Subject-verb Agreement (Intermediate)

Question 1

In 2003, there ( is / are / was / were ) a terrible disease called “SARS” in Asia.

Answer 1

was

Question 2

Susan, ( is / are / was / were ) there a chair in the garden?

Answer 2

is

Question 3

There ( is / are / was / were ) many janitors in my high school, and they are all very old.

Answer 3

are

Question 4

There ( is / are / was / were ) a blackboard in the classroom.

Answer 4

is

Question 5

There ( is / are / was / were ) some dictionaries I liked in the past. But I find myself sticking to one only.

Answer 5

were

Question 6

There ( is / are / was / were ) few books in my school bag.

Answer 6

are

Question 7

“Are there many windows in the house?” “Yes, there ( is / are / was / were ) many.”

Answer 7

are

Question 8

( Is / Are / Was / Were ) there a big wedding cake yesterday?

Answer 8

Was

Question 9

“Are there many people?” “No, there ( is / are / was / were ) only one person.”

Answer 9

is

Question 10

“Is there a dog here?” “No, there ( is / are / was / were ) not.”

Answer 10

is

Question 11

Last Sunday, there ( is / are / was / were ) many friends coming to my flat, celebrating my birthday.

Answer 11

were

Question 12

( Is / Are / Was / Were ) there a nice restaurant around here?

Answer 12

Is

Question 13

There ( is / are / was / were ) an Indian boy in my class.

Answer 13

is

Question 14

In 1998, there ( is / are / was / were ) only 114 “English schools” in the territory.

Answer 14

were

Question 15

At my school, there ( is / are / was / were ) one Principal, and he is in charge of everything.

Answer 15

is

Question 16

( Is / Are / Was / Were ) there lots of people at the party last night?

Answer 16

Were

Question 17

Altogether, there ( is / are / was / were ) 15 convenience stores in my town.

Answer 17

are

Question 18

Because of SARS, there ( is / are / was / were ) around 200 people killed in Hong Kong.

Answer 18

were

Question 19

However, during the noisy party, there ( is / are / was / were ) only one puppy and she is very lonely.

Answer 19

is

Question 20

Last year, when I was teaching in Kowloon, there ( is / are / was / were ) at least 33 students in class.

Answer 20

were

Question 21

There ( is / are / was / were ) tons of e-mails in my mailbox, but I have just deleted them all!

Answer 21

were

Question 22

This year, there ( is / are / was / were ) 56 teachers working at my secondary school.

Answer 22

are

Question 23

There ( is / are / was / were ), in total, 30 questions in this short exercise.

Answer 23

are

Question 24

There ( is / are / was / were ) an internet café opposite my estate.

Answer 24

is

Question 25

Most of the time, there ( is / are / was / were ) only one teacher teaching in class.

Answer 25

is

Question 26

I used to like Maths. On my desk, there ( is / are / was / were ) dozens of reference books on the subject.

Answer 26

were

Question 27

On my USB drive, there ( is / are / was / were ) several Japanese songs.

Answer 27

are

Question 28

This year, there ( is / are / was / were ) 27 students in Mr. Lam’s Form 1 English class.

Answer 28

are

Question 29

There ( is / are / was / were ) a lot of hotels around the world.

Answer 29

are