{"id":878,"date":"2015-11-12T15:29:50","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T15:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=878"},"modified":"2020-09-20T03:50:22","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T03:50:22","slug":"subject-verb-agreement-grammar-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/subject-verb-agreement-grammar-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Subject verb agreement | Grammar exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Complete the following sentences using a verb form that agrees with the subject. Watch our Youtube video for easy explanations of subject-verb agreement rules<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1. Fire and water ——————- not agree.<\/p>\n

a) do
\nb) does<\/p>\n

2. Shyam and his wife ——————— arrived.<\/p>\n

a) has
\nb) have<\/p>\n

3. My friend and benefactor ———————- come.<\/p>\n

a) has
\nb) have<\/p>\n

4. Early to bed and early to rise ——————- a man healthy, wealthy and wise.<\/p>\n

a) make
\nb) makes<\/p>\n

5. Every man and every woman —————- a vote.<\/p>\n

a) has
\nb) have<\/p>\n

6. Neither the manager nor his colleagues ———————— present at the meeting.<\/p>\n

a) was
\nb) were<\/p>\n

7. You and he ——————– birds of the same feather.<\/p>\n

a) are<\/p>\n

b) is<\/p>\n

8. No news —————— good news.<\/p>\n

a) is
\na) are<\/p>\n

9. Each one of my sisters ——————- married.<\/p>\n

a) is
\nb) are<\/p>\n

10. Rama as well as Hari and Shiva —————— spicy food.<\/p>\n

a) like
\nb) likes<\/p>\n

Answers<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1. Fire and water do<\/strong> not agree.<\/p>\n

2. Shyam and his wife have<\/strong> arrived.<\/p>\n

3. My friend and benefactor has<\/strong> come.<\/p>\n

4. Early to bed and early to rise makes<\/strong> a man healthy, wealthy and wise.<\/p>\n

5. Every man and every woman has<\/strong> a vote.<\/p>\n

6. Neither the manager nor his colleagues were<\/strong> present at the meeting.<\/p>\n

7. You and he are<\/strong> birds of the same feather.<\/p>\n

8. No news is<\/strong> good news.<\/p>\n

9. Each one of my sisters is<\/strong> married.<\/p>\n

10. Rama as well as Hari and Shiva likes<\/strong> spicy food. (It is possible to connect two subjects with as well as<\/strong>; if the first subject is singular, the verb is also likely to be singular.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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