Subject-Verb Concord Exercise Solution
Directions : Fill in the blanks with a verb in agreement with its subject:
- My father knows as much as my teacher. (know/knows)
- A great many sheets of fine paper were on the bed-table. (was/were)
- There was a regular traffic of rats. (was/were)
- A shower of young flowers falls upon the child. (fall/falls)
- One of my aunts comes near him. (come/comes)
- People were watching the scene. (was/were)
- Winds beat against the houses. (beats/beat)
- Slow and steady wins the race. (win/wins)
- Cattle are grazing in the field. (is/are)
- The jury were divided in their opinion. (was/were)
- Hari besides his sisters goes to school by car. (go/goes)
- The number of questions in this paper is twenty-five.(is/are)
- The cost of all these articles has risen. (has/have)
- All the students of my class learn English. (learn/learns)
- The policeman has caught the thief. (have/has)
- Dal and Bati is the famous dish of Rajasthan. (are/is)
- Each of the boys was punished. (was, were)
- Two and two makes four. (make, makes)
- Neither Sita nor her sisters were playing. (was, were)
- Everyone has seen a football match. (has seen, have seen)
- Neither of the girls has brought tiffin-box. (has, have)
- Mohan and Sohan have gone to Delhi. (has, have)
- The captain with all his soldiers was killed in the war. (was, were)
- Either you or I am a thief. (is, are, am)
- Either of his friends is sitting in the room. (is, are)
- My friend as well as I is going to cinema. (is, are, am)
- Bread and butter is necessary for him. (is, are)
- The poet and writer is dead. (is, are)
- The poet and the writer are dead. (is, are)
- One hundred miles is a great distance. (is, are)
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