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Grammar — Subject-Verb Agreement Edge Cases

Name: ______________________Class: ________Date: ____________Score: ____ / 20
  1. 1.

    Choose the correct verb: 'The bouquet of roses ___ beautiful.' (is / are)

    (a) is(b) are
  2. 2.

    Fill in: 'Either the teacher or the students ___ responsible.' (is / are)

    Answer: ____________________________________

  3. 3.

    Choose the correct verb: 'Mathematics ___ my favourite subject.' (is / are)

    (a) is(b) are
  4. 4.

    Fill in: 'Each of the students ___ given a certificate.' (was / were)

    Answer: ____________________________________

  5. 5.

    Choose the correct verb: 'The news ___ very shocking.' (is / are)

    (a) is(b) are
  6. 6.

    Fill in: 'Neither the boys nor the girl ___ admitted to the mistake.' (has / have)

    Answer: ____________________________________

  7. 7.

    Choose the correct verb: 'A pair of scissors ___ on the table.' (is / are)

    (a) is(b) are
  8. 8.

    Fill in: 'The committee ___ divided in their opinions.' (is / are)

    Answer: ____________________________________

  9. 9.

    Choose the correct verb: 'Five dollars ___ too much for this pen.' (is / are)

    (a) is(b) are
  10. 10.

    Fill in: 'There ___ a book and two pens on the desk.' (is / are)

    Answer: ____________________________________

  11. 11.

    Choose the correct verb: 'The number of students ___ increased this year.' (has / have)

    (a) has(b) have
  12. 12.

    Fill in: 'A number of students ___ absent today.' (is / are)

    Answer: ____________________________________

  13. 13.

    Choose the correct verb: 'Every boy and girl ___ a prize.' (gets / get)

    (a) gets(b) get
  14. 14.

    Fill in: 'Bread and butter ___ my usual breakfast.' (is / are)

    Answer: ____________________________________

  15. 15.

    Choose the correct verb: 'Not only the students but also the teacher ___ surprised.' (was / were)

    (a) was(b) were
  16. 16.

    Fill in: 'None of the water ___ contaminated.' (is / are)

    Answer: ____________________________________

  17. 17.

    Choose the correct verb: 'The United Nations ___ an international organisation.' (is / are)

    (a) is(b) are
  18. 18.

    Fill in: 'Many a student ___ failed this exam.' (has / have)

    Answer: ____________________________________

  19. 19.

    Choose the correct verb: 'One of the books that ___ on the shelf is mine.' (is / are)

    (a) is(b) are
  20. 20.

    Fill in: 'The majority of the votes ___ counted.' (has been / have been)

    Answer: ____________________________________

Answer key — P6 English: Grammar — Subject-Verb Agreement Edge Cases

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  1. 1.(a) is
  2. 2.are
  3. 3.(a) is
  4. 4.was
  5. 5.(a) is
  6. 6.has
  7. 7.(a) is
  8. 8.are
  9. 9.(a) is
  10. 10.is
  11. 11.(a) has
  12. 12.are
  13. 13.(a) gets
  14. 14.is
  15. 15.(a) was
  16. 16.is
  17. 17.(a) is
  18. 18.has
  19. 19.(b) are
  20. 20.have been
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