English Question Bank Class 10 : Subject-Verb Concord Exercise Solution

Subject-Verb Concord Exercise Solution

Directions : Fill in the blanks with a verb in agreement with its subject:

1. My father knows as much as my teacher. (know/knows)
2. A great many sheets of fine paper were on the bed-table. (was/were)
3. There was a regular traffic of rats. (was/were)
4. A shower of young flowers falls upon the child. (fall/falls)
5. One of my aunts comes near him. (come/comes)
6. People were watching the scene. (was/were)
7. Winds beat against the houses. (beats/beat)
8. Slow and steady wins the race. (win/wins)
9. Cattle are grazing in the field. (is/are)
10. The jury were divided in their opinion. (was/were)
11. Hari besides his sisters goes to school by car. (go/goes)
12. The number of questions in this paper is twenty-five.(is/are)
13. The cost of all these articles has risen. (has/have)
14. All the students of my class learn English. (learn/learns)
15. The policeman has caught the thief. (have/has)
16. Dal and Bati is the famous dish of Rajasthan. (are/is)
17. Each of the boys was punished. (was, were)
18. Two and two makes four. (make, makes)
19. Neither Sita nor her sisters were playing. (was, were)
20. Everyone has seen a football match. (has seen, have seen)
21. Neither of the girls has brought tiffin-box. (has, have)
22. Mohan and Sohan have gone to Delhi. (has, have)
23. The captain with all his soldiers was killed in the war. (was, were)
24. Either you or I am a thief. (is, are, am)
25. Either of his friends is sitting in the room. (is, are)
26. My friend as well as I is going to cinema. (is, are, am)
27. Bread and butter is necessary for him. (is, are)
28. The poet and writer is dead. (is, are)
29. The poet and the writer are dead. (is, are)
30. One hundred miles is a great distance. (is, are)  

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