Fill in the blanks with a verb form that agrees with the subject.
1Both of them ............... come.
Wrong!
Both is followed by a plural verb.
2Neither of them ............... here at the moment.
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after neither.
3Each of these apples ............... good.
Wrong!
Each is followed by a singular verb.
4All of my friends ............... theists.
Wrong!
5Every student ............... to submit their assignment by Friday.
Wrong!
Every is followed by a singular verb.
6Somebody ............... left the door open.
Wrong!
7Nobody ............... there to help him.
Wrong!
8Much effort ............... required to learn a new language.
Wrong!
9There ............... only a few students in the class.
Wrong!
10Most of us ............... a new system.
Wrong!
11Either of them ............... quite capable of doing this.
Wrong!
12Neither of these essays ............... worth reading,
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Both of them have come.
- Neither of them is here at the moment.
- Each of these apples is good.
- All of my friends are theists.
- Every student has to submit their assignment by Friday.
- Somebody has left the door open.
- Nobody was there to help him.
- Much effort is required to learn a new language.
- There are only a few students in the class.
- Most of us want a new system.
- Either of them is quite capable of doing this.
- Neither of these essays is worth reading,
