10th Class English Grammar - Chapter 3 Subject – Verb Agreement All Question With Answer
↓ Question & Answer ↓
1. Choose the correct verbs given in brackets and rewrite the sentences:
(a) There (is / are) plenty of job opportunities for the people of this region.
Answer:
are (for opportunities)
(b) There (was /were) plenty of room for improvement in her work.
Answer:
was
(c) Two plus two (is / are) four.
Answer:
is
(d) Two twos (is / are) four.
Answer:
are
(e) Seventy kilometres (are / is) a long distance.
Answer:
is
(f) Fish and chips (is / are) not so expensive as chicken curry and rice.
Answer:
is
(g) A crowd (has / have) gathered in the street.
Answer:
has
(h) The assembly (was / were) divided on this issue.
Answer:
were
(i) The police (is / are) chasing the burglar.
Answer:
are
(j) Her clothing (is / are) waterproof.
Answer:
is
(a) Either of the boys _________ won a medal.
Answer:has
(b) Neither of those officers _________ efficient.
Answer:is
(c) One of his friends _________ able to speak English fluently.
Answer:is
(d) Some honey _________ left in the pot.
Answer:is
(e) The governor and chancellor of the university _________ been invited to this function.
Answer:has
(f) Three-fourths of the crop _________ damaged by the flood.
Answer:was / is
(g) A great deal of money _________ spent for his mother’s treatment.
Answer:was
(h) A whole regiment of volunteers _________ working here.
Answer:is
(i) The number of scholarships _________ increased this year.
Answer:has
(j) These days mumps _________ not at all difficult to cure.
Answer:is
(a) What he says about me (do / does) not affect me.
Answer:does
(b) Ram as well as his friends (like / likes) to play football.
Answer:like
(c) Neither rose nor jasmine (was / were) available in the market.
Answer:was
(d) A pair of spectacles (were / was) lying on the bed.
Answer:was
(e) The rich (lives / live) in affluence.
Answer:live
(f) The Canterbury Tales (was / were) written by Chaucer.
Answer:was
(g) Six weeks (are / is) a long vacation for students.
Answer:is
(h) Your trousers (is / are) tom.
Answer:are
(i) I am young and strong, (amn’t / aren’t) ?
Answer: aren’t
(j) It is you who (has / have) insulted me.
Answer:have
(a) There (is / are) people waiting to see you.
Answer: There are people waiting to see you.
(b) Ours (is / are ) a great nation, (isn’t it / aren’t they) ?
Answer: Ours is a great nation, isn’t it?
(c) The police (has / have) a difficult job.
Answer: The police have a difficult job.
(d) A lot of cattle (was / were) grazing in the field.
Answer: A lot of cattle were grazing in the field.
(e) The youth (is / are) not so sincere.
Answer: The youth is not so sincere.
(f) The youth (was / were) more serious than his uncle.
Answer: The youth was more serious than his uncle.
(g) Ill news (travel / travels) fast.
Answer: Ill news travels fast.
(h) Mumps (is / are) very unpleasant.
Answer: Mumps is very unpleasant.
(i) Bacteria of the harmful kind (cause / causes) diseases.
Answer: Bacteria of the harmful kind cause diseases
(j) There (is / are) a pair of spectacles on that shelf.
Answer: There is a pair of spectacles on that shelf.