Subject Verb Agreement Exercise

Exercise 1

1. Anna and I ------------------ (go) to the movie theater every Friday.

2. Those apples ------------------ (taste) so good that I can't stop eating them.

3. My mother never -------------------- (come) with us to the beach.

4. Jose ------------------- (cry) all the time.

5. Fifi -------------- (bury) his toys in the yard.

6. We ----------------- (spoil) our daughter too much.

7. The radio ------------------- (turn off) by itself time to time.

8. It ------------ (be) always nice to go on a family road trip.

9. The children ----------------- (sleep) early.

10. All of our energy -------------- (go) into learning English.

Exercise 2

1.      Sally------------ (run, runs) to the park every day.

2.      The dogs -------------(bark, barks) at strangers.

3.      Ted and Mary --------------(is, are) going to the movies.

4.      The game --------------(was, were) exciting.

5.      They -----------------(worry, worries) too much.

6.      She-------------- (study, studies) every night.

7.      Black or white -------------(is, are) your choice.

8.      That -----------(was, were) incredible.

9.      Those--------- (is, are) pretty shoes.

10.  The cat or dog-------------- (is, are) in the yard.

Exercise 3

1.    One of my friends ------------ gone to France.

2.    Each of the boys--------------- given a present.

3.    Neither of the contestants ------------- able to win a decisive victory.

4.    Oil and water --------------- not mix.

5.    He and I ------------- at Oxford together.

6.    Slow and steady -------------- the race.

7.    Neither Peter nor James -------------- any right to the property.

8.    No prize or medal -------------- given to the boy, though he stood first in the examination.

9.    Either Mary or Alice ------------- responsible for this.

10.    Neither the Minister nor his colleagues ------------ given an explanation for this.

Exercise 4

1. Your friendship over the years and your support------------------ (has/have) meant a great deal to us.

2. Hamilton Family Centre, a shelter for teenage runaways in San Francisco, ---------------(offers/offer) a wide variety of services.

3. The main source of income for Trinidad -------------(is/are) oil and pitch.

4. The chances of your being promoted (is/are) excellent.

5. There ----------------(was/were) a Pokémon card stuck to the refrigerator.

6. Neither the professor nor his assistants ----------------(was/were) able to solve the mystery of the eerie glow in the laboratory.

7. Many hours at the driving range -----------------(has/have) led us to design golf balls with GPS locators in them.

8. Discovered in the soil of our city garden --------------(was/were) a button dating from the Civil War dating from the turn of the century.

9. Every year, during the midsummer festival, the smoke of village bonfires------------- (fills/fill) the sky.

10. The story performers --------------(was/were) surrounded by children and adults eager to see magical tales.

Exercises 5

1. Annie and her brothers----------- (is, are) at school.

2. Either my mother or my father ---------------(is, are) coming to the meeting.

3. The dog or the cats --------------(is, are) outside.

4. Either my shoes or your coat --------------(is, are) always on the floor.

5. George and Tamara ---------------(doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.

6. Benito ----------------(doesn't, don't) know the answer.

7. One of my sisters -------------(is, are) going on a trip to France.

8. The man with all the birds --------------(live, lives) on my street.

9. The movie, including all the previews,-------------- (take, takes) about two hours to watch.

10. The players, as well as the captain, ---------------(want, wants) to win.

11. Either answer ---------------(is, are) acceptable.

12. Every one of those books ----------------(is, are) fiction.

13. Nobody--------------- (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.

14. ----------------(Is, Are) the news on at five or six?

15. Mathematics-------------- (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.

16. Eight dollars ----------------(is, are) the price of a movie these days.

17. -------------------(Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?

18. Your pants -----------------(is, are) at the cleaner's.

19. There ---------------(was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!

20. The committee-------------- (debates, debate) these questions carefully.

21. The committee members------------- (leads, lead) very different lives in private.

22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife,---------------- (greets, greet) the press cordially.

23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, --------------(is, are) in this case.

23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.

Exercise 6

1. Action adventures and romantic comedies ------------- two of my favorite kinds of movies.
2. The pair [of scissors] you bought -------------- really sharp!
3. The novel about alien invasions in the U.S. ---------------- been made into a movie.
4. The girl, not her brother, ------------------ an avid reader.
5. A child who ---------- to read books and whose parents encourage reading ---------------- better in
school.
6. Either bookstores or the library ----------- Shakespeare plays.
7. Neither the library nor the bookstores ------------- the book I want.
8. Either Mary or I ------------- going to the store today.