Question

choose the correct althetantive

1.Either Rajesh or his friends____come. (has,have)
2.Neither of us____coffee. (likes,like)
3.The boy,along with the tourists,_____gone. (has,have)
4.Five miles _____not a short distance. (are,is)
5.Everyone of you_____to attend the meeting(have,has)​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.has

2.likes

3.has

4.are

5.have

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct alternative for the given sentences are-

1. Either Rajesh or his friends have come.

2. Neither of us likes coffee.

3.The boy, along with the tourists, has gone.

4.Five miles is not a short distance.

5.Everyone of you has to attend the meeting

Explanation:

• To use the correct verb form, we should always follow the rules of subject-verb agreement.
• Subject-verb agreement decides whether a subject is singular or plural.
• If the subject is considered to be singular then it will take singular verb.
• If the subject is considered to be plural, then it will take plural verb.
• In case of "either...or", the verb will depend on the 2nd subject i.e. the subject which is after "or".
• So in the 1st sentence, there will be plural verb "have" because the 2nd subject "his friends" is plural.
• If the word "neither" is there in the sentence, the verb will always be singular.
• So in the 2nd sentence, there will be singular verb "likes" as "neither" is present in the sentence.
• If there is the phrases like "along with", "together with", then the verb will always be singular.
• So in the 3rd sentence, the singular verb will be "has" as there is the phrase "along with".
• Distance, time and money always take singular verb.
• So in the 4th sentence, there will be singular verb "is" because "miles" denotes distance which always takes singular verb.
• Subjects like "every", "no", "one" will always take singular verb.
• So in the 5th sentence the verb will be singular i.e. "has" as the subject is "everyone".

To know more about subject-verb agreement, follow the given links-

1. brainly.in/question/10037241
2. brainly.in/question/5530979