Fill in the blanks with a verb that agrees with the subject.
1The puppy or the kitten ............... the cheese.
Wrong!
With two singular nouns joined by "or", use the singular verb "has eaten".
2Neither you nor I ............... fit for this job.
Wrong!
With "neither... nor", the verb agrees with the nearer subject, so "am" agrees with "I".
3Either he or you ............... to do the shopping.
Wrong!
With "either... or", the verb agrees with the nearer subject, so "have" agrees with "you".
4Neha ............... what to do after school.
Wrong!
The singular subject "Neha" takes the present simple negative form "doesn't know".
5The chairman, along with the secretary, ............... present at the meeting.
Wrong!
The phrase "along with the Secretary" does not change the singular subject, so "was" is correct.
6Both the manager and the assistant manager ............... expected to be present at the meeting.
Wrong!
Two subjects joined by "and" take the plural verb "are".
7One of my cousins ............... to be an archaeologist.
Wrong!
The subject is "one", so the singular verb "wants" is correct.
8A famous poet and singer ............... in this neighborhood.
Wrong!
"A famous poet and singer" refers to one person, so the singular verb "lives" is correct.
9The woman who ............... next door is a writer.
Wrong!
The relative-clause verb agrees with "woman", so "lives" is correct.
10The price of essential commodities ............... gone up.
Wrong!
The subject is the singular noun "price", so "has" is correct.
11A mother sparrow with her chicks ............... in that nest.
Wrong!
The phrase "with her chicks" does not change the singular subject, so "lives" is correct.
12Neither answer ............... correct to me.
Wrong!
"Neither answer" is singular, so the singular verb "seems" is correct.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The puppy or the kitten has eaten the cheese.
- Neither you nor I am fit for this job.
- Either he or you have to do the shopping.
- Neha doesn’t know what to do after school.
- The chairman, along with the secretary, was present at the meeting.
- Both the manager and the assistant manager are expected to be present at the meeting.
- One of my cousins wants to be an archaeologist.
- A famous poet and singer lives in this neighborhood.
- The woman who lives next door is a writer.
- The price of essential commodities has gone up.
- A mother sparrow with her chicks lives in that nest.
- Neither answer seems correct to me.
