This document contains 50 sentences with subject-verb agreement errors. The sentences test whether a singular or plural verb should be used with singular and plural subjects, including subjects joined with "and", "or", as well as compound subjects. Correcting the subject-verb agreement requires determining whether the subject is singular or plural.
This document contains 50 sentences with subject-verb agreement errors. The sentences test whether a singular or plural verb should be used with singular and plural subjects, including subjects joined with "and", "or", as well as compound subjects. Correcting the subject-verb agreement requires determining whether the subject is singular or plural.
This document contains 50 sentences with subject-verb agreement errors. The sentences test whether a singular or plural verb should be used with singular and plural subjects, including subjects joined with "and", "or", as well as compound subjects. Correcting the subject-verb agreement requires determining whether the subject is singular or plural.
2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside. 4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor. 5. George and Tamara (doesn’t, don’t) want to see that movie. 6. Benito (doesn’t, don’t) know the answer. 7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France. 8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street. 9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch. 10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win. 11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable. 12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction. 13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I’ve seen. 14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six? 15. Mathematics (is, are) John’s favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea’s favorite subject. 16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days. 17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer? 18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner’s. 19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left! 20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully. 21. The committee members (leads, lead) very different lives in private. 22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially. 23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case. 24. Each of the girls ____ her own dress. (has/have) 25. Five miles____ long distance. (is/are) 26. Many a man ____ tried hard to climb the treacherous mountain range. ( have/has) 27. The furniture of the house ____ quite impressive. (is/are) 28. Few students ______ coming to the party. (is, are) 29. Uma, my childhood friend ____ leaving for Delhi next month. (is/are) 30. Most of my friends _____ government employees. (is/are) 31. The level of pain tolerance ____ from person to person. (vary/varies) 32. Either Tina or Rohit ____ telling lies. (is/are) 33. A number of people _____reported to have fallen sick after drinking the water from tubewell. (was/were) 34. The government ____ criticised by the Supreme Court for their actions. (was/were) 35. No one ____ a greater collection of books than my friend Reeshav. (has / have) 36. Somebody ____ waiting at the door for you. (is / are) 37. Two ____ ago, here is the place where the accident took place. (year/years) 38. Fast food, like burgers and street food, ____ harmful to our health. (is/are) 39. All the students ____ excited to visit the museum after school. (is/are) 40. Neither Joseph nor his family ____ French. (speaks/speak) 41. Either Ross or Joey ____ broken the glass. (has/have) 42. If anybody _____ for me, do let me know. (calls/call) 43. The plumber, along with his helper ____, expected to come soon. (is/are) 44. Several neighbours _____ complained about the loud sound coming from that house. (has/have) 45. Neither Penny nor Amy ____ went to work. (has/have) 46. The Olympics ____ held every four years. (is/are) 47. The people ___ lived without electricity for many years. (has/have) 48. The dog _____ chasing the cat for quite some time. (is/are) 49. Helen ______ want to attend the party. (doesn’t/don’t) 50. Gary ________ the dog to a walk every day. (take/takes)