Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise -8
Choose the correct form of the verb, singular or plural.
#1. Fortunately the news (wasn’t / weren’t) as bad as we had expected.
#2. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine (isn’t / aren’t) sharp enough.
#3. I’m going to take a taxi. Six miles (is / are) too far for me to walk.
#4. The trousers you bought for me (doesn’t / don’t) fit me.
#5. England (has / have) lost all their football matches this season.
#6. The police (wants / want) to interview Fred about a robbery.
#7. Physics (was / were) my best subject at school.
#8. Where (does / do) your family live?
#9. Three days (isn’t / aren’t) long enough for a good holiday.
| 1. The trousers you bought for me don’t fit me. |
| 2. Physics was my best subject at school. |
| 3. Fortunately the news wasn’t as bad as we had expected. |
| 4. The police want to interview Fred about a robbery. |
| 5. Three days isn’t long enough for a good holiday. |
| 6. Where does your family live? |
| 7. England have lost all their football matches this season. |
| 8. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine aren’t sharp enough. |
| 9. I’m going to take a taxi. Six miles is too far for me to walk. |