Fill in the blanks with a verb form that agrees with the subject
1Excessive consumption of fatty foods ............... not good for health.
Wrong!
The singular head noun "consumption" takes the verb "is".
2The introduction of reforms ............... opposed by the aristocracy.
Wrong!
The singular head noun "introduction" takes the verb "was".
3Every morning, the chirping of birds ............... me up.
Wrong!
The singular subject "chirping" takes the verb "wakes".
4Neither he nor his brothers ............... English.
Wrong!
With "neither... nor," the verb agrees with the nearer subject, so "brothers" takes "speak".
5Mary, as well as her sisters, ............... abroad.
Wrong!
With "as well as," the verb agrees with the main subject, so "Mary" takes "studies".
6A rolling stone ............... no moss.
Wrong!
The singular subject "stone" takes the verb "gathers".
7Children ............... flying kites.
Wrong!
The plural subject "Children" takes the verb "enjoy".
8Both my parents ............... teachers.
Wrong!
The plural subject "parents" takes the verb "are".
9What you say ............... no sense to me.
Wrong!
The noun clause "What you say" is treated as singular here and takes "makes".
10Working women ............... many problems.
Wrong!
The plural subject "women" takes the verb "face".
11Two thousand dollars ............... not a small sum.
Wrong!
A sum of money is treated as one amount, so "Two thousand dollars" takes "is".
12The way was long, and the night ............... dark.
Wrong!
The singular subject "night" takes the verb "was".
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- 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 moss.
- Children enjoy 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.