Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1It ............... never too late to learn a new language.
Wrong!
The dummy subject "It" takes the singular verb "is" in this expression.
2There ............... no one to help him.
Wrong!
In "There" was "," the verb agrees with the singular idea "no one."
3The performance ............... so fantastic that the applause lasted several minutes.
Wrong!
The singular subject "performance" takes the singular past verb "was."
4There ............... a lot of applications.
Wrong!
The plural noun "applications" takes the plural verb "were" after "There."
5The information that we have received ............... inaccurate.
Wrong!
The uncountable noun "information" takes the singular verb "is."
6The children whom she adopted from an orphanage ............... very lovable.
Wrong!
The plural subject "children" takes the plural verb "are."
7The man who gave us the directions ............... a retired teacher.
Wrong!
The singular subject "man" takes the singular verb "is."
8"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" ............... an exciting novel.
Wrong!
A book title is treated as one thing, so "is" is correct.
9The news from the borders ............... depressing.
Wrong!
The noun "news" "is" singular in form and takes "is."
10One of my friends ............... a singer.
Wrong!
The subject head is "One," so the singular verb "is" is correct.
11My sister and I ............... to the same school.
Wrong!
The compound subject "My sister and I" takes the plural verb "go."
12The keys of the safe ............... not work.
Wrong!
The plural subject "keys" takes the auxiliary verb "do."
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- It is never too late to learn a new language.
- There was no one to help him.
- The performance was so fantastic that the applause lasted several minutes.
- There were a lot of applications.
- The information that we have received is inaccurate.
- The children whom she adopted from an orphanage are very lovable.
- The man who gave us the directions is a retired teacher.
- “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is an exciting novel.
- The news from the borders is depressing.
- One of my friends is a singer.
- My sister and I go to the same school.
- The keys of the safe do not work.
