EXERCISE Fill in the blanks with the correct verb form:
1.Everyone of the labourers____ (is/are) given as reward
2. Neither of the combatants____ (was/were) able to bre
3. One of the machines______ (is/are) malfunctioning
4. The police ______ (have/has) arrested five culprits
5. A three day workshop_____( was/were) conducted for the management trainees
6. Linguistics____ (is/are) an interesting subject.
7. Churchill, statesman and writer,____ (is/are) no more.
8. Ram, along with his parents, ____(is/are) going to Singapore.
9.The North pole and the South pole ___
(is/are) equally distant from the equator.
10. Nothing___ (has/have) yet been decided.
11. The tiger ___(is are) our National animal.
12. Sheela with her friends___(was/were) at the theatre.
13. A pack of cards__(is/are) missing.
14. One of my friends___(is/are) going abroad today.
15. Some of the music____(was/ were) boring
16. Either of the two books ____(is/are) not sufficient.
17. Neither Shoby nor her friends_____
(has/have) come.
18. Half of the cake___ (was/were) eaten by Raju.
19. Any new vehicle____(has/have) to be registered.
20. There__(was/were) three meetings in succession.
21. Hundred miles___(is/are) not a long distance.
22. A volley of questions____ (was/ were) put forth by the quiz master.
23. This information___(is/are) not correct
Answers
The blanks can be filled as follows:
1.Everyone of the labourers is given as reward.
2. Neither of the combatants were (was/were) able to brew.
3. One of the machines is malfunctioning.
4. The police has arrested five culprits.
5. A three day workshop was conducted for the management trainees.
6. Linguistics is an interesting subject.
7. Churchill, statesman and writer are no more.
8. Ram, along with his parents, is going to Singapore.
9.The North pole and the South pole are equally distant from the equator.
10. Nothing has yet been decided.
11. The tiger is our National animal.
12. Sheela with her friends was at the theatre.
13. A pack of cards is missing.
14. One of my friends is going abroad today.
15. Some of the music was boring.
16. Either of the two books is not sufficient.
17. Neither Shoby nor her friends have come.
18. Half of the cake was eaten by Raju.
19. Any new vehicle has to be registered.
20. There were three meetings in succession.
21. Hundred miles is not a long distance.
22. A volley of questions was put forth by the quiz master.
23. This information is not correct.
What is a verb?
- A verb can be described as a acting word. It displays the action being done by the subject.
- We use the singular form of verb such as is, was when a single person is referred to in a sentence. When the subject is a group or more than one person, we use plural verbs such as are, were.