...English Subject- verb Agreement 34 Some of the work (has/have) been done 35 Some of the returns (has/have) been... (decides/decide) this issue 41 Either the manager or the artists (has/have) the right to terminate the agreement 42 Here (is/are) the vicar 43 There (is/are) children in the park 44 (Was/Were) there
English 3 Subject-verb Agreement Underline the correct verb form. 1. Every student (has/have) to register. 2. Each of the participants (is/are) responsible. 3. What is needed (is/are) some good advice. 4. One of our cars (has/have) broken down. 5. The amount of work I got through in July (was/were) double the amount that I did in June. 6. Whoever (is/are) responsible should be present. 7. Whatever (suits/suit) you? 8. Three million dollars (is/are) a huge sum of money. 9. 30 miles (is/are) not that far. 10. 2.2 pounds (is/are) one kilo. 11. Two weeks (is/are) enough time to finish the contract. 12. Two and two (is/are) four. 13. More than one trainee (has/have) tried this. 14. A phone book along with other books (was/were) piled on his desk. 15. The manager as well as his associates (is/are) going to prison. 16. Jim, together with Tom, (is/are) going sailing. 17. Neither of the two traffic lights (is/are) working. 18. Which color do you prefer? Either (is/are) fine with me. 19. Everyone (has/have) done his or her homework. Nothing (was/were) left. 20. Somebody (has/have) left her purse. 21. Anyone (is/are) welcome, as long as he or she behaves appropriately. 22. The manager and his associates (is/are) going to jail. 23. If both the father and the mother (works/work), who will care for the kids? 24. Several in the building (has/have) complained about the fumes. 25. Many (was/were) unhappy with having to stand. 26. (Is/Are) both of us invited, or just you? 27. The Irish (is/are) about 20 years behind America when it comes to crime-prevention consciousness. 28. In Nepal the disabled (is/are) deprived of their basic human rights. 29. A group of us (is/are) going to the theater tonight. 30. A couple of men (is/are) waiting outside. 31. There (is/are) a lot of work. There (is/are) a lot of tasks. 32. The majority of British citizens in Lebanon (has/have) dual nationality. 33. The majority of the population (is/are) Hispanic. 1 English 3 Subject-verb Agreement 34. Some of the work (has/have) been done. 35. Some of the returns (has/have) been filed. 36. None of the engines (is/are) working. None of the food (is/are) fresh. 37. A large number of tourists (gets/get) lost because of that sign. 38. The number of lost tourists (has/have) increased recently. 39. The directors but not the president (has/have) decided not to work on Valentine's Day. 40. It is not the directors but the president who (decides/decide) this issue. 41. Either the manager or the artists (has/have) the right to terminate the agreement. 42. Here (is/are) the vicar. 43. There (is/are) children in the park. 44. (Was/Were) there an answer to that question? 45. The Bank of England, which was originally founded in 1694 by a group of private bankers to raise money for the crown and was given independent power to set interest rates in 1997 by the chancellor, Gordon Brown, (is/are) the UK’s central bank. 46. Emily and Greg (comes, come) to my house every Friday for lunch. 47. There (are, is) time to watch the movie. 48. My friends who are in the band (wants, want) me to play a musical instrument. 49. My father or my brothers (is, are) coming with me to the ball game. 50. Everyone (needs, need) time to relax. 51. That bag of oranges (looks, look) fresh. 52. The lacrosse team (hopes, hope) to win the tournament next week. 53. Your trousers (needs, need) to be cleaned. 54. Some of the books on the shelf (is, are) dusty. 55. Even though the students like the class, a few (thinks, think) that it is too complicated 56. The world (change, changes) so rapidly that we can hardly keep up. 57. People (is, are) often ten or twenty years behind the times in their knowledge of the world. 58. People who (live, lives) in poverty often do not even have television or newspapers. 59. He (doesn’t, don’t) want to be killed. 60. Life (is, are) very complicated 61. Traditionally, college students (has, have) been very active in politics. 62. There (is, are) both men and women at the meeting. 63. The students in my class (has, have) very poor work habits. 64. Each of you (has, have) an equal chance to make good grades. 65. All of the children (was, were) hunting Easter eggs in the garden. 2