In each of the following sentences supply a verb that agrees with the subject.
1There ............... many objections to the plan.
Wrong!
The plural subject in "There are" agrees with "many objections."
2Neither his father nor his mother ............... alive.
Wrong!
With "neither... nor," the verb agrees with the nearer singular subject, so "is" is correct.
3Iron as well as gold ............... found in India.
Wrong!
The subject "Iron" is singular, so "is" is correct.
4No news ............... good news.
Wrong!
"News" is singular in form and meaning here, so "is" is correct.
5The great poet and novelist ............... dead.
Wrong!
One person is both the poet and the novelist, so "is" is correct.
6Which one of these umbrellas ............... yours?
Wrong!
The subject is the singular phrase "one of these umbrellas," so "is" is correct.
7Every leaf and every flower ............... stripped off the tree.
Wrong!
After "every... and every...," the subject is treated as singular, so "was" is correct.
8Milton is one of the greatest poets who ............... ever lived.
Wrong!
The relative pronoun "who" refers to the plural noun "poets," so "have" is correct.
9The robber and his followers ............... escaped.
Wrong!
The compound subject "The robber and his followers" is plural, so "have" is correct.
10None of you ............... done the work correctly.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "has" and "have" are acceptable with "none of you" in this sentence.
Answers
- There are many objections to the plan.
- Neither his father nor his mother is alive.
- Iron as well as gold is found in India.
- No news is good news.
- The great poet and novelist is dead.
- Which one of these umbrellas is yours?
- Every leaf and every flower was stripped off the tree.
- Milton is one of the greatest poets who have ever lived.
- The robber and his followers have escaped.
- None of you has / have done the work correctly.
