Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1. James as well as his friends ………………………….. guilty.
When you connect two subjects with as well as, the verb agrees with the first subject.
2. Neither Martha nor Jennifer ……………………….. there.
When we connect two nouns with neither/nor, the verb agrees with the number and person of the second subject.
3. One of the students ……………………………. missing.
Use a singular verb after one of.
4. Neither of them ……………………………. hard.
Use a singular verb after either and neither.
5. Either you or he …………………………… telling a lie.
When we connect two nouns with either/or, the verb agrees with the number and person of the second subject.
6. These cattle ……………………………. to my grandmother.
Cattle is plural.
7. He always ……………………………….. fault with others.
8. He knows ……………………………
9. He …………………………… smoke.
We use used to to talk about past habits.
10. I …………………………. him to go.
Before a personal object, we use tell.
11. He …………………………… to come.
12. The council ………………………….. of 12 members.
Answers
1. James as well as his friends is guilty.
2. Neither Martha nor Jennifer was there.
3. One of the students was missing.
4. Neither of them works hard.
5. Either you or he is telling a lie.
6. These cattle belong to my grandmother.
7. He always finds fault with others.
8. He knows how to swim.
9. He used to smoke.
10. I told him to go.
11. He refused to come.
12. The council consists of 12 members.
