Exercise 10:
Subject-Verb Agreement
Choose the correct of
the verb in parentheses in the following sentences.
1. John, along with twenty
friends (is/are) planning a party.
2. The picture of the soldiers
(bring/brings) back many memories.
3. The quallity of these
recordings (is/are) not very good.
4. If the duties of these
officers (isn’t/aren’t) reduced, there will not be enough time t finish
the project.
5. The effects of cigarette
smoking (have/has) been proven to be extremely harmful.
6. The use of credit cards in
place of cash (have/has) increased rapidly i recent years.
7. Advertisements on
television (is/are) becoming more competitive than ever before.
8. Living expenses in this
country, as well as in many others (is/are) at an all-time high.
9. Mr.Jones accompanied by
several members of the commite (have/has) proposed some changes of the
rules.
10. The levels of intoxication (vary/varies)
from subject to subject.
Exercise 11:
Subject-Verb Agreeement
Choose the correct
form of the verb in the following sentences.
1. Neither Bill nor Mary (is/are)
going to the play tonight.
2. Anything (is/are)
becoming than going to another movie tonight.
3. Skating (is/are)
becoming more popular every day.
4. A number of reporters
(was/were) at the conferences yesterday.
5. Everybody who (has/have)
a fever must go home immediately.
6. Your glasses (was/were)
on the bureai last night.
7. There (was/were)
some people at the meeting last night.
8. The committee (has/have)
already reached a decision.
9. A pair of jeans (was/were)
in the washing machine this morning.
10. Each student (has/have) answered the first
three questions.
11. Either John or his wife (make/makes)
breakfast each morning.
12. After she had perused the material, the secretary
decided that everything (was/ were) in order.
13. The crowd at the basketball game (was/
were) wild with excitement.
14. A pack of wild dogs (has/ have ) fightened
all the ducks away.
15. The jury (is/ are) trying go reach a
decision.
16. The army (has/ have) eliminated this
section of the training test.
17. The number of students who have withdrawn
from class this quarter (is/ are) appalling.
18. There (has/ have) been too many
interruptions in this class.
19. Every elementary school teacher (has/ have)
to take this examination.
20. Neither Jill nor her parents(has/ have)
seen this movie before.
