Fill in the blanks.
1Neither pleasure nor pain ............... to move him.
Wrong!
With two singular subjects joined by "Neither... nor", the verb is singular, so "seems" is correct.
2Neither the master nor his servants ............... present in the barn.
Wrong!
With "Neither... nor", the verb agrees with the nearer subject "servants", so "were" is correct.
3No nook or corner ............... left unsearched.
Wrong!
The singular phrase "No nook or corner" takes the singular verb "was".
4Either you or I ............... mistaken.
Wrong!
With "Either... or", the verb agrees with the nearer subject "I", so "am" is correct.
5Neither you nor he ............... right.
Wrong!
With "Neither... nor", the verb agrees with the nearer subject "he", so "is" is correct.
6None of them ............... arrived.
Wrong!
In this formal sentence, "None of them" is treated as singular, so "has" is correct.
7All of his books ............... worth reading.
Wrong!
The subject "All of his books" is plural, so "are" is correct.
8She is getting married to Sam, who ............... her college mate.
Wrong!
The relative pronoun "who" refers to singular "Sam", so "was" is correct.
9I who ............... your patron will never desert you.
Wrong!
The relative pronoun "who" refers to "I", so "am" is correct.
10A lot of work ............... to be done.
Wrong!
The uncountable noun "work" takes the singular verb "needs".
11A lot of people ............... in ghosts.
Wrong!
The plural noun "people" takes the plural verb "believe".
12There ............... been many studies on this subject.
Wrong!
In a "There" sentence, the verb agrees with the plural noun phrase, so "have" is correct.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Neither pleasure nor pain seems to move him.
- Neither the master nor his servants were present in the barn.
- No nook or corner was left unsearched.
- Either you or I am mistaken.
- Neither you nor he is right.
- None of them has arrived.
- All of his books are worth reading.
- She is getting married to Sam, who was her college mate.
- I who am your patron will never desert you.
- A lot of work needs to be done.
- A lot of people believe in ghosts.
- There have been many studies on this subject.
