Subject Verb Agreement Exercise

 Subject Verb Agreement Exercise

Exercise No. 01

Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs choosing from the brackets__

1. You and I........good friends.                                   (am, are)

2. The nature of  these boys........good.                     (is, are)

3. The sons of Lata............very intelligent.                (is, are)

4. The gold in the boxes.........not pure.                      (is, are)

5. The quality of these mangoes.......not good.          (is, are)

6. The colour of these shirts.......blue.                        (is, are)

7. The boys of this school.........very disciplined.        (is, are)

8. The number of boys.......going today.                      (is, are)

9. The number of boys..........increasing everyday.      ( is, are)

10. Most of the house in the street......new.                 ( is,are )

11. A lot of sugar........been bought.                              (has, have)

12. A lot of books........been bought.                             (has, have)

13. Heaps of sand...............lying on the bank.              (was, were)

14. A- part of the mango.......rotten.                              (is, are)

15. A part of the mangoes........rotten.                           (is,are)

16. Half of the boys......absent.                                      (is, are)

17. Half of the water..........dirty                                      (is, are)

18. Forty percent of the students.........failed in the examination.    (have, has)

19. The percentage of good persons.........not very high.         (is, are)

20. Forty percent of the amount.........been finished.               (has, have) 

21. A lot of work........still undone.                     (is, are)

22. Three fourths of the book...........been finished.       (has, have)

23. A large number of people........applied for the job.   (have,has)

24. The number of people applied for the job.........very large.     (was, were)

25. A number of cattle..........grazing.        (is, are)

26. A herd of cows......grazing.        (is, are)

27. A team of speakers........reached here.        (has, have)

28. A parcel of books.......been received.        (has. have)

29. A set books........been bought.            (has, have)

30. A number of books......been bought.        (has, have)

31. The jury........passed its judgement.        (has, have)

32. The jury.........divided in their opinions.        (was, were)

33. The government..........done so in their interest.      (has, have)

34. Twenty one rupees.......paid to me.        (was, were)

35. Ten miles.......not a long distance.        (is, are)

36. Five tons of coal .....enough for them.        (is, are)

37. City after city.........destroyed.           (was, were)