Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise -3
Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise -3
Underline the form from that correctly completes each sentence.
#1. 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.
#2. The number of car accidents (is / are) increasing every year.
Answer : is
The number of car accidents is increasing every year.
#3. 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.
#4. My new pair of pants (is / are) at the cleaners.
Answer : is
My new pair of pants is at the cleaners.
#5. 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.
#6. 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.
#7. Every man and woman (has / have) the right to vote.
Answer : has
Every man and woman has the right to vote.
#8. 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.
#9. 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.
#10. 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.
#11. 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.
#12. All of the money (was / were) found.
Answer : was
All of the money was found.
#13. Teeth (is / are) covered with a hard substance called enamel.
Answer : are
Teeth are covered with a hard substance called enamel.
#14. 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.
#15. 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.
#16. Both corn and wheat (is / are) grown in Canada.
Answer : are
Both corn and wheat is grown are Canada.
#17. Most of our furniture (is / are) in storage.
Answer : is
Most of our furniture is in storage.
#18. 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.
#19. The police (is / are) on the alert for the escaped convict.
Answer : are
The police are on the alert for the escaped convict.
#20. 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.
#21. There (is / are) two types of calculus, differential and integral.
Answer : are
There are two types of calculus, differential and integral.
#22. 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.
#23. A number of graduates (have / has) received scholarship from this department.
Answer : have
A number of graduates have received scholarship from this department.
#24. Ethics (is / are) the study of moral duties, principles, and values.
Answer : is
Ethics is the study of moral duties, principles, and values.
#25. 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.
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Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise -3
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Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise -3
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Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise -3
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