Exercise : Subject and Verb Agreement
Exercise
Choose the correct form of the verb
that agrees with the subject.
1. Annie and her brothers are at school.
2. Either my mother or my father is coming to the
meeting.
3. The dog or the cats are outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat are always on the
floor.
5. George and Tamara doesn't want to see that
movie.
6. Benito don't know the answer.
7. One of my sisters is going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds lives on my street.
10. The players, as well as the captain, want to
win.
11. Either answer are acceptable.
12. Every one of those books are fiction.
13. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen.
14. Is the news on at
five or six?
15. Mathematics is John's favorite subject, while
Civics is Andrea's favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars is the price of a movie these
days.
17. Are the tweezers in this
drawer?
18. Your pants are at the cleaner's.
19. There was fifteen candies in that bag. Now
there is only one left!
20. The committee debate these questions carefully.
21. The committee lead very different lives in
private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, greet the
press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, are in
this case.
