Subject Verb Agreement

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Subject Verb Agreement
Practice Questions and Solutions
Question 1:
From the given sentences choose which one is correct and which one is incorrect on the basis of rules of subject verb agreement.
Instead of correct or incorrect, fill in the blank exercise with multiple options would have been more useful.
1. Birds are taking rest on the tree.
2. Maya does not get up in the morning.
3. She loves chocolates very much.
4. The players has stopped shouting.
5. One of my sisters live in Ranchi.
6. Chennai and Kolkata is beautiful cities.
7. Every player and every coach are present,
8. Mr Singh who was a poet and singer is no more.
9. You and not me are the wrong doer.
10. The rpbber with his friends was arrested.
11. Geeta or Reeta have brought this candle.
12. Neither he nor his father has appeared.
13. There were many people around the temple.
14. West Indies are a group of islands.
15. Ten kilometres are a long distance by foot.
Solution:
1. Correct
2. Correct
3. Correct
4. Correct
5. Incorrect
6. Incorrect
7. Incorrect
8. Correct
9. Correct
10. Correct
11. Incorrect
12. Correct
13. Correct
14. Incorrect
15. Incorrect
Question 2:
Fill the blanks that each sentence has in compliance to subject-verb agreement.
1. Many forms ………………. been received, (has/have)
2. One of the thieves ………………. been caught. (has/have)
3. Ramu and Shyamu ………………. playing chess. (is/are)
4. Each man and each women ………………. rejoicing. (was/were)
5. The horse and cart ………………. lost. (is/are)
6. Mahi as well as her teachers ………………. very much concerned. (is/are)
7. My brothers along with my friend ………………. coming to my house. (was/were)
8. Either of the two ………………. suitable. (is/are)
9. Neither of the two girls ………………. going to win the competition. (is/are)
10. A number of migratory birds ………………. coming to India during winter. (are/is)
Solution:
1. have
2. has
3. are
4. was
5. is
6. is
7. were
8. is
9. is
10. are

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