Exercise 11: Subject-Verb Agreeement

Choose the correct form of the verb in the following sentences.

1. Neither Bill nor Mary ( is / are ) going to the play tonight.

2. Anything ( is / are ) becoming than going to another movie tonight.

3. Skating (is /are) becoming more popular every day.

4. A number of reporters ( was / were ) at the conferences yesterday.

5. Everybody who ( has / have ) a fever must go home immediately.

6. Your glasses ( was / were ) on the bureai last night.

7. There ( was / were ) some people at the meeting last night.

 8. The committee ( has / have ) already reached a decision.

 9. A pair of jeans ( was / were ) in the washing machine this morning.

10. Each student ( has / have ) answered the first three questions.

11. Either John or his wife ( make / makes ) breakfast each morning.

12. After she had perused the material, the secretary decided that everything ( was / were ) in order.

13. The crowd at the basketball game ( was / were ) wild with excitement.

14. A pack of wild dogs ( has / have ) fightened all the ducks away.

 15. The jury ( is / are ) trying go reach a decision.

 16. The army ( has / have ) eliminated this section of the training test.

17. The number of students who have withdrawn from class this quarter ( is / are ) appalling.

18. There ( has / have ) been too many interruptions in this class.

19. Every elementary school teacher ( has / have ) to take this examination.

20. Neither Jill nor her parents( has / have ) seen this movie before.