Question

V. Subject - verb agreement:
Neither Rita nor Reena a chance
(ii) Atul and Amit
present today
(iii)The king with all his subjects
amazed to hear the beautiful song​

Answer 1

1st: gets

2nd: are

3rd: was

Answer 2

(i) has a chance

(ii) are present

(iii) was amazed

About subject verb agreement:

• There are three sentences given where we must fill in with the most appropriate verb form.
• We have to fill in with the verb based on the noun/ subject used.
• The noun and verb must agree in person and number with each other.
• In Q(i), we have two nouns 'Rita' and 'Reena'. But they are joined using 'neither...nor'. It means that 'it is not Rita or it is not Reena'.
• Thus the subject should be considered as singular and so it takes singular verb -'has'.
• In Q(ii), the subjects 'Atul' and 'Amit' are joined using 'and', which means the subject is plural. So the verb must be in plural. Thus the verb is: 'are/ were'.
• In Q(iii), though there are two nouns, 'the king' is the subject. 'All his subjects' is just an addition and not the subject. Therefore, as the king is singular, the verb must also be in singular. Thus the verb is: 'is/ was'.