Fill in the blanks with a verb form that agrees with the subject.
1Two and two ............... four.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Is" and "are" are both possible because a simple sum can be treated as one calculation or as two numbers.
2Nobody was late, ............... they?
Wrong!
"Were" agrees with the plural tag pronoun "they" after the negative word "nobody".
3A serious problem in our garden ............... wasps.
Wrong!
"Is" agrees with the singular subject "a serious problem".
4Nobody except his best friends ............... him.
Wrong!
"Likes" agrees with the singular subject "nobody".
5My baggage ............... sent to Paris by mistake.
Wrong!
"Has been" is correct because "baggage" is an uncountable singular noun.
6"Romeo and Juliet" ............... one of Shakespeare's most popular plays.
Wrong!
"Is" is correct because the title "Romeo and Juliet" names one play.
7The Prime Minister, as well as some of his Cabinet Ministers, ............... in opening up the economy.
Wrong!
"Believes" agrees with the main subject "The Prime Minister".
8Your ............... pretty.
Wrong!
"Hair is" is correct because "hair" is normally an uncountable singular noun in this meaning.
9A number of people ............... trying to immigrate.
Wrong!
"Are" is correct because "a number of" means several people.
10A group of us ............... going on holiday next week.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Is" and "are" are both possible because "group" can be viewed as one unit or as several people.
Answers
- Two and two is / are four.
- Nobody was late, were they?
- A serious problem in our garden is wasps.
- Nobody except his best friends likes him.
- My baggage has been sent to Paris by mistake.
- “Romeo and Juliet” is one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays.
- The Prime Minister, as well as some of his Cabinet Ministers, believes in opening up the economy.
- Your hair is pretty.
- A number of people are trying to immigrate.
- A group of us is / are going on holiday next week.
