Subject And Verb

Agreement
Exercise 1

Underline the suitable answers.

1. One of my friends ( is, are ) here.
2. The legs of the chair ( is, are ) made of steel.
3. The man and his wife ( has, have ) gone home.
4. Each boy and each girl ( has, have ) to bring something for the party.
5. Neither the man nor his children ( is, are ) good at playing chess.
6. Rabies ( is, are ) a dangerous disease spread by diseased dogs.
7. Neither she nor I ( is, am ) going to the concert.
8. The whole family ( has, have ) gone on a holiday.
9. Not only the man but his wife ( was, were ) also drowned.
10.
Malaysian Tigers ( is, are )a very interesting book.
11.
Either the girl or her brother ( is, are ) at home.
12.
Mrs. Tan and her children ( has, have ) seen the film show.
13.
Both Ali and Siti ( has, have ) completed the homework.
14.
The teacher, with her pupils, ( is, are ) going to Penang.
15.
Eating fruits and vegetables ( give, gives ) us vitamins.
16.
This flower ( is, are ) not beautiful but those ( is, are ).
17.
The traffic ( is, are ) quite light today.
18.
There ( is, are ) not many vehicles on the road.
19.
A big boy ( do, does ) not cry. Only a small boy (cry, cries ).
20.
The number of students in the school ( has, have ) increased.
21.
A number of boys ( is, are ) taking part in the competition.
22.
Either his sister or brother ( is, are ) coming to the concert.
23.
Neither Ben nor his friends ( has, have ) completed their
homework.
24.
Each boy and girl ( has, have ) to contribute to the party.
25.
The principal and all the teachers ( was, were ) present at the
annual dinner.
26.
The girl as well as her brother (was, were ) allowed to watch the
show.
27.
Neither the teacher nor the students ( is, are ) allowed to attend
the talk.
28.
Neither the students nor the teacher ( is, are ) to be blamed.
29.
Physics ( is, are ) my favourite subject.
30.
All the money in the wore ( is, are ) useless if you ( is, are )
unhappy.

Exercise 2

Fill in the blanks with is or are.

1. All my luggage __________ in the car.
2. Some of the pupils in this class __________ mischievous.
3. A number of teachers in my school __________ highly qualified.
4. All of us __________ ready to help you.
5. The information they gave __________ useful to us.
6. __________ there enough rice for all of us?
7. Where __________ the rest of the boys?
8. These __________ yours but that one __________ mine.
9. Travelling in aeroplanes __________ not so dangerous these days.
10.
The behavior of the boys __________ improving.
11.
Most of the people here __________ farmers.
12.
How many days __________ they going to stay here?
13.
Five hundred ringgit __________ a lot of money.
14.
Everybody __________ ready to go home.
15.
My friends __________ coming to see me tomorrow.
16.
The news __________ interesting.
17.
There __________ a few towns in this state which __________ still
dirty.
18.
How __________ you going to Penang tomorrow?
19.
I think there __________ enough room for all of you.
20.
Too much sugar __________ not good for health.
21.
One of the pupils __________ sick.
22.
Neither my mother nor father __________ here today.
23.
Exercise __________ good for the body.
24.
The children __________ having a picnic by the lake.
25.
Ten kilometers __________ too far for me to walk.

Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks with is, are, was or were.
1.
2.
3.
4.

The price of the things he bought __________ very high.

The owner of the three houses __________ not here today.

He and his younger brother __________ studying at this school this year.
Every boy and every girl in the school __________ asked to help in the
concert last month.
5. The man together with his sex children and twenty grandchildren
__________ present at the family photography session yesterday.
6. Either Ramli or Kassim __________ going to win the badminton match
tonight.

7. Neither Ah Huat nor his family members __________ coming for the
dinner this evening.
8. Either I or they __________ to take the things to your house afterwards.
9. Neither he nor I __________ wrong in this matter. So, do not blame either
of us.
10.
She did not do well in Mathematics which __________ not her
favourite subject.

Exercise 4
Fill in the blanks with is, are, was or were.
1. The number of members is this association __________ quite big.
2. A variety of activities __________ planned for the scouts who went
camping.
3. There __________ very little variety in the food they are serving at the
canteen.
4. The cost of the various types of medicine __________ too high for
someone like him who earns so little.
5. Industry and perseverance __________ going to get you very far in your
career.
6. Every man and every woman __________ to help to make this scheme a
success.
7. The hijacker with all the crew and passengers __________ killed when
the plane exploded.
8. Either he or you __________ to do the work. No one else is going to do it.
9. He can never give up politics because politics __________ in his blood.
10.
The police __________ setting up road blocks everywhere to catch
the robbers.
11.
Too much sand __________ not good because it will make the
concrete weaker.
12.
His family __________ now in Canada.
13.
His family __________ always quarrelling when they were here.
14.
The class __________ practicing drawing now.
15.
There __________ a number of chairs in the canteen. You can take
one of them.
16.
The number of pupils taking this subject __________ very small
every year.
17.
All the boys and girls __________ to assemble here tomorrow.
18.
The teachers with a pupil __________ walking across the field.
19.
The Economic Dragons of Asia __________ praised as being a
very informative book by the critics recently.

20.
Three hundred thousand ringgit __________ too much to pay for a
single-storey, three-bedroomed terrace house.
21.
Too much salt __________ bad for you as it will give you high blood
pressure.
22.
The jury __________ divided in their verdict about the child abuse
case. So, the defendant was set free.
23.
Not only his brother but also his sister __________ there to send
him off when he went to Australia.
24.
Not only his friend but also his enemies __________ praising him
for his honesty at a ceremony two years ago.
25.
The Horrors of Midnight __________ written by a Malaysian
author three years ago.
26.
150 centimetres __________ too short for a man.
27.
10 000 metres __________ quite difficult to climb. You will need a
lot of practice. Special training and equipment __________ needed for
you to succeed.
28.
Only a number of boys and girls __________ present at the
ceremony yesterday. The rest of them __________ away on a trip.
29.
You need to wear something warm. Either jacket __________
suitable as both __________ made from wool.
30.
My father __________ waiting for me at the station. My brothers
__________ there as well. As I __________ greeting them, I saw a little boy
running around the station. He __________ lost. He __________ crying and
looking for his mother.