Subject – Verb Agreement Exercise For Class 8
Fill in the blanks with a verb form that agrees with the subject. You can learn about the rules of subject-verb agreement here.
1. Each of these girls ………………………… very well. (sing / sings)
2. Both of them ………………………… hard. (work / works)
3. All of us …………………………… to be independent. (has / have)
4. All of these roads …………………………… to the station. (lead / leads)
5. None of these roads ………………………….. to the station. (lead / leads)
6. Everyone of them …………………………… present in the room. (was / were)
7. Each of you …………………………….. to submit your work by Tuesday. (has / have)
8. Janet and her parents ……………………………. In that house. (live / lives)
9. Ramani along with her sisters …………………………. a boutique in town. (run / runs)
10. She as well as her parents ………………………….. an actor. (is / are)
11. Climbing mountains …………………………… a good sport. (is / are)
12. The sale of recreational drugs …………………………….. banned in India. (is / are)
Answers
1. Each of these girls sings very well.
2. Both of them work hard.
3. All of us have to be independent.
4. All of these roads lead to the station.
5. None of these roads leads to the station.
6. Every one of them was present in the room.
7. Each of you has to submit your work by Tuesday.
8. Janet and her parents live in that house.
9. Ramani along with her sisters runs a boutique in town. (When we connect two nouns with along with, the verb agrees with the former.)
10. She as well as her parents works in education.
11. Climbing mountains is a good sport. (Here the subject is the gerund climbing; use a singular verb when the subject is a gerund.)
12. The sale of recreational drugs is banned in India. (Here the subject is the singular noun sale.)
Worksheet 2
Fill in the blanks with a verb form that agrees with the subject.
1. The students ………………………….. submitted their work. (has / have)
2. Each student ………………………. given a specific task to complete. (was / were)
3. What ……………………… you doing in my room? (was / were)
4. There ………………………… a hole in my tights. (is / are)
5. There ……………………….. not much we could do about it. (was / were)
6. There ………………………. a few people waiting outside. (was / were)
7. Excessive consumption of natural resources …………………………… bad for the environment. (is / are)
8. Neither Rahul nor Rohan …………………………….. to have the required qualifications. (seem / seems)
9. Either Rani or Lakshmi …………………………… to give the presentation. (has / have)
10. Rising fuel prices …………………………. increased the cost of all commodities. (has / have)
11. The committee …………………………. to meet tomorrow. (is / are)
12. The Prime Minister along with the Home Minister …………………………….. to arrive soon. (is / are)
Answers
1. The students have submitted their work.
2. Each student was given a specific task to complete. (Use a singular verb after each and every.)
3. What were you doing in my room?
4. There is a hole in my tights.
5. There was not much we could do about it.
6. There were a few people waiting outside.
7. Excessive consumption of natural resources is bad for the environment.
8. Neither Rahul nor Rohan seems to have the required qualifications. (When we connect two singular nouns with neither/nor, the verb should be singular.)
9. Either Rani or Lakshmi has to give the presentation. (When we connect two singular nouns with either/or, the verb should be singular.)
10. Rising fuel prices has increased the cost of all commodities.
11. The committee is to meet tomorrow. (Collective nouns are usually followed by a singular verb.)
12. The Prime Minister along with the Home Minister is to arrive soon. (When we connect two singular nouns with ‘along with’, the verb should be singular.)
