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a. The
‘Arabian Nights’ ___________ (is/are) my favourite book.
b. The box with its contents _____________ (was/were) missing.
c. Jimmy and Deepak ______________ (is/are) great friends.
d. Harry together with his friends ___________ (was/were) playing in the
house.
e. The girls ____________ (has/have) been talking to me.
f.
Both of the vases on the
shelf ____________ (are/is) broken.
g. Traditionally, college students ______ (has/have) been very active in
politics.
h. Physics ____________ (is/are) taken by many students to complete their
science requirement.
i.
Both of my dogs __________
(has/have) collars.
j.
The results of the
competition ______________ (was/were) not available for three days.
k. Annie and her brothers ____________ (is/ are) at school.
l.
Either my mother or my
father _________ (is/are) going to the airport to pick up grandmother.
m. George and Tamara _____________ (doesn't/don't) want to see that
movie.
n. Benito _____________ (doesn't/don't) know the answer.
o. One of my sisters _____________ (is/are) going on a trip to France.
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Subject:
English Grammar
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Grade:
VIII
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Topic:
Subject Verb Agreement
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Name:
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Date: _______________
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I.
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Fill
in the blanks with a correct verb from the options given below.
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is has
have are
was
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a. The quality of pens _______ good.
b. The chief with all his men __________left for the village.
c. The dancer and the singer ___________ come.
d. Every boy and girl _____________ given a chocolate.
e. A white and a black cow ___________grazing in the field.
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II.
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Fill in the blanks with a verb ensuring that the subject and the verb
agree.
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a. Neither of these answers ________ correct.
b. The cattle ________grazing in our field.
c. Neither food nor water ___________available there.
d. Each and every child __________ completed his work.
e. Vipul is one of the brilliant boys who __________appeared for
the examination.
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III.
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Make sentences with the
following words using the appropriate subject and verb agreement rules.(student specific)
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a. Either of the two workers _______________(absent)
b. Namrata, as well as her friends, _______________(present)
c. The committee _________________its president. (elected)
d. Each of these minerals ______________________. (found)
e. Neither of these apples ___________________(good)
f.
He is one of the greatest
leaders that _________________________.(lived)
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Subject: English
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Topic: Subject
Verb Agreement
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Std: VIII
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Textual
Answers:
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1.
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Fill in the blanks with the
appropriate verb form.
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a.
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Neither my suitcase nor my backpack __________ (is/are) enough for my clothes.
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b.
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The news ________________ (has/have)
spread like fire.
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c.
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Each of the girls ________________ (know/knows)
all the regulations.
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d.
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Cosmic rays, which originate in outer space, ____________ (strike/strikes) Earth at the speed of light.
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e.
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The faculty _______________ (has/have)
nominated Mr John for the award.
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f.
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The storm and rain _______________ (have/has)
made the situation worse.
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g.
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My aunt and uncle ______________ (was/were)
planning a trip to London.
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h.
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The staff _______________ (is/are)
in a meeting with their managing director.
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i.
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Neither the host nor the guest ______________ (was/were) happy about the arrangements.
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j.
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The teacher and students ______________ (is/are)
preparing for the annual day.
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2.
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Choose the correct verbs and
complete the paragraph.
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a.
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The flying fish literally_______ (fly/flies) out of water.
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b.
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Its tail _______ (propel/propels)
it out of water and into the air.
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c.
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The large fins_____ (spread/spreads)
out like wings and the tail _______ (vibrate/vibrates)
rapidly.
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d.
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The lower part of the fin _____ (dip/dips) into water every now and then to enable it
to breathe yet stay up in the air for a while.
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e.
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The anabas, _______(are/is)
one of the species that can walk clumsily on land and even climb a tree.
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f.
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The Siamese fighting fish and the walking cat fish are
the other two that______(leave/leaves) water and venture out
on land for a while and then_____(jumps/jump)
right back into their home.
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3.
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There is an error in
each sentence against which a blank has been given. Write the incorrect word
and the correction in the correct blank as given in the example. One has been
done for you.
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Error
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Correction
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Water are the most popular drink in the world.
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are
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is
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The next most popular drinks is tea and coffee.
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is
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are
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Tea were invented nearly 4800 years ago.
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were
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was
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It were totally an accident.
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were
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was
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When Thomas Sullivan invents the modern tea bag,
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invents
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invented
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it thrilling people all over the world.
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thrilling
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thrilled
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