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Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise -3

Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise -3

Underline the form from that correctly completes each sentence.

#1. The more-or-less rhythmic succession of economic booms and busts (is / are) referred to as the business cycle.

 

Answer : is

 

The more-or-less rhythmic succession of economic booms and busts is referred to as the business cycle.

#2. My new pair of pants (is / are) at the cleaners.

 

Answer : is

 

My new pair of pants is  at the cleaners.

#3. The Chinese (was /were) drinking tea in the year 2000 B.C.

 

Answer : were

 

The Chinese were drinking tea in the year 2000 B.C.

#4. Most of our furniture (is / are) in storage.

 

Answer : is

 

Most of our furniture is in storage.

#5. A number of graduates (have / has) received scholarship from this department.

 

Answer : have

 

A number of graduates have  received scholarship from this department.

#6. A number of special conditions (is / are) necessary for the formation of a geyser.

 

Answer : are

 

A number of special conditions are necessary for the formation of a geyser.

#7. Every man and woman (has / have) the right to vote.

 

Answer : has

 

Every man and woman has the right to vote.

#8. Both corn and wheat (is / are) grown in Canada.

 

Answer : are

 

Both corn and wheat is grown are Canada.

#9. The number of chromosomes in a cell (varies / vary) from species to species.

 

Answer : varies

 

The number of chromosomes in a cell varies from species to species.

#10. Ethics (is / are) the study of moral duties, principles, and values.

 

Answer : is

 

Ethics is the study of moral duties, principles, and values.

#11. The first bridge to be build with electric lights (was / were) the Brooklyn Bridge.

 

Answer : was

 

The first bridge to be build with electric lights was the Brooklyn Bridge.

#12. The battery, along with the alternator and starter, (makes / make) up the electrical system of a car.

 

Answer : makes

 

The battery, along with the alternator and starter, makes up the electrical system of a car.

#13. The police (is / are) on the alert for the escaped convict.

 

Answer : are

 

The police are on the alert for the escaped convict.

#14. All of the money (was / were) found.

 

Answer : was

 

All of the money was found.

#15. Each of the Ice Ages (was / were) more than a million years long.

 

Answer: was

 

Each of the Ice Ages was more than a million years long.

#16. Fifteen hundred dollars a year (was / were) the per-capita income in the United States in 1950.

 

Answer : was

 

Fifteen hundred dollars a year was the per-capita income in the United States in 1950.

#17. Teeth (is / are) covered with a hard substance called enamel.

 

Answer : are

 

Teeth are covered with a hard substance called enamel.

#18. Everyone who (goes / go) into the woods should recognize common poisonouscplants such as poison ivy and poison oak.

 

Answer : goes

 

Everyone who goes into the woods should recognize common poisonouscplants such as poison ivy and poison oak.

#19. There (is / are) two types of calculus, differential and integral.

 

Answer : are

 

There are two types of calculus, differential and integral.

#20. In a chess game, the player with the white pieces always (moves / move) first.

 

Answer : moves

 

In a chess game, the player with the white pieces always moves first.

#21. All trees, except for the tree fern, (is / are) seed bearing plants.

 

Answer : are

 

All trees, except for the tree fern, are seed bearing plants.

#22. Neither Mary nor her friends (is / are) going to have a party.

 

Answer : are

 

Neither Mary nor her friends are going to have a party.

#23. The Earth and Pluto (is / are) the only two planets in the solar system believed to have a single moon.

 

Answer : are

 

The Earth and Pluto are the only two planets in the solar system believed to have a single moon.

 

#24. George Gershwin, together with his brother Ira, (was / were) the creator of the first musical comedy to win Pulitzer Prize.

 

Answer : was

 

George Gershwin, together with his brother Ira, was the creator of the first musical comedy to win Pulitzer Prize.

#25. The number of car accidents (is / are) increasing every year.

 

Answer : is

 

The number of car accidents is increasing every year.

 

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Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise -3

Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise -3

Choose the correct form from the parentheses.

Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise -3

Underline the form from that correctly completes each sentence.

1. George Gershwin, together with his brother Ira, (was / were) the creator of the first musical comedy to win Pulitzer Prize. was

were

Answer : was

George Gershwin, together with his brother Ira, was the creator of the first musical comedy to win Pulitzer Prize.

2. Every man and woman (has / have) the right to vote.

has

have

Answer : has

Every man and woman has the right to vote.

3. The Chinese (was /were) drinking tea in the year 2000 B.C.

was

were

Answer : were

The Chinese were drinking tea in the year 2000 B.C.

4. Teeth (is / are) covered with a hard substance called enamel.

is

are

Answer : are

Teeth are covered with a hard substance called enamel.

5. The more-or-less rhythmic succession of economic booms and busts (is / are) referred to as the business cycle.

is

are

Answer : is

The more-or-less rhythmic succession of economic booms and busts is referred to as the business cycle.

6. Neither Mary nor her friends (is / are) going to have a party.

is

are

Answer : are

Neither Mary nor her friends are going to have a party.

7. My new pair of pants (is / are) at the cleaners.

is

are

Answer : is

My new pair of pants is  at the cleaners.

8. Everyone who (goes / go) into the woods should recognize common poisonouscplants such as poison ivy and poison oak.

go

goes

Answer : goes

Everyone who goes into the woods should recognize common poisonouscplants such as poison ivy and poison oak.

9. The number of car accidents (is / are) increasing every year.

is

are

Answer : is

The number of car accidents is increasing every year.

10. In a chess game, the player with the white pieces always (moves / move) first.

move

moves

Answer : moves

In a chess game, the player with the white pieces always moves first.

11. A number of special conditions (is / are) necessary for the formation of a geyser.

is

are

Answer : are

A number of special conditions are necessary for the formation of a geyser.

12. Most of our furniture (is / are) in storage.

is

are

Answer : is

Most of our furniture is in storage.

Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise -3

Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise -3

Underline the form from that correctly completes each sentence.

13. All trees, except for the tree fern, (is / are) seed bearing plants.

is

are

Answer : are

All trees, except for the tree fern, are seed bearing plants.

14. The police (is / are) on the alert for the escaped convict.

is

are

Answer : are

The police are on the alert for the escaped convict.

15. Each of the Ice Ages (was / were) more than a million years long.

was

were

Answer : was

Each of the Ice Ages was more than a million years long.

16. Ethics (is / are) the study of moral duties, principles, and values.

is

are

Answer : is

Ethics is the study of moral duties, principles, and values.

17. Both corn and wheat (is / are) grown in Canada.

is

are

Answer : are

Both corn and wheat is grown are Canada.

18. The first bridge to be build with electric lights (was / were) the Brooklyn Bridge.

was

were

Answer : was

The first bridge to be build with electric lights was the Brooklyn Bridge.

19. The battery, along with the alternator and starter, (makes / make) up the electrical system of a car.

make

makes

Answer : makes

The battery, along with the alternator and starter, makes up the electrical system of a car.

20. The number of chromosomes in a cell (varies / vary) from species to species.

vary

varies

Answer : varies

The number of chromosomes in a cell varies from species to species.

21. There (is / are) two types of calculus, differential and integral.

is

are

Answer : are

There are two types of calculus, differential and integral.

22. The Earth and Pluto (is / are) the only two planets in the solar system believed to have a single moon.

is

are

Answer : are

The Earth and Pluto are the only two planets in the solar system believed to have a single moon.

23. A number of graduates (have / has) received scholarship from this department.

have

has

Answer : have

A number of graduates have  received scholarship from this department.

24. Fifteen hundred dollars a year (was / were) the per-capita income in the United States in 1950.

was

were

Answer : was

Fifteen hundred dollars a year was the per-capita income in the United States in 1950.

25. All of the money (was / were) found.

was

were

Answer : was

All of the money was found.

Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise -3