Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise
Choose the correct form
of the verb that agrees with the subject.
1). Suresh _________ (run,/ runs) to the park every day.
2) The dogs __________ (bark, /barks,) at strangers.
3). Raj and Maya_________ (is, /are) going to the movies.
4) The game _____ (was, /were) exciting.
5) They _______________ (worry, /worries) too much.
6) She ______________ (study,/ studies) every night.
7) Black or white __________ (is, /are) your choice.
8) That________ (was, /were) incredible.
9) Those __________ (is,/ are) pretty shoes.
10) The cat or dog ___________(is, /are) in the yard.
Answers : runs, bark, are, was, worry, studies, is,
was, are, is
1. Anitha 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. Ganesh and Tara _______________(doesn't, / don't) want to see that movie.
6. Bharath _____________ (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.
16. Hundred Rupees ___________ (is, /are) the price of a movie ticket 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.
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 President..
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one ___________ (is, are) in this case.
24. One of my friends ……………… gone to France. (has / have)
25. Each of the boys............ given a present. (was / were)
26 Neither of the contestants …………… able to win a decisive victory. (was / were)
27. Oil and water ………………not mix. (do / does)
28. He and I ………………… at Oxford together. ( was / were)
29. Slow and steady …………………….. the race. (win / wins)
30. Neither Pandu nor his brother ……………… any right to the property. (has / have)
31 No prize or medal …………… given to the boy, though he stood first. (was / were)
32. Either Maya or Anjali …………………… responsible for this. (is / are)
33. Neither the Minister nor his colleagues ……… …. given any
explanation. (have / has)
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