Subject verb agreement worksheet-4

Subject verb agreement worksheet-4

Fill in the blank with the correct verb form:

31. The noise of drums did not ____ us to study.

A. Allowed                                      B. Allow

C. Allows                                        D. None of them

32. The sound of sitars ____ very soothing.

A. Is                                                 B. None of them

C. Are                                              D. Were

33. There ____ a lot of noise in class yesterday.

A. Were                                           B. Was

C. None of them                            D. Is

34. All the fingers of my hand ____ paining today.

A. None of them                            B. Were

C. Are                                              D. Is

35. All of us ____ watching a film last night.

A. Were                                           B. None of them

C. Was                                            D. Are

36. Swimming and jogging ____ good exercises.

A. Is                                                 B. Are

C. None of them                            D. Was

37. All the children ____ got something for the picnic today.

A. Has                                             B. Had

C. Have                                           D. None of them

38. Two and two ____ four.

A. None of them                            B. Make

C. Makes                                        D. Made

39. Every child ____ its mother.

A. Is loving                                     B. None of them

C. Love                                            D. Loves

40. The horse’s hoofs ____ new.

A. Is                                                 B. Are

C. Was                                            D. None of them

Answer Key:

31. B

Explanation: Helping verb ‘did’ suggests original use of actual action word; hence ‘allow’ is correct.

32. A

Explanation: ‘Sound’ suggests the singular; hence ‘is’ is correct.

33. B

Explanation: ‘Noise’ is uncountable, so it suggests the singular and ‘yesterday’ suggests the simple past tense; hence ‘was’ is correct.

34. C

Explanation: ‘Fingers’ and ‘today’ suggests the plural and the present continuous tense; hence ‘are’ is correct.

35. A

Explanation: ‘Us’ suggests the plural and ‘last night’ suggests the past continuous tense; hence ‘were’ is correct.

36. B

Explanation: ‘Swimming and jogging’ suggests the plural subject; hence ‘are’ is correct.

37. C

Explanation: ‘Children’ and ‘today’ suggest the plural subject and present tense; hence ‘have’ is correct.

38. B

Explanation: ‘Two and two’ suggests the plural; hence ‘make’ is correct.

39. D

Explanation: ‘Every child’ suggests the singular; hence ‘loves’ is correct.

40. B

Explanation: ‘Hoofs’ suggests the plural; hence ‘are’ is correct.