I wasn’t / weren’t at Mary’s party last night but my friends was / were.. There was / were only a few people at the meeting last night 16.. You can use my phone if yours don’t / doesn’t
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2 Bacteria of harmful kind (cause / causes) disease.
3 Seldom in the history of television (have / has) two new
comedies been successful in one season
4 What (am, is, are) the purpose of doing this?
5 That you like food I cook (encourage / encourages) me very
much
6 I (wasn’t / weren’t) at Mary’s party last night but my friends (was
/ were).
7 Five thousand dollars (am / is / are) a big sum.
8 Neither Tom nor his friends (was / were) there last night.
9 Neither his friends nor Tom (was / were) there last night.
10 A number of workers (have / has) asked for a rise since last
month
11 My family (was / were) very happy with that news yesterday.
12 None of these students (have / has) finished the exam yet
13 Collecting old coins and paper notes (was / were) one of my
grandfather’s hobbies when he retired
14 The number of pupils who (have / has) got poor marks since the
beginning of this semester (am / is / are) appalling.
15 There (was / were) only a few people at the meeting last night
16 Exercise (improve / improves) your body and mind.
17 You can use my phone if yours (don’t / doesn’t) work.
18 .The police (am / is / are) looking for the criminals now?
19 A lot of money (am / is / are) spent on advertising every year
20 There (am / is / are) many people coming here to listen to you
21 .Men (don’t / doesn’t) agree on every subject.
22 ephants (don’t / doesn’t) eat meat.
23 The boy (go / goes) to school everyday
24 To speak (am / is / are) much easy than to practice.
25 February (am / is / are) the shortest month of the year.
26 No other man in the town (am / is / are) as clever as he.
27 Youth (am / is / are) the time when the seeds of character (am /
is / are) sown.
28 Who ever (am / is / are) prudent (am / is / are) respected.
29 A man who(am is / are) industrious (am / is / are) sure to
succeed
30 .A man who dead (need / needs) no riches.
31 The plays which (was / were) written by Shakespeare (am / is /
are) very interesting
32 The news (am / is / are) too good to be true.
33 To obey the law (am / is / are) everyone’s duty.
34 Eating between meals (am / is / are) bad for your figure.
35 A number of new books (am / is / are) displayed at the book show.
36 79.I (don’t / doesn’t) have to say much, a word or two (am / is /
are) sufficient.
37 80.Five pounds (am / is / are) a small sum.
1 The study of languages (am / is / are) very interesting.
2 John and Mary (am / is / are) going to the party tonight.
3 Everyone (am / is / are) present now.
4 What (am / is / are) your children doing now?
5 Your glasses (was / were) on the desk last night.
6 One of my friends (am / is / are) an actress.
7 The English (like / likes) to drink tea
8 Growing flowers (am / is / are) her hobby
9 Economics (am / is / are) John’s major fields of study at the
moment
10 There (am / is / are) a number of telephones today.
11 The number of schoolboys (am / is / are) in my class
twenty
12 Mumps usually (cause / causes) a mild fever.
13 One of the girls (go / goes) to visit that old man every
Sunday
14 (Am / Is / Are) there anybody at home?
15 His knowledge of butterflies (am / is / are) very wide.
16 All the equipment in this laboratory (am / is / are) imported
from Japan
17 The police (have / has) made many enquiries about the
murder up to now
18 Their news (come / comes) to us once a year.
19 His silence (mean / means) that he (agree / agrees) with
us
20 Physics (study / studies) mechanics, heat, light, sound,
21 The man and his brother (am / is / are) standing there.
22 Either this book or that (am / is / are) easy to read.
23 A red wine or white (am / is / are) supplied for dinner.
24 Neither he nor his sisters (speak / speaks) English well.
25 Neither his sisters nor he (speak / speaks) English well.
26 The girl with her cat (am / is / are) here.
27 The girl and her cat (am / is / are) here
28 A football team (consist / consists) of eleven players.
29 A football team (am / is / are) having dinner together.
30 Whisky and soda (am / is / are) his favorite drink.
31 The father and mother and the baby (have / has) gone
away
32 The tiger, the lion, and the elephant (am / is / are) able to
run very quickly
33 We (have / has) enough eggs, but (am / is / are) there
enough coffee?
34 Everybody (am / is / are) right.
35 Nobody (am / is / are) wrong.
36 The husband as well as the wife (was / were) ill.
37 A cup of coffee or a glass of lemon juice (am / is / are) very
enjoyable SUBJECT & VERB AGREEMENT 2
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interviewed
2 So far everything (am / is / are) all right.
3 (Am / Is / Are) everything rich? Three-fourth of
roof (am / is / are) painted
4 The crowd (am / is / are) wild with excitement.
5 Twenty-five dollars (seem / seems) too much to pay for
this book
6 The secretary and accountant of the company (have /
has) not come yet.
7 There (am / is / are) the cattle on the field.
8 He (looks / looks) so sad but no one (understand /
understands) and (believe / believes) him.
9 Many teachers and students (was / were) at the lecture
last night
10.To my opinion, living in happiness for 10 years (am / is / are)
not a long time
11.What time (am / is / are) the news on television?
12.The police (have / has) arrested the thief No one (am / is /
are) eager to be exam first.
13.Physics (am / is / are) more difficult than chemistry.
14.Neither Jack nor I (am / is / are) glad to do that.
15.Ten tons of rice (cost / costs) a great deal of money.
16.Scotland (am / is / are) playing against France in a football
match today
17.Each boy and each girl (have / has) books.
18.Three years (am / is / are) a long time to be without a job.
19.There (live / lives) many people in this village.
*20.The method of studying the world (have / has) developed
slowly through the work of many people
21.To love and to be loved (am / is / are) the greatest happiness
on earth
22.The boys and the girls (love / loves) their parents deeply.
23.No student and no teacher (am / is / are) present.
24.The computer or artificial intelligence (have / has) become part
of everyday life
25.What (am / is / are) the purpose of learning foreign
languages?
26.Tom and I (am / is / are) cousins.
27.The whole family (am / is / are) going to the cinema.
28.Two hours (am / is / are) a long time to wait.
29.The production of dyes, perfumes and explosive (have / has)
made a lot of progress
30.Physics (am / is / are) my best subject at school.
31.Five days (am / is / are) not long enough for a good holiday.
32.Can I borrow your scissors? Mine (am / is / are) not sharp
enough
33.France (have / has) lost all their football matches this season.
34.My brother and I (am, is, are) engineers.
35.The police (want / wants) to interview my friend about
robbery
36.A number of students (comes / comes) to the party.
37 “Books” (am / is / are) a noun in plural.
38.The old house with its beautiful furniture and paintings (have /
has) been sold.
39.The Chinese (am / is / are) famous for their food.
40.Children (need / needs) to have good education.
41.My house (am / is / are) big but theirs (am / is / are) small.
42.The purpose of learning (am / is / are) to get more
knowledge of things and people
43.More and more people (am / is / are) spending their
lives studying science
44.The force of gravity (pull / pulls) you toward the earth 45.The language of science (am / is / are) the same for
peoples around the world
46.The number of schoolgirls in my class (am / is / are)
twenty-six
47 His family (am / is / are) rich Cattle (am / is / are)
fatten on green grass and then sold for meat
48.Her family (am / is / are) sitting in the first row now 49.Everybody (try / tries) to do their best at present No one (am / is / are) eager to be exam first.
50 Much progress (have / has) been made in the world
of science
51.One of the girls who (work / works) in this department (am / is / are) my niece.
52 The development of synthetic fabrics (bring / brings)
new challenges to chemical engineers
53.Furniture (am / is / are) made in this workshop
expensive but very good
54.Ethics (deal / deals) with morals Linguistics (am / is / are) his favorite subject at school.
55.Mathematics (am / is / are) his favorite subject this
year
*56.Every man and every woman (have / has) the
responsibility toward their children
57.No sugar and no ice (am / is / are) put in his coffee 58.My friends and I (walk / walks) for a mile along the street 59.Automobiles which (am / is / are) imported from Japan (am / is / are) cheap.
60.The cattle imported from Holland (give / gives) much milk 61.Each boy and girl (receive / receives) a diploma at the
graduation
62.Two hours (am / is / are) not so long for such an
interesting speech
63.There (am / is / are) much rain this summer.
64.Good news (am / is / are) known throughout the country
now
65.The singing of the birds (delight /delights) us.
66.My family (am / is / are) here Two kilos of coffee (cost / costs) about one hundred thousands dong
67.Bread and butter (am / is / are) all he asked for.
68 John or his brothers (am / is / are) going to help me 69.The committee (have / has) agreed on the plan.
70.It (am / is / are) my two brothers who (am / is / are) hurt 71.The number of pupils in the class (am / is / are) limited to
forty
72.Sixty dollars (am / is / are) too much to pay for that tie.
73.Three weeks (am / is / are) a long time to wait Twenty years (am / is / are) not a long period of time in human
history
74.Thirty miles on that road (seem / seems) like two hundred 75.Early to bed and early to rise (make / makes) a man
healthy, wealthy and wise
76.My wife, not my friends, (am / is / are) waiting for me
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1 My brother in the army in 1995 a
served b has served c had served d is serving
2 John _tennis once or twice a week.
3 I never go to Australia I _to Australia yet.
4 What happen if you come late for the meeting
tomorrow?a will be b will
5 Mr Johnson to Los Angeles in 1982.a had
6 He died after he ill a long time.a had been
7 They’ll finish this work before you _here
tomorrow.a will leave b left
8 Why did you buy all this sugar and chocolate?
I _a delicious dessert for dinner tonight.
9 Let’s go! What’s taking you so long? I’ll be there as
soon as I my keys.a found b find
10 Next week when there _a full moon, the ocean
tides will be higher.
a is being b will be c is d will have been
11 While I TV last night, a mouse ran across
12 Fish were among the earliest forms of life Fish
_on earth for ages and ages.
13 I’ve been in this city for a long time I _here
sixteen years ago.a have come b was coming
14 The earth on the sun for its heat and light.
a is dependedb dependingc depend d depends
15 I don’t feel good I home from work
16 On July 20, 1969, astronaut Neil Amstrong _
down onto the moon, the first person ever to set foot on
has stepped c stepped d was stepped
17 Everything is going well We _any problems so
18 My family loves this house It the family home
ever since my grandfather built it 60 years ago.
d.will be
19 It’s against the law to kill the hinoceros They
extinct.a became b have become
20 According to research reports, people
usually in their sleep 25 to 30 times each times.
21 Linda has lost her passport again It’s the second time this _.a has happened b happens
22 We’re good friends We each other for a long time.a.
23 May I speak to Dr Lee, please? I’m sorry, he a patient at the moment Can I help you?
24 The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he before.
flying
25 I’ve been in this city for a long time I here sixteen years ago.
had come
26 “Hurry up! We’re waiting for you What’s taking you so long?”
“I for an important phone call Go ahead and leave without me.”
27 The little girl started to cry She her doll and no one was able to find it for her.
29 Lightning seldom twice in the same place.
d was striking
30 He twenty calves last week, now he them up to sell.
31 Who the boss tell him that? Pter did a did hear
32 He _on the bank fishing when he a man’s hat floating down the river.
33 Peter leave for London? Two weeks ago.
willd What did
34 Peter is learning English at the moment He often English three periods a week.
36 While they _up the west coast, they ran out of food.
have sailed
37 Alex did not come to see the film last night because he it before.
d was seen