Fill in the blanks with a verb form that agrees with the subject.
1. Every person …………………….. this.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after every.
2. One of my students …………………….. an aspiring writer.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after one of.
3. Some of my students ………………………. very ambitious.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a plural verb after some.
4. None of these apples ……………………… good.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after none.
5. Neither of them ……………………… here.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after neither.
6. Both of them …………………………. arrived.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a plural verb after both.
7. None of them …………………………. gone.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after none.
8. Each of the boys ……………………….. given a task.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after each.
9. All of my students ……………………… brilliant.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a plural verb after all.
10. The news ………………………. too good to be true.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after news.
11. Each of these three roads ………………………. to the station.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after each.
12. Everyone of the men ………………………….. present.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- Every person knows this.
- One of my students is an aspiring writer.
- Some of my students are very ambitious.
- None of these apples is good.
- Neither of them works here.
- Both of them have arrived.
- None of them has gone.
- Each of the boys was given a task.
- All of my students are brilliant.
- The news is too good to be true.
- Each of these three roads leads to the station.
- Everyone of the men was present.
