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 (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.
Answer: Subject and Verb
Agreement Exercise
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 are outside.
4. Either my shoes or
your coat is always on the floor.
5. George and
Tamara don't want to see that movie.
6. Benito doesn't know
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, want to win.
11. Either
answer is acceptable.
12. Every one of
those books is fiction.
13. Nobody knows the
trouble I've seen.
14. Is the
news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics is John's
favorite subject, while Civics is Andrea's favorite subject.
16. Eight
dollars is 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 lead 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.