Subject - Verb Agreement, Exercise 4

   

Choose the correct answer:

1. The cost of mattresses has/have gone up lately.

2. People often forget/forgets the importance of free time.

3. Brown rice is/are nutritious. 

4. The homework for those classes is/are very time-consuming.

5. The equipment in those storage rooms is/are used by gym classes.

6. Unfortunately, many children in Mexico City lives/live on the streets.

7. My notes from that class isn’t/aren’t very hard to read.

8. Iron rusts/rust easily in wet weather.

9. The buildings under the bridge seems/seem empty.

10. The students in her class doesn’t/don’t like her exams.

11. Under the pillow is/are a quarter.

12. In the sky is/are millions of stars.

13. One of my friends is/are from France.

14. Everyone in my family likes/like bright colours.

15. Both of those teachers gives/give a lot of homework.

16. Each of the girls is/are wearing her best dress.

17. Nobody likes/like that restaurant.

18. Something is/are worrying them.

19. They love the view of the river valleys which spreads/spread in three directions.

20. From the mountain top, everyone seems/seem to see something different.

21. Paul notices/notice the sky, and Terry watches/watch the rivers’ paths.

22. Both of the children likes/like to look at the houses which sits/sit on the hillsides.

23. Neither notices/notice the sky.

24. Older people, especially older women, frequently get / gets osteoporosis.

25. Osteoporosis is / are a condition which cause calcium deficiency in bones.

26. Some of the staff is / are complaining about the change in policy.

27. The statistics was / were reported in the newspaper.

28. This species is / are endangered. 

29. When the couple next door is / are arguing, everyone on the street can hear them.

30. A couple of my teeth has / have cavities.

31. These scissors isn't / aren't very sharp.

32. All of the news has / have been encouraging so far.

33. Peaches and cream is / are my favorite dessert.

34. No one in our family has / have ever been to California.

35. So my sister and her friends think / thinks they'll go.

36. My mother and father intend / intends to drive to Pennsylvania.

37. Either you or your friends take / takes the furniture out of the garage.

38. My dog and cats chase / chases each other all the time.

39. Neither science nor math gives / give me a problem.

40. Either the cat or the dogs greets / greet me at the door.

41. Neither the men who are listed as administrators nor the woman who is also listed has / have been appointed to the board.

42. Either my cousin or my uncle was / were on the critical list.

43. Neither Ms. Jones nor a member of her staff is / are going to attend the meeting.

44. There go / goes one of the men who will conduct the research. 

Subject - Verb Agreement, Exercise 5

  

Choose the correct answer:

Some of the students is / are gone.

Some of the cake is / are gone.

The biggest problem we face is / are all the squirrels that have rabies around here.

Every one of the students try/tries hard.

The windows in the house stick/sticks easily.

Every one of the students work/works hard.

The girls, along with their dogs walk/walks daily.

Either the vase or the dish was/were a gift.

One of the students is/are studying algebra.

The exhibit of the artist’s paintings was / were very interesting.

Mrs. Andrews, along with, Mr. Stone, do/does volunteer work.

All of the salesmen, including Mr. Stone, was/were at the meeting.

Every one of the girls do/does her shorthand homework.

Either Julia or her friends is/are planning to attend.

Both of the carpenters is/are planning to do the job.

Neither the students nor the instructor want/wants to miss class.

The women, as well as the man sing/sings beautifully.

Most of the nurses work/works every day.

This is the only one of the trees that bloom / blooms.

She is one of the students who attend / attends the classes.

The owl's eyes makes / make it look wise.

Actually, the owl sees / see poorly during the day.

Every year scientists discovers / discover new drugs to fight diseases.

The estate, including the paintings, was / were sold.

The news of his spectacular achievements come / comes as a surprise to all of us.

On the table was / were) a pen, a pad of paper, and two rulers.

Either you or Marilyn is / are to be asked to preside at the meeting.

The team has / have reached a decision.

There is / are many opportunities for part-time employment on campus.

Is / Are algebra and chemistry required courses?

One of his three instructors has / have resigned.

Do / Does either of the coaches expect the team to win the game?

Neither I nor my sisters expect / expects to graduate in June.

The president with his wife and the vice president has / have just left for the summit.

Either a loan or a scholarship is / are available to selected applicants.

A desk or a bookcase goes / go into that corner.

Has / Have the books or other supplies come?

A vocabulary notebook or vocabulary flashcards is / are helpful for review.

No one, of all of the singers in town, give / gives finer lessons.

Everyone draw / draws better than I do.

Has / Have either of you seen an ice hockey game?

In the corner stands / stand one of the suspects.

That flock of geese make / makes a beautiful pattern in the sky.

The team is / are celebrating its victory.

Here is / are one of the five members of the club.

Each of you (has, have) to pass the final exam.

Neither of Tom’s friends (start, starts) rumors.

Everything (get, gets) thrown in the closet when Pedro cleans his room.

Anyone who (want, wants) to take part in the play is permitted.

My brother and sisters (is, are) planning a surprise party for my mother.

Either hurricanes or a tornado (is, are) the worst type of natural disaster.

Either the mailman or the workers (is, are) causing my dog to bark like crazy!

Neither the teenagers down the street nor the one next door (clean, cleans) the snow.

Neither the principal nor the assistant principals (like, likes) when students get into trouble.

Either the girls or the boys (has, have) the best test scores.

Neither my cousin from California nor my aunts from South Carolina (is, are) coming to the family reunion.

Tennis and volleyball requires / require a certain amount of agility.

My roommate and best friend call / calls himself Jim.

Rock and roll remains / remain a dynamic genre of music.

Statistics prove / proves to be a difficult course for some students.

Some of my relatives travel / travels to Kansas City for the holidays.

Some of the textbook read / reads like a scientific journal.

There is / are several candidates running for office.

Kansas City has a lovely shopping area which is / are called The Plaza.

All of my cooking pleases / please my hungry family.

Freedom and justice  (was, were) two cornerstones of the democracy from the beginning. 

Every man, woman, and child (was, were) taken from the village.

None of the players (was, were) able to pass the physical fitness test.

The dean was displeased to learn that none of the foreign students (is, are) majoring in education or sociology.

It is / are the citizens who will make the nation strong.

The Grapes of Wrath is / are one of Steinbeck’s best works.

The New York Times prints / print all the news fit to print.

The scissors is / are on the table.

The millionaire’s riches is / are to be given to charity.

That red-haired lady in the fur hat (live-lives) across the street.

Mumps (is-are) one of the most uncomfortable diseases.

One hundred dollars (is-are) not a lot of money to some people.

Twenty minutes (is-are) the amount of time it takes me to get home from work.

Some of our luggage was / were lost.

None of his advice makes / make sense.

The class is / are debating among themselves.

Everyone in the telecom focus group (has/have) experienced problems with cell phones. 

Your friendship over the years and your support (has/have) meant a great deal to us. 

Hamilton Family Center, a shelter for teenage runaways in San Francisco, (offers/offer) a wide variety of services.

The main sources of income for Trinidad (is/are) oil and pitch.

Not until my interview with Dr. Charles was / were other possibilities opened to me.

Neither the explorer nor his companions was / were ever seen again. 

Subject - Verb Agreement, Exercise 2

BOOKS OPEN THE WORLD !

Choose the correct answer:

Mary and her friends is / are at the fair.

The pencil or the pen is / are in the drawer.

The boy or his friends run / runs every day.

His friends or the boy run / runs every day.

One of the boxes is / are open.

The people who listen to that music is / are few.

The team captain, as well as his players, is / are anxious.

The book, including all the chapters in the first section, is / are boring.

The woman with all the dogs walk / walks down my street.

Each of these hot dogs is / are juicy.

Everybody know /  knows Mr. Jones.

Either is / are  correct. 

Five dollars is / are a lot of money.

Dollars is / are often used instead of rubles in Russia.

The team run / runs during practice.

The committee decide / decides how to proceed.

The family has / have  a long history.

My family has / have never been able to agree. 

The President, accompanied by his wife, is / are traveling to India.

All of the books, including yours, is / are in that box.

It look / looks like rain.

These confuse / confuses me.

Those take / takes the cake.

Note:

None has both singular and plural forms. 
The singular verb form is used when “none” means “no one” or “not one”. 

The plural is used when “none” implies more than one thing or person.

i.e. None of us think / thinks what she said is correct.

i.e. None of the local teams is / are making it to the second round in the tournament.

Her attitude as well as her appearance is / are inappropriate.

Subject - Verb Agreement, Exercise 1

Underline the correct verb form:

Everyone has done / have  done his or her homework.

Somebody has left / have left her purse.

Some of the water is gone / are gone.

None of the students has done / have done their homework.

Everyone has finished / have finished his or her homework.

Each of the students is responsible / are responsible for doing his or her work in the library.

The mayor as well as his brothers is going / are going to prison.

The mayor and his brothers is  going / are going to jail.

Neither of the two traffic lights is working / are working.

Which shirt do you want for Christmas? Either is fine / are fine with me.

Either my father or my brothers is going / are going to sell the house.

Neither my brothers nor my father is going / are going to sell the house.

Is / Are either my brothers or my father responsible?

Is / Are either my father or my brothers responsible?

There is / There are two reasons  for this.

There is / There are no reason for this.

Here is / are two apples.

The mayor, who has been convicted along with his four brothers, is finally going / are finally going to jail.

My glasses was / were on the bed.

My pants was torn / were torn.

A pair of  trousers is / are in the closet.

The news from the front is bad / are bad.

Measles is / are a dangerous disease for pregnant women.

The average worker's earnings has gone up / have gone up dramatically.

Our thanks go/ goes to the workers who supported the union.

Some of the voters is still angry / are still angry.

A large percentage of the older population is voting / are voting against her.

Two-fifths of the troops was lost / were lost in the battle.

Two-fifths of the vineyard was destroyed / were destroyed by fire.

Forty percent of the students is in favor / are in favor of changing the policy.

Forty percent of the student body is in favor / are in favor of changing the policy.

Two and two is four / are four.

Four times four divided by two is eight / are eight.

Subject - Verb Agreement, Exercise 3

1.  The piano as well as the pipe organ ____________ to be tuned for the big concert.
 HAS                                 HAVE

2.  The mayor together with his two brothers ____________ going to be indicted for accepting bribes.
 ARE                                 IS

3.  Neither of my two suitcases ____________ adequate for this trip.
 IS                                    ARE

4.  There ____________ a list of committee members on the head-table.
 ARE                                IS

5.  Everybody in the class ____________ done the homework well in advance.
  HAS                              HAVE

6.  The jury ____________ their seats in the courtroom.
TAKE                             TAKES

7.  Neither the teacher nor the students ____________ to understand this assignment.
 SEEM                             SEEMS

8.  ____________ either my father or my brothers made a down-payment on the house?
HAS                                HAVE

9.  Hartford is one of those cities that ____________ working hard to reclaim a riverfront.
IS                                    ARE
10.  Some of the grain ____________ gone bad.
 HAVE                             HAS

11.  A few of the students ____________ doing so well they can skip the next course.
ARE                                                       IS

12.  Either the Committee on Course Design or the Committee on College Operations ____________ these matters. 

 DECIDE                                              DECIDES 

13.  One of my instructors ____________ written a letter of recommendation for me.
HAVE                                                  HAS

14.  ___________ either Luis or his parents written to Angela?
HAVE                                                 HAS

15.  Neither Luis nor his parents ___________ the least bit interested in keeping in touch with her.
IS                                                       ARE