either my uncle or my grandparents aregoing to buy me a laptop.

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$\bf{Rules\:of\:subject\:verb\:agreement:}$

1. Example of collective noun such as "flock, team, crowd" are followed by singular verb.

2. Nouns such as news, economics and cards are plural but they are treated as singular.

3. If the noun is in plural form and shows amount, then it is followed by singular verb.

4. Words like "Everyone, somebody, nobody, anybody" will be also followed by singular verb.

5. Nouns like "spectacles, glasses, shoes, people" are always considered as plural form.

6. If the subject is plural then the verb will be in plural form.

7. If the subject is singular then the verb will be in singular form.

Answer 2

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