Verb Agreement Worksheet-2

Verb Agreement Worksheet-2

Multiple-Choice Questions:

Fill in the blank with the correct verb:

1. The Alps ____ one of the longest mountain ranges of the world.

(A) Are               (B) Were            (C) Was              (D) Is

2. Where _____ the new pair of scissors?

(A) Are               (B) Is                  (C) Were            (D) Will

3. My new pair of trousers _____ come open at the seams.

(A) Has              (B) Have            (C) Having        (D) None of these

4. The cattle ____ taken to the grazing ground early in the morning.

(A) Is                  (B) Was              (C) were             (D) Has

5. All the people ____ waiting for the film star to arrive.

(A) Is                  (B) Was              (C) Will              (D) Are

6. The United States of America ____ quite a progressive country.

(A) Is                  (B) Are               (C) Were            (D) Am

7. The man in the brown suit ____ my uncle’s friend.

(A) Are               (B) Am               (C) Is                  (D) Were

8. Three years ____ not such a long time.

(A) Are               (B) Is                  (C) Were            (D) Will

9. There _____ a lot of guests at the party yesterday.

(A) Are               (B) Was              (C) Were            (D) Will be

10. The team of cricketers ____ waiting in the dressing room now.

(A) Was              (B) Are               (C) Is                  (D) Were

11. The jury ____ divided in their opinion about the prisoner.

(A) Was              (B) Were            (C) Is                  (D) Will

12. The new fleet ____ sailing to Sri Lanka.

(A) Am               (B) Is                  (C) Are               (D) Were

13. Neither Sheila nor I ____ going to come tomorrow.

(A) Are               (B) Is                  (C) Am               (D) Was

14. Bread and butter ____ my favourite snack.

(A) Are               (B) Were            (C) Will              (D) Is

15. We looked everywhere. No nook or cranny ____ left out.

(A) Were            (B) Is                  (C) Was              (D) Are

Answers:

1. (D)

Exp: ‘The Alps’ is the name of one mountain range and hence the singular verb is used.

2. (B)

Exp: ‘Pair of scissors’ is a singular subject; hence a singular verb is used.

3. (A)

Exp: ‘Pair of trousers’ is a singular subject and so the singular verb is used.

4. (C)

Exp: ‘The cattle’ is a collective plural and so the plural verb is used.

5. (D)

Exp: ‘People’ is a collective plural and so the plural verb is used.

6. (A)

Exp: ‘The United States of America’ is the name of one country and hence the singular verb is used.

7. (C)

Exp: ‘The man’ is a singular subject and so the singular verb is used.

8. (B)

Exp: ‘Three years’ is considered to be one unit and hence the singular verb is used.

9. (C)

Exp: ‘A lot of guests’ is a plural subject and so the plural verb is used. Also ‘yesterday’ suggests the past tense.

10. (C)

Exp: ‘Team’ is a singular collective; so singular verb is used. Also ‘now’ suggests present tense.

11. (B)

Exp: ‘The jury’ here represents each member and so the plural verb is used.

12. (B)

Exp: ‘Fleet’ is a collective noun and hence takes the singular verb.

13. (C)

Exp: When ‘neither…nor’ is used the verb will be according to the subject nearest to it (here – I).

14. (D)

Exp: ‘Bread and butter’ is considered as one unit and so the singular verb is used.

15. (C)

Exp: Conjunction ‘or’ suggests singular subject so singular verb is used. ‘Looked’ suggests past tense, hence ‘was’ is used.