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Verb agreement examples

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1. They

(a) is arriving by train today.

(b) are arriving by train today.

(c) was arriving by train today.

(d) have arriving by train today.

Answer:

(b)

The third person will always take plural verb.

2. Neither my friend

(a) nor Raj are absent.

(b) nor Raj is absent.

(c) nor Raj were absent..

(d) nor Raj have been available.

Answer:

(b)

Two singular subjects connected by neither/nor require a singular verb.

3. Either Rohan or Shaan

(a) are to be blamed.

(b) is to be blamed.

(c) were to be blamed.

(d) have to be blamed.

Answer:

(b)

Two singular subjects connected by either/or require a singular verb.

4. The people of India

(a) are very hospitable.

(b) is very hospitable.

(c) was very hospitable.

(d) has very hospitable.

Answer:

(b)

‘People’ is a plural noun and will follow plural verb.

5. A car and a bike

(a) are means of transportation.

(b) is means of transportation.

(c) were means of transportation.

(d) have means of transportation.

Answer:

(a)

As a general rule, use a plural verb with two or more subjects when they are connected by ‘and’.

6. Neither Raj nor Ram

(a) are at fault.

(b) is at fault.

(c) were at fault.

(d) have at fault.

Answer:

(b)

Two singular subjects connected by neither/nor require a singular verb.

7. Each of the girls

(a) sing well.

(b) have sung well.

(c) sings well.

(d) singing well

Answer:

(c)

The pronouns each, everyone, every one, everybody, anyone, anybody, someone, and somebody are singular and require singular verbs.

8. Every one of them

(a) has done their duty.

(b) have done their duty.

(c) are done their duty.

(d) were done their duty.

Answer:

(a)

The pronouns each, everyone, every one, everybody, anyone, anybody, someone, and somebody are singular and require singular verbs.

9. Neither of them

(a) are available to give opinion.

(b) is available to give opinion.

(c) were available to give opinion.

(d) have available to give opinion.

Answer:

(b)

When either and neither are subjects, they always take singular verbs.

10. Either of us

(a) is capable of doing the job.

(b) are capable of doing the job.

(c) were capable of doing the job.

(d) have been capable of doing the job.

Answer:

(a)

When either and neither are subjects, they always take singular verbs.

11. There

(a) are thirty students in my class.

(b) is thirty students in my class.

(c) was thirty students in my class.

(d) has thirty students in my class.

Answer:

(c)

Here and there cannot be subjects. Therefore, if a sentence begins with here or there, look for the subject and write the correct form of the verb.

12. Here

(a) are your pencil.

(b) is your pencil.

(c) were your pencil.

(d) have your pencil.

Answer:

(b)

Here and there cannot be subjects. Therefore, if a sentence begins with here or there, look for the subject and write the correct form of the verb.

13. A number of people

(a) are waiting to see their favourite hero.

(b) is waiting to see their favourite hero.

(c) was waiting to see their favourite hero.

(d) has waiting to see their favourite hero.

Answer:

(a)

When the word number is preceded with the word a, use a plural verb

14. The number of stars in the sky

(a) are countless.

(b) is countless

(c) was countless.

(d) have countless.

Answer:

(b)

When the word number is preceded with the word the, use a singular verb.

15. Somebody

(a) were left her purse.

(b) have left her purse.

(c) are left her purse.

(d) has left her purse.

Answer:

(d)

The indefinite pronouns anyone, everyone, someone, no one, nobody are always singular and, therefore, require singular verbs.

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16. Some people in his office

(a) is very helpful.

(b) are very helpful.

(c) was very helpful.

(d) Has been very helpful.

Answer:

(b)

The following words almost always use the plural form of verbs: all, both, few, many, several, and some.

17. The news I have heard

(a) is bad.

(b) were bad.

(c) have bad.

(d) are bad.

Answer:

(a)

Some words end in ‘-s’ and appear to be plural but are really singular and require singular verbs.

18. Mumps

(a) are a serious disease.

(b) were a serious disease.

(c) have a serious disease.

(d) is a serious disease.

Answer:

(d)

Some words end in ‘-s’ and appear to be plural but are really singular and require singular verbs.

19. Few mountain climbers

(a) has reached the peak.

(b) have reached the peak.

(c) was reached the peak.

(d) is reached the peak.

Answer:

(b)

The following words almost always use the plural form of verbs: all, both, few, many, several, and some.

20. Two hours

(a) is a long time to wait for the doctor.

(b) are a long time to wait for the doctor.

(c) were a long time to wait for the doctor.

(d) have been a long time to wait for the doctor.

Answer:

(a)

Measurements of money, time, and distance usually require a singular verb

21. One of my best friends

(a) are a doctor.

(b) is a doctor.

(c) were a doctor.

(d) have a doctor.

Answer:

(b)

The subject of this sentence is 'one,' which is, of course, singular.

22. One hundred dollars

(a) is a lot for this pair of trousers.

(b) are a lot for this pair of trousers.

(c) were a lot for this pair of trousers.

(d) have been a lot for this pair of trousers.

Answer:

(a)

Measurements of money, time, and distance usually require a singular verb

23. Someone want to talk to you.

(a) wants to talk to you.

(b) are wanting to talk to you.

(c) were to talk to you.

Answer:

(b)

Use a singular verb after each, neither, everyone, everybody, nobody, and someone.

24. Gold and silver

(a) is precious metal.

(b) was precious metal.

(c) are precious metal.

(d) has been precious metal.

Answer:

(c)

Two or more singular nouns joined by ‘and’ require a singular verb.

25. The doctor who has helped thousands of patients

(a) is here.

(b) are here.

(c) were here.

(d) have been here.

Answer:

(a)

The subject is doctor. Therefore, we shall use singular verb.

26. Social Studies

(a) are an interesting subject.

(b) have an interesting subject.

(c) were an interesting subject.

(d) is an interesting subject.

Answer:

(d)

'Social Studies,’ is a subject which will follow a singular verb.

27. Some of the beads are missing.

(a) are missing.

(b) is missing.

(c) was missing.

(d) has missing.

Answer:

(a)

Some indefinite pronouns — such as all, some — are singular or plural depending on what they're referring to. If they refer to countable noun, we need a plural verb.

28. The Three Musketeers

(a) are a famous book.

(b) is a famous book.

(c) were a famous book.

(d) have been a famous book.

Answer:

(b)

Titles of books, movies and other works should be treated as singular nouns even though they may be plural in form.

29. Every boy and every girl

(a) was given a gift.

(b) were given a gift.

(c) are given a gift.

(d) have been given a gift.

Answer:

(a)

Two nouns qualified by each or every, even though connected by ‘and’ require a singular verb.

30. These tweezers

(a) are sharp.

(b) is sharp.

(c) was sharp.

(d) has sharp.

Answer:

(a)

Nouns such as scissors and tweezers require plural verbs.

31. Those trousers

(a) is made of wool.

(b) are made of wool.

(c) was made of wool.

(d) has made of wool.

Answer:

(b)

Nouns such as trousers require plural verbs.

32. There

(a) are many questions.

(b) is many questions.

(c) was many questions.

(d) has many questions.

Answer:

(a)

In sentences beginning with there is or there are, the subject follows the verb. Since there is not the subject, the verb agrees with what follows.

33. The team

(a) run during practice.

(b) were running during practice.

(c) have run during practice.

(d) runs during practice.

Answer:

(d)

Collective nouns are words that imply more than one person but that are considered singular and take a singular verb, such as: team, class and family.

34. The committee

(a) have decided how to proceed.

(b) are decided how to proceed.

(c) has decided how to proceed.

(d) were decided how to proceed.

Answer:

(c)

Collective nouns are words that imply more than one person but that are considered singular and take a singular verb, such as: committee and team.

35. The United States

(a) are having a big navy.

(b) were having a big navy.

(c) have a big navy.

(d) has a big navy.

Answer:

(d)

When the plural noun is a proper name for some single object or some collective unit, it must be followed by a singular verb.

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36. The chairman, along with his two assistants

(a) have planned to visit London.

(b) plan to visit London.

(c) plans to visit London.

(d) were planned to visit London.

Answer:

(c)

Expressions such as with, together with, along with, do not change the number of the subject. If the subject is singular, the verb is also singular.

37. There

(a) are too much crime today.

(b) have too much crime today.

(c) were too much crime today.

(d) is too much crime today.

Answer:

(d)

In sentences beginning with there is or there are, the subject follows the verb. Since there is not the subject, the verb agrees with what follows.

38. Bread and butter

(a) are his only food.

(b) were his only food.

(c) is his only food.

(d) have been his only food.

Answer:

(c)

If the nouns suggest one idea to the mind, or refer to the same person or thing, the verb is singular.

39. There

(a) is many reasons for the delay.

(b) was many reasons for the delay.

(c) has many reasons for the delay.

(d) are many reasons for the delay.

Answer:

(d)

In sentences beginning with there is or there are, the subject follows the verb. Since ‘there’ is not the subject, the verb agrees with what follows.

40. No trespassing and parking

(a) are allowed here.

(b) were allowed here.

(c) have allowed here.

(d) is allowed here.

Answer:

(d)

If the word ‘no’ comes before the subject, the verb is singular.

41. Four quarts of oil

(a) was required to get the car running.

(b) were required to get the car running.

(c) are required to get the car running.

(d) have been required to get the car running.

Answer:

(a)

The singular verb form is usually used for units of measurement.

42. The novelist and the poet

(a) is dead.

(b) are dead.

(c) were dead.

(d) have been dead.

Answer:

(a)

If the nouns suggest one idea to the mind, or refer to the same person or thing, the verb is singular.

43. Dogs and cats

(a) are both playing.

(b) is both playing.

(c) was both playing.

(d) has been both playing.

Answer:

(a)

If the subjects are both plural and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, the verb is plural.

44. Neither food nor water

(a) was available.

(b) were available.

(c) are available.

(d) have been available.

Answer:

(a)

Two or more singular subjects connected by ‘or’ or ‘nor’ require a singular verb.

45. Some boys in my class

(a) is very naughty.

(b) was very naughty.

(c) are very naughty.

(d) has very naughty.

Answer:

(c)

The words which always use the plural form of verbs are: all, both, few, many, several, and some.

46. A number of people

(a) are waiting to see you.

(b) is waitng to see you.

(c) was waitng to see you.

(d) has been waitng to see you.

Answer:

(a)

When the word number is preceded with the word a, use a plural verb.

47. The number of stars

(a) is countless.

(b) was countless.

(c) has countless.

(d) are countless.

Answer:

(d)

When the word number is preceded with the word ‘the’, use a singular verb.

48. Not only the players but also the coach

(a) was happy.

(b) were happy.

(c) have been happy.

(d) are happy.

Answer:

(a)

If the sentence has not only. . .but also, and neither. . .nor,the subject closest to the verb determines whether the verb is singular or plural.

49. None of them

(a) is ready to do this work.

(b) are ready to do this work.

(c) were ready to do this work.

(d) have been ready to do this work.

Answer:

(a)

When none means no one or not one, use the singular form of the verb.

50. None

(a) is helpless.

(b) was helpless.

(c) are helpless.

(d) has been helpless.

Answer:

(c)

When none means or suggests more than one thing or person, use the plural form of the verb.