Fill in the blanks with a verb form that agrees with the subject
1. Excessive consumption of fatty foods ............................ not good for health.
Correct!
Wrong!
Here the subject is the singular noun consumption.
2. The introduction of reforms ............................ opposed by the aristocracy.
Correct!
Wrong!
Here the subject is the singular noun introduction.
3. Every morning, the chirping of birds ............................ me up.
Correct!
Wrong!
Here the subject is the gerund chirping. When ing forms are the subjects, the verb is singular.
4. Neither he nor his brothers ......................... English.
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Wrong!
When we connect two nouns with neither/nor, the verb agrees in number and person with the noun closer to nor.
5. Mary as well as her sisters .............................. abroad.
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Wrong!
When we connect two nouns with as well as, the verb agrees with the former noun.
6. A rolling stone .............................no mosses.
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Wrong!
7. Children ............................... flying kites.
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Wrong!
8. Both my parents ............................. teachers.
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Wrong!
9. What you say ............................. no sense to me.
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Wrong!
When the subject is a noun clause, the verb is singular.
10. Working women .................................. many problems.
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Wrong!
11. Two-thousand dollars ............................. not a small sum.
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Wrong!
12. The way ......................... long and the night ......................... dark.
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Wrong!
Answers
- Excessive consumption of fatty foods is not good for health.
- The introduction of reforms was opposed by the aristocracy.
- Every morning, the chirping of birds wakes me up.
- Neither he nor his brothers speak English.
- Mary as well as her sisters studies abroad.
- A rolling stone gathers no mosses.
- The boys are flying kites.
- Both my parents are teachers.
- What you say makes no sense to me.
- Working women face many problems.
- Two-thousand dollars is not a small sum.
- The way was long and the night was dark.
