Class 10 Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise

Fill in the blanks with a verb that agrees with the subject. You can learn about the rules of subject-verb agreement here.

1. Diabetes ……………………… often hereditary. (is / are)

2. Physics ………………………. his favourite subject. (is / are)

3. Measles ………………………. caused by a virus.

4. The tongs ……………………….. by the fireplace. (is / are)

5. My trousers ……………………….. too tight for me. (is / are)

6. Economics ………………………. a complicated subject. (is / are)

7. The police ………………………. arrested the culprit. (has / have)

8. The staff ………………………… on a strike. (is / are)

9. The team ……………………… on the field. (is / are)

10. The team ……………………… hopeful of success. (is / are)

11. The audience ……………………… enthralled by the performance. (was / were)

12. Rabies ………………………. transmitted through the bite of an infected animal. (is / are)

Answers

1. Diabetes is often hereditary.

2. Physics is his favourite subject.

3. Measles is caused by a virus. (The words physics, economics, mathematics, electronics, mechanics, measles, rabies, diabetes are singular.)

4. The tongs are by the fireplace.

5. My trousers are too tight for me.

6. Economics is a complicated subject.

7. The police have arrested the culprit. (Use a plural verb with police.)

8. The staff is on a strike. (The word staff can be used with both singular and plural verbs.)

9. The team is on the field. (The word team can be used with singular or plural verbs.)

10. The team is hopeful of success.

11. The audience was enthralled by the performance. (The word audience can be used with singular and plural verbs.)

12. Rabies is transmitted through the bite of an infected animal.