Question

Exercise
1. A number of journalists arrive/arrives at the airport. 2. One thousand taka is/are not
enough for him. 3. Neither the Headmaster nor the teachers is/are going to attend the
meeting. 4. Either he or ( is/am not to blame. 5. He as well as his friends have/has helped the
poor man. 6. Trousers are/is sold readymade. 7. The use of pesticides have/has done more
harm than good. 8. Rubel, along with his brothers, is/are going to open a night school. 9. One
of the boys was/were absent. LØ. The writing of good essays need/needs creativity. 11. The
presence of so many members astonish/astonished him. 12. Ill news run/runs fast. 13. Great
Expectations of Charles a Dickens is/are a great novel. 14. There is/are many good schools in
the town. 15. There is/are good schools in my area. 16. Our guide was/were the stars. 17.
Early to bed and early to rise make/makes a man healthy, 18. Each house and each tree
was/were burnt down, 19, The Chairman and the Secretary of the school was/were present in
the meeting yesterday. 20. Zaman and not his brothers is/are my friend. 21. The colour of the
mangoes look/looks beautiful. 24. Ninety percent of the people is/are ignorant. 25. She as
well as her sisters sing/sings well. 26. Slow and steady win/wins the race. 27. Five hundred
taka is/are a good amount. 28. The horse and carriage has/have cost him three thousand
taka. 29. Each boy and each girl has/have the same book. 30. Either you or he is/are correct.
31. Rahim or his sister has/have gone there. 32. The captain with his followers has/have
reached there in time. 33. His choice of words are/is praiseworthy. 34. The beauties of Cox's
Bazar is/are worth mentioning.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. arrive
2. is
3. are
4. am
5. have
6. are
7. has
8. is
9. was
10. needs
11. astonished
12. run
13. is
14. are
15. are
16. was
17. makes
18. was
19. were
20. is
21. looks
22. are
23. sing
24. win
25. is
26. has
27. has
28. is
29. has
30. has
31. are
32. is