Exercise : Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise
Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.
1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.
21. The committee members (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.
In the sentences given below fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
The baby is sleeping ……………….. the bed.
Television is kept ……………….. the room.
Mother came ……………….. the room after an hour.
Vishnu goes ……………….. temple on Saturday.
Ice-cream is made ……………….. milk and cream.
The artist is insulted ……………….. the music director.
Farmer is familiar ……………….. the agricultural problems.
This piece of land was a dispute ……………….. the four boys.
The two children were not ready to distribute the money ……………….. them.
A poet knows ……………….. the figures of speech well.
Rohan is sitting ……………….. his mother in the party.
I came ……………….. a very good news.
The patient had died ……………….. the surgery was carried out.
I couldn’t attend the meeting ……………….. my sickness.
……………….. my warnigs to him, he went to circus.
Police caught and beat the thief ……………….. the whole crowd.
I purchased a book ……………….. the perfumes for my younger brother.
Players have a strong zeal ……………….. the final game.
This book is very useful ……………….. me.
I request you to think ……………….. the matter again.
In the sentences given below fill in the blanks with the suitable conjunctions.
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He is both a singer ………….. drummer.
Ramu is poor ………….. he managed to educate his son.
………….. he is trusted, he cheated his boss.
Stuart is taller ………….. his friend Jack.
Father came to know ………….. his son has passed.
I won’t pay you ………….. you show me your card.
A good bowler knows ………….. to deliver a bouncer.
………….. he was captain, he was to be blamed for loss.
It’s my rule, follow it ………….. forget it.
Hari was watering the plants ………….. I happened to cross by his house.
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1) Annie and her brothers are at school.
2) Either my mother or my father is coming to the meeting.
3) The dog or the cats is outside.
4) Either my shoes or your coat is always on the floor.
5) George and Tamara doesn't want to see that movie.
6) Benito don't know the answer.
the answer.
7) One of my sisters is going on a trip to France.
8) The man with all the birds lives on my street.
9) The movie, including all the previews, takes about two hours to watch.
10) The players, as well as the captain, wants to win.
11) Either answer are acceptable.
12) Every one of those books are fiction.
13) Nobody knows the trouble I've seen.
14) Is the news on at five or six?
15) Mathematics is John's favourite subject, while Civics is Andrea's favourite subject.
16) Eight dollars are the price of a movie these days.
17) Are the tweezers in this drawer?
18) Your pants are at the cleaner's.
19) There were fifteen candies in that bag. Now there is only one left!
20) The committee debates these questions carefully.
21) The committee members leads very different lives in private.
22) The Prime Minister, together with his wife, greets the press cordially.
23) All of the CDs, even the scratched one, are in this case.