Fill in the blanks.
1Neither Sam nor his parents ............... in that house.
Wrong!
With "neither... nor", the verb agrees with the nearer subject, so "live" agrees with "his parents".
2Either Rahul or his friends ............... broken the window.
Wrong!
With "either... or", the verb agrees with the nearer subject, so "have" agrees with "his friends".
3Somebody ............... let the cat in.
Wrong!
"Somebody" takes a singular verb, so the correct choice is "has".
4Each of the suspects ............... been interrogated.
Wrong!
"Each of" takes a singular verb, so the correct choice is "has".
5Neither Rohit nor his brother ............... hard.
Wrong!
With two singular subjects joined by "neither... nor", the correct singular verb is "works".
6One of the boys ............... gone missing.
Wrong!
"One of the boys" has the singular head word "one", so the correct choice is "has".
7The officer as well as his subordinates ............... present at the meeting.
Wrong!
With "as well as", the verb agrees with the first subject, so "was" agrees with "the officer".
8Neither of these statements ............... true.
Wrong!
"Neither of" is treated as singular in this sentence, so the correct choice is "is".
9These cattle ............... to my uncle.
Wrong!
"Cattle" is a plural noun, so the correct verb is "belong".
10There ............... been no casualties.
Wrong!
In a "there" sentence, the verb agrees with the following plural noun phrase, so the correct choice is "have".
11The stars as well as the moon ............... us light.
Wrong!
With "as well as", the verb agrees with the first subject, so "give" agrees with "the stars".
12Either you or she ............... telling a lie.
Wrong!
With "either... or", the verb agrees with the nearer subject, so "is" agrees with "she".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Neither Sam nor his parents live in that house.
- Either Rahul or his friends have broken the window.
- Somebody has let the cat in.
- Each of the suspects has been interrogated.
- Neither Rohit nor his brother works hard.
- One of the boys has gone missing.
- The officer as well as his subordinates was present at the meeting.
- Neither of these statements is true.
- These cattle belong to my uncle.
- There have been no casualties.
- The stars as well as the moon give us light.
- Either you or she is telling a lie.
