Ex. 7: Agreement

This exercise is for subject-verb agreement. Choose the most appropriate answer.

1. All of his money       stolen. (Correct)(Incorrect)

All of his money was stolen. (Correct)

2. There       a lot of people in the park. (Correct)(Incorrect)

There were a lot of people in the park. (Correct)

3. There is       in the refrigerator. (Correct)(Incorrect)

There is no milk in the refrigerator. (Correct)

4. The United Nations       nearly two hundred member states. (Correct)(Incorrect)

The United Nations has nearly two hundred member states. (Correct)

5. The teacher, as well as the students,       on vacation. (Correct)(Incorrect)

The teacher, as well as the students, is on vacation. (Correct)

6. Either he or you       to go there tomorrow. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Either he or you have to go there tomorrow. (Correct)

7. Neither Tom's father nor       sister knew what happened. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Neither Tom's father nor his sister knew what happened. (Correct)

8.       was given to the children's hospital. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Twenty percent of the sum was given to the children's hospital. (Correct)

9.       were repaired yesterday. (Correct)(Incorrect)

A few bicycles were repaired yesterday. (Correct)

10. The pronouns       as subjects are always used with a plural verb. (Correct)(Incorrect)

The pronouns both, few, others as subjects are always used with a plural verb. (Correct)

Your result: 00% correct.