Exercise On Agreement Of Verb With Subject

Choose the correct form of the verb that matches the theme. Combine the following sentences with an appropriate form of verb indicated in parentheses. These themes are also unique, although they speak of a group of people. During this English lesson, you will learn some more advanced cases of subject-verb tuning that confuse many learners. 15. Mathematics (is, are) John`s favorite subject, while Civics (is) Andreas the preferred subject. These words always take the plural form of the verb: 8. Man with all birds (living, living) on my way. The subject-verb chord is one of the first things you learn in English class: 22.

The Prime Minister, with his wife, cordially greets the press. These words are irregular plural names (substantial ones that are not made by adding -s) and they take the plural form of the verb: 20. The committee (debate, debate) has carefully addressed these issues. 4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor. “Half of the students come from another country.” 23. All CDs, even scratched, (are) in this case. 10. Players, as well as the captain, (wants, wants) to win. 6.

The brothers and their sister are good at studying. . 9. The children and their mothers are missing. . 3. A dictionary and an atlas are missing from the library. . Note: in British English, the “family” and “team” are often plural. 2.

Either my mother or my father (east, are) come to the assembly. “Some students won`t make it.” 21. Committee members (management, management) have very different lives in the private sector. . “How do you react when someone compliments you?” 5. George and Tamara (no, no) want to see this film. These words can be singular or plural depending on what follows them! “Many houses in this area don`t have garages.” “40% of people don`t support the new law.” 7. Students accompanied by their teacher had a picnic. 9. The film, including all previews, (take, takes) about two hours to see. .

. . 2. Many mangoes and bananas are available this season. . 16. Eight dollars (is, is) the price of a movie these days. “I don`t know if there`s anyone in the office right now.” . “Men don`t usually like to buy clothes.” 19.