Fill in the blanks with a verb form that agrees with the subject.
1. Two and two ………………… four.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. Nobody was late, …………………… .. they?
Correct!
Wrong!
3. A serious problem in our garden ………………… .. wasps.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. Nobody except his best friends …………………… .. him.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. My baggage ……………………… sent to Paris by mistake.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. Romeo and Juliet …………………… one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. The Prime Minister, as well as some of his Cabinet Ministers, ……………………… in opening up the economy.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. Your ……………………… pretty.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. A number of people ………………… trying to immigrate.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. A group of us …………………. going on holiday next week.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. Two and two is / are four.
2. Nobody was late, were they?
3. A serious problem in our garden is wasps.
4. Nobody except his best friends likes him.
5. My baggage has been sent to Paris by mistake.
6. Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays.
7. The Prime Minister, as well as some of his Cabinet Ministers, believes in opening up the economy.
8. Your hair is pretty.
9. A number of people are trying to immigrate.
10. A group of us are going on holiday next week.
