Subject verb agreement Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form Either he or I …………… mistaken a) am b) are c) is Either the boy or his parents ……………… erred a) has b) have My parents and I ……………… lived here for five years a) has b) have The council …………… elected its President a) has b) have A number of boys ………………… caught cheating on the exam a) were b) was A number of interesting suggestions ……………… been made a) have b) has The news ……………… true a) is b) are Each of the boys …………… given a prize a) was b) were The chief, as well as his men, ……………… massacred a) was b) were 10 John, as well as James, ……………… praise a) deserve b) deserves Answers Either he or I am mistaken Either the boy or his parents have erred My parents and I have lived here for five years The council has elected its President A number of boys were caught cheating on the exam A number of interesting suggestions have been made The news is true Each of the boys was given a prize The chief, as well as his men, was massacred 10 John, as well as James, deserves praise Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)