Fill in the blanks.
1. The travellers rested under a …………………….. of trees.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. While taking a stroll in my garden, I was attacked by a ………………………… of bees.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. What will you do if you find an abandoned ………………………….. of kittens?
Correct!
Wrong!
4. Each of these novels ……………………… worth reading.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after each.
5. The children were accompanied …………………….. their mother.
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Wrong!
6. I found ……………………….. empty bottle floating on the water.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. He, as well as I, ……………………….. great interest in politics.
Correct!
Wrong!
When we connect two nouns with as well as, the verb agrees with the former.
8. The minister unlike his sons ……………………… honest.
Correct!
Wrong!
Here the subject is the singular noun minister.
9. Close the door. Change into passive
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Wrong!
10. Either you or your brother ……………………….. to clean the room.
Correct!
Wrong!
When two singular nouns are connected with either/or, the verb agrees with the latter.
11. Neither my brother nor my sisters ……………………. married.
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Wrong!
When two singular nouns are connected with either/or, the verb agrees with the latter.
12. What is the female of fox …………………..
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Wrong!
Answers
- The travellers rested under a clump of trees.
- While taking a stroll in my garden, I was attacked by a swarm of bees.
- What will you do if you find an abandoned litter of kittens?
- Each of these novels is worth reading.
- The children were accompanied by their mother.
- I found an empty bottle floating on the water.
- He, as well as I, has great interest in politics.
- The minister unlike his sons is honest.
- Let the door be closed.
- Either you or your brother has to clean the room.
- Neither my brother nor my sisters are married.
- What is the female of fox? Vixen
