Advanced Subject-verb agreement

Question 1

Each of the students ______ (has, have) a book.

Answer 1

has (“Each” is singular)

Question 2

Neither Ted nor the girls _____ (is, are) going to the park today.

Answer 2

are (Use the noun closed to the verb to determine if it’s plural or singular)

Question 3

Japanese ____________ (is,are) a popular language.

Answer 3

is (Languages are singular)

Question 4

The elderly often ____ (tell, tells) interesting stories.

Answer 4

tell (Groups of people are usually, but not always, plural—although the word “group” is singular…)

Question 5

Each of the cowboys _____ (ride, rides) a horse with skill and grace.

Answer 5

rides (“Each” is singular)

Question 6

How many rolls of tape ___________ (is, are) there?

Answer 6

are`

Question 7

There _________(has been, have been) a lot of good music on the radio this week.

Answer 7

has been (look at the subject to determine singular or plural)

Question 8

The police ____ (is, are) called whenever there is a murder.

Answer 8

are (Groups of people are usually, but not always, plural)

Question 9

Snowboarding _____________ (require, requires)

Answer 9

requires (gerunds are singular)

Question 10

Writing essays _________ (is, are) difficult for me

Answer 10

is

Question 11

Every boy and girl _____________(has, have) a backpack

Answer 11

has (“Every” is singular)

Question 12

I have good ________________ (news, newses)

Answer 12

news

Question 13

Half of the book _________________ (is, are) torn.

Answer 13

is (look at the subject in the phrase)

Question 14

One-third of the students ___________(is, are) here.

Answer 14

are (look at the subject)

Question 15

Half of the children __________ (is, are) absent.

Answer 15

are

Question 16

Sheep _____ (is, are) cute animals.

Answer 16

are

Question 17

The number of students who got an “F” _____ (was, were) low.

Answer 17

was (“The number” is specific, so it’s singular)

Question 18

Politics ______ (is, are) an interesting subject.

Answer 18

is

Question 19

Each skater _____ (has been, have been) trained since childhood.

Answer 19

has been

Question 20

French chefs ____________ (is, are )very talented

Answer 20

are

Question 21

Mexicans ___________ (is, are) great cooks.

Answer 21

are

Question 22

English ______ (is, are) spoken in many countries.

Answer 22

is

Question 23

A number of students ______ (is, are) in the lab.

Answer 23

are (“A number” means more than one)

Question 24

Eating vegetables __________ (is, are) good for you.

Answer 24

is

Question 25

None of the houses ______ (has, have) escaped damage from the storm.

Answer 25

has

Question 26

Half of the pizzas ____ (is, are) vegetarian

Answer 26

are

Question 27

Why _________ (isn’t, aren’t) there any teachers in the room?

Answer 27

aren’t

Question 28

The New York Times ______ (is, are) an important newspaper.

Answer 28

is

Question 29

Neither my parents nor my brother ____ (is, are) going to the event.

Answer 29

is (Look at the subject closed to the verb)

Question 30

Either Bob or Bob’s parents ________ (is, are) going to the awards ceremony.

Answer 30

are