Subject-verb Agreement (Intermediate) Flashcards
In 2003, there ( is / are / was / were ) a terrible disease called “SARS” in Asia.
was
Susan, ( is / are / was / were ) there a chair in the garden?
is
There ( is / are / was / were ) many janitors in my high school, and they are all very old.
are
There ( is / are / was / were ) a blackboard in the classroom.
is
There ( is / are / was / were ) some dictionaries I liked in the past. But I find myself sticking to one only.
were
There ( is / are / was / were ) few books in my school bag.
are
“Are there many windows in the house?” “Yes, there ( is / are / was / were ) many.”
are
( Is / Are / Was / Were ) there a big wedding cake yesterday?
Was
“Are there many people?” “No, there ( is / are / was / were ) only one person.”
is
“Is there a dog here?” “No, there ( is / are / was / were ) not.”
is
Last Sunday, there ( is / are / was / were ) many friends coming to my flat, celebrating my birthday.
were
( Is / Are / Was / Were ) there a nice restaurant around here?
Is
There ( is / are / was / were ) an Indian boy in my class.
is
In 1998, there ( is / are / was / were ) only 114 “English schools” in the territory.
were
At my school, there ( is / are / was / were ) one Principal, and he is in charge of everything.
is
( Is / Are / Was / Were ) there lots of people at the party last night?
Were
Altogether, there ( is / are / was / were ) 15 convenience stores in my town.
are
Because of SARS, there ( is / are / was / were ) around 200 people killed in Hong Kong.
were
However, during the noisy party, there ( is / are / was / were ) only one puppy and she is very lonely.
is
Last year, when I was teaching in Kowloon, there ( is / are / was / were ) at least 33 students in class.
were
There ( is / are / was / were ) tons of e-mails in my mailbox, but I have just deleted them all!
were
This year, there ( is / are / was / were ) 56 teachers working at my secondary school.
are
There ( is / are / was / were ), in total, 30 questions in this short exercise.
are
There ( is / are / was / were ) an internet café opposite my estate.
is
Most of the time, there ( is / are / was / were ) only one teacher teaching in class.
is
I used to like Maths. On my desk, there ( is / are / was / were ) dozens of reference books on the subject.
were
On my USB drive, there ( is / are / was / were ) several Japanese songs.
are
This year, there ( is / are / was / were ) 27 students in Mr. Lam’s Form 1 English class.
are
There ( is / are / was / were ) a lot of hotels around the world.
are
