Advanced Subject-verb agreement Flashcards
To correctly use subjects and verbs
Each of the students ______ (has, have) a book.
has (“Each” is singular)
Neither Ted nor the girls _____ (is, are) going to the park today.
are (Use the noun closed to the verb to determine if it’s plural or singular)
Japanese ____________ (is,are) a popular language.
is (Languages are singular)
The elderly often ____ (tell, tells) interesting stories.
tell (Groups of people are usually, but not always, plural—although the word “group” is singular…)
Each of the cowboys _____ (ride, rides) a horse with skill and grace.
rides (“Each” is singular)
How many rolls of tape ___________ (is, are) there?
are`
There _________(has been, have been) a lot of good music on the radio this week.
has been (look at the subject to determine singular or plural)
The police ____ (is, are) called whenever there is a murder.
are (Groups of people are usually, but not always, plural)
Snowboarding _____________ (require, requires)
requires (gerunds are singular)
Writing essays _________ (is, are) difficult for me
is
Every boy and girl _____________(has, have) a backpack
has (“Every” is singular)
I have good ________________ (news, newses)
news
Half of the book _________________ (is, are) torn.
is (look at the subject in the phrase)
One-third of the students ___________(is, are) here.
are (look at the subject)
Half of the children __________ (is, are) absent.
are
Sheep _____ (is, are) cute animals.
are
The number of students who got an “F” _____ (was, were) low.
was (“The number” is specific, so it’s singular)
Politics ______ (is, are) an interesting subject.
is
Each skater _____ (has been, have been) trained since childhood.
has been
French chefs ____________ (is, are )very talented
are
Mexicans ___________ (is, are) great cooks.
are
English ______ (is, are) spoken in many countries.
is
A number of students ______ (is, are) in the lab.
are (“A number” means more than one)
Eating vegetables __________ (is, are) good for you.
is
None of the houses ______ (has, have) escaped damage from the storm.
has
Half of the pizzas ____ (is, are) vegetarian
are
Why _________ (isn’t, aren’t) there any teachers in the room?
aren’t
The New York Times ______ (is, are) an important newspaper.
is
Neither my parents nor my brother ____ (is, are) going to the event.
is (Look at the subject closed to the verb)
Either Bob or Bob’s parents ________ (is, are) going to the awards ceremony.
are
