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Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise

March 9, 2022 - pdf

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

  1. Every person knows this.
  2. One of my students is an aspiring writer.
  3. Some of my students are very ambitious.
  4. None of these apples is good.
  5. Neither of them works here.
  6. Both of them have arrived.
  7. None of them has gone.
  8. Each of the boys was given a task.
  9. All of my students are brilliant.
  10. The news is too good to be true.
  11. Each of these three roads leads to the station.
  12. Everyone of the men was present.
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