SUBJECT - VERB AGREEMENT TEST 2

1.       Neither James nor his friends _______ there.

2.       The poet and the statesman ________ awarded.

3.       Rice and curry ____ my favourite dish.

4.       My friend and guide _______ come.

5.       Each boy and girl ______ a separate report. ( make)

6.       Two times three _______ six.

7.       He is one of the men who _______ as advisers. (act)

8.       This is one of those problems which ________ many solutions. (has)

9.       The store, in addition to the farms________ sold.

10.   The coach, together with his assistants________ praised.

11.   The husband as well as the wife__________ advice. (need)

12.   The jury ______ divided in their opinion.

13.   The jury ______ finally complete.

14.   The family ______ an annual gathering. (holds)

15.   The family _________ never been able to agree on a single issue.

16.   Measles_______ a complicated disease.

17.   Three fourths of the house_________ constructed.

18.   None but the brave _______ fair. ( deserves)

19.   Which of those pens _______ yours?

20.   The value of the things_________ not up to the mark.

21.   Some of the water ______ gone.

22.   Neither of the two traffic lights ______ working.

23.   Either _____ fine with me.

24.   Either my father or my brothers _____ going to sell the house.

25.   _______ either my father or my brothers responsible?

26.   There______ two reasons.

27.   There ______ no reason for this.

28.   My glasses ______ on the bed.

29.   A pair of plaid trousers ________ in the closet.

30.   A larger percentage of the older population _______ voting against him.

31.   Two- fifths of the troops _______ lost in the battle.

32.   Two-fifths of the vineyard________ destroyed by fire.

33.   Two and two ______ four.

34.   Four times four divided by two _______ eight.

35.   It is not the faculty members but the president who ______ this issue. (decide)

36.   The department members but not the chairman _______ (decides) not to teach on Sunday.

37.   Fourty percent of the students _______ in favour of changing the policy.

38.   Fourty percentage of the student’s body ______ informed of changing the policy.

39.   The colour of the books ______ decent.

40.   The members along with the president _______ invited to the party.

ANSWERS:

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