Subject-Verb Agreement
1. The income of the workers ___ (has/have) been lessened.
Answer: The income
of the workers has been lessened.
2. One ___ (has/have) to obey one’s parents.
Answer: One has to
obey one’s parents.
3. The quality of the mangoes ___ (is/are) good.
Answer: The quality
of the mangoes is good.
4. The students in the classroom ___ (is/are) polite.
Answer: The
students in the classroom are polite.
5. There ___ (stand/stands) a big tree in front of our school.
Answer: There
stands a big tree in front of our school.
6. The cock ___ (crow/crows) in the morning.
Answer: The cock
crows in the morning.
7. The United States of America ___ (is/are) a rich country.
Answer: The United
States of America is a rich country.
8. The horse and carriage ___ (has/have) cost him three thousand taka.
Answer: The horse
and carriage has cost him three thousand taka.
9. The headmaster and secretary ___ (has/have) attended the program.
Answer: The
headmaster and secretary has attended the program.
10.
The students of our school ___ (is/are)
disciplined.
Answer: The
students of our school are disciplined.
11.
These are the books which ___ (is/are) very
costly.
Answer: These are
the books which are very costly.
12.
The leader with his followers ___ (has/have)
chanted slogans.
Answer: The leader
with his followers has chanted slogans.
13.
“The Arabian Nights” ___ (delight/delights)
many readers.
Answer: “The
Arabian Nights” delights many readers.
14.
The collection of members ___ (is/are) very
difficult.
Answer: The
collection of members is very difficult.
15.
None of us ___ (is/are) getting any younger.
Answer: None of us
is getting any younger.
16.
All that glitters ___ (is/are) not gold.
Answer: All that
glitters is not gold.
17.
All’s well that ___ (end/ends) well.
Answer: All’s well
that ends well.
18.
Many a boy ___ (was/were) present.
Answer: Many a boy
was present.
19.
The farmers in the field ___ (has/have) been
ploughing.
Answer: The farmers
in the field have been ploughing.
20.
The World Cup Football ___ (begin/begins)
tomorrow.
Answer: The World
Cup Football begins tomorrow.
21.
Boys ___ (love/loves) to gossip.
Answer: Boys love
to gossip.
22.
The Bengalees ___ (is/are) courageous.
Answer: The
Bengalees are courageous.
23.
The virtuous ___ (is/are) blessed.
Answer: The
virtuous are blessed.
24.
A good boy always ___ (care/cares) his lessons.
Answer: A good boy
always cares his lessons.
25.
Gold and silver ___ (has/have) I none.
Answer: Gold and
silver have I none.
26.
Many boys in the field ___ (is/are) playing.
Answer: Many boys
in the field are playing.
27.
No news ___ (mean/means) good news.
Answer: No news
means good news.
28.
His trousers ___ (is/are) very costly.
Answer: His
trousers are very costly.
29.
Five and five ___ (make/makes) ten.
Answer: Five and
five makes ten.
30.
Both the manager and the cashier ___ (was/were)
rewarded.
Answer: Both the
manager and the cashier were rewarded.
31.
The banana of Narsingdi ___ (is/are) famous.
Answer: The banana
of Narsingdi is famous.
32.
The woman in the hall ___ (wear/wears) red
sharee.
Answer: The woman
in the hall wears red sharee.
33.
The crimes committed by him ___ (is/are)
unpardonable.
Answer: The crimes
committed by him are unpardonable.
34.
The man in white dress ___ (is/are) my friend.
Answer: The man in
white dress is my friend.
35.
At least a million of people ___ (attend/attends)
the meeting every year.
Answer: At least a
million of people attend the meeting every year.
36.
The courage of the freedom fighters ___
(is/are) well known.
Answer: The courage
of the freedom fighters is well known.
37.
The play has just ___ (begin/begun).
Answer: The play
has just begun.
38.
It is you who ___ (has/have) told me the
matter.
Answer: It is you
who have told me the matter.
39.
You and your brother always ___
(disturb/disturbs) the class.
Answer: You and
your brother always disturb the class.
40.
I ___ (has/have) taken my meal just now.
Answer: I have
taken my meal just now.
41.
It is I who ___ (am/is) to blame.
Answer: It is I who
am to blame.
42.
The picking of flowers ___ (is/are) his hobby.
Answer: The picking
of flowers is his hobby.
43.
His decision of helping the children ___
(was/were) praised.
Answer: His
decision of helping the children was praised.
44.
A few students ___ (respond/responds) in the
class.
Answer: A few
students respond in the class.
45.
The people of our country
___ (is/are) very simple.
Answer: The people of our country are very simple.
46.
A bunch of grapes ___
(is/are) for sale.
Answer: A bunch of grapes is for sale.
47.
The color of his eyes ___
(is/are) blue.
Answer: The color of his eyes is blue.
48.
The use of chemicals ___
(do/does) much harm to us.
Answer: The use of chemicals does much harm to us.
49.
His choice of words ___
(is/are) praiseworthy.
Answer: His choice of words is praiseworthy.
50.
A student always ___
(behave/behaves) well.
Answer: A student always behaves well.
51.
Every man and woman in
this town ___ (seem/seems) lonely.
Answer: Every man and woman in this town seems lonely.
52.
Neither Rumi nor Sumi ___
(has/have) sung well.
Answer: Neither Rumi nor Sumi has sung well.
53.
Every boy and girl ___
(was/were) given a pen.
Answer: Every boy and girl was given a pen.
54.
Poultry ___ (has/have)
been increasing day by day.
Answer: Poultry have been increasing day by day.
55.
He bought the apples which
___ (is/are) ripe.
Answer: He bought the apples which are ripe.
56.
There ___ (was/were) a
very big crowd in the street.
Answer: There was a very big crowd in the street.
57.
Gulliver’s Travels ___
(is/are) a famous book.
Answer: Gulliver’s Travels is a famous book.
58.
To walk in the morning ___
(is/are) good for health.
Answer: To walk in the morning is good for health.
59.
He along with his friends
___ (has/have) visited Cox’s Bazar.
Answer: He along with his friends has visited Cox’s
Bazar.
60.
Forty miles ___ (is/are) a
long way.
Answer: Forty miles is a long way.
61.
The agenda ___ (is/are)
carefully set.
Answer: The agenda are carefully set.
62.
The Prime Minister as well
as all the ministers ___ (was/were) present.
Answer: The Prime Minister as well as all the
ministers was present.
63.
The teacher as well as the
students ___ (like/likes) to discuss the matter.
Answer: The teacher as well as the students likes to
discuss the matter.
64.
There ___ (stand/stands)
many trees in front of our house.
Answer: There stand many trees in front of our house.
65.
A mother with her baby ___
(is/are) crying.
Answer: A mother with her baby is crying.
66.
There is no rose but ___
(has/have) thorns.
Answer: There is no rose but has thorns.
67.
The headmaster and the
secretary ___ (is/are) present in the meeting.
Answer: The headmaster and the secretary are present
in the meeting.
68.
You and your students ___
(has/have) done your best.
Answer: You and your students have done your best.
69.
The clergy ___ (is/are)
happy.
Answer: The clergy are happy.
70.
A pair of shoes ___
(is/are) on the table.
Answer: A pair of shoes is on the table.
