Fill in the blanks with a verb form that agrees with the subject.
1The performance of the students ............... excellent.
Wrong!
The singular subject "performance" takes the singular verb "was".
2More than 10,000 kilometers ............... India from Europe.
Wrong!
The distance expression "More than 10, 000 kilometers" is treated as one amount, so "separates" is correct.
3One of my sisters ............... abroad.
Wrong!
The subject is "One", so the singular verb "lives" is correct.
4Neither of them ............... here.
Wrong!
In formal standard English, "Neither" takes the singular verb "is".
5Everybody ............... come.
Wrong!
The indefinite pronoun "Everybody" is singular, so "has" is correct.
6Each of the students ............... punished.
Wrong!
The subject "Each" is singular, so "was" is correct.
7One of the students ............... missing.
Wrong!
The subject is "One", so the singular verb "is" is correct.
8The officer as well as the subordinates ............... present.
Wrong!
With "as well as", the verb agrees with the first subject, so "was" is correct.
9Neither of the statements ............... true.
Wrong!
In formal standard English, "Neither" takes the singular verb "is".
10Many parents ............... present at the meeting.
Wrong!
The plural subject "Many parents" takes the plural verb "were".
11She always ............... fault with others.
Wrong!
The singular subject "She" takes the singular verb "finds".
12The moon as well as the stars ............... us light.
Wrong!
With "as well as", the verb agrees with the first subject, so "gives" is correct.
Answers
- The performance of the students was excellent.
- More than 10,000 kilometers separates India from Europe.
- One of my sisters lives abroad.
- Neither of them is here.
- Everybody has come.
- Each of the students was punished.
- One of the students is missing.
- The officer as well as the subordinates was present.
- Neither of the statements is true.
- Many parents were present at the meeting.
- She always finds fault with others.
- The moon as well as the stars gives us light.
