Exercise 1

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

Underline the correct verb in brackets.
1. You ( are, is ) wrong and I ( am, are ) right,
2. One of the boys ( does not have, do not have ) a book.
3. Five of the men ( has, have ) donated blood many times.
4. Either those girls or Ali ( has, have ) taken my book by mistake.
5. Everybody ( is, are ) invited to the party.
6. Most of us ( do not, does not) understand the topic well.
7. Two- third of the eggs in the basket ( is, are ) rotten.
8. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea which was written by Jules Verne
( has, have ) been made into a movie.
9. The number of high-rise buildings in Alor Setar ( is, are ) increasing.
10. We ( like, likes ) to play squash.
11. The journey from my house to the hospital ( take, takes ) twenty minutes.
12. There ( is, are ) many reasons why people ( like, likes ) to collect stamps.
13. Fishing and jogging ( is, are ) my hobbies.
14. Rain (stop, stops ) many of our activities.
15. Africa and Asia ( is, are ) continents.
16. I (has, have ) already completed my work.
17. The police ( keeps, keep ) law and order.
18. The teacher, as well as the pupils, ( is, are ) going on a trip to Legoland.
19. Some of the pupils in this class (do not, does not ) do their homework.
20. Each of the pupils ( has, have ) a new i-pad.

Put in until or since

1. Do not open the door of the train __________ it stops.
2. Khairul has worked in the restaurant __________ he was sixteen.
3. I have lived in Langkawi __________ 1995.
4. I study from 8 oclock ___________ the clock struck midnight.
5. En. Rahman and Pn. Hindon have been married __________ they were at
university.
6. It has been raining __________ the Malaysia Fest parade started.
Put in while, after, before
1. I always have breakfast __________ I go to school.
2. We were tired ___________ we went to the playground.
3. The headmaster telephoned __________ you were out.
4. I always drink a glass of milk _________ I go to bed.
5. _________ she had washed and peeled the mango, she ate it.
6. My father read the newspaper __________ while he was waiting for me.
Put in as, as soon as, when
1. __________ I grow up, I want to be a pilot.
2. I fell asleep __________ I put my head on the pillow.
3. __________ we were about to go cycling, it rained cats and dogs.
4. __________ I get home this evening, I am going to water the plants.
5. Call me ___________ you reach your grandmothers house.
6. ___________ I was walking home from school, I was chased by a dog.
 One evening, Erwin and his friend were __________ at the
playground. A young girl was ___________ on her tricycle .

Suddenly, two men came near her. They ________ her and ran
towards a van. A lady came running and _____________ after them. Erwin
and his friend _____________ looked at the number plate of the van and
took note of the __________________ faces.

A man ____________ the police. Erwin reported all the

______________ about the number plate and the colour of the van .

Soon, a patrol car spotted and stopped the van. They _____________
the kidnappers. The police took the girl to her mother. She _____________
Erwin who had helped saving her daughter.

One evening, Erwin and his friend were __________ at the

playground. A young girl was ___________ on her tricycle .

Suddenly, two men came near her. They ________ her and ran
towards a van. A lady came running and _____________ after them. Erwin
and his friend _____________ looked at the number plate of the van and
took note of the __________________ faces.

A man ____________ the police. Erwin reported all the

______________ about the number plate and the colour of the van .

Soon, a patrol car spotted and stopped the van. They _____________
the kidnappers. The police took the girl to her mother. She _____________
Erwin who had helped saving her daughter.