EXERCISE ON CONCORD

Fill in with the correct form of the verb given in brackets:

1.Every boy ----------a pair of shoes. (needs/need)

2.Jill or her sister ---------done this. (has/have)

3.Either John or his wife--------- dinner. (cooks / cook)

4.Neither my brother nor my sister ----------come today. (has/have)

5.John or his brothers -------------home every Sunday. (come/comes)

6.Neither I nor my mother -------------heard the sound. (has/have)

7..The boy as well as his parents---------- arrived. (has/have)

8.The guest, along with others -------------left. (has/have)

9.All the students, together with their teacher --------arrived. (have/has)

10.One of the students----------- fined. (was/were)

11.More than one invitee --------arrived. (has/have)

12.A good number of students ---------passed. (have/has)

13.None of the passengers ---------injured. (was/were)

14.A lot of money --------spent on education. (is/are)

15.A dozen oranges ---------Rs.50/- (cost/costs)

16.The furniture --------old. (is/are)

17.Physics ---------an interesting subject. (is/are)

18.My trousers ----------new. (are/is)

19.The poet and philosopher ----------------the award. (deserves/deserve)

20.The police --------searching for a clue. (are/is)

21.Antony and Cleopatra ---------an absorbing film. (is/are)

22.1. Each man and woman __the same rights. a. has b. have

c. had d. is having

23. Every means ______tried but without much

result. a. has been b. have been

c. are d. is

24. There ___________in this room.

a. are too much furniture

b. is too many furnitures

c. are too much furnitures

d. is too much furniture

25.____________is to attend our evening.

a. both the singer and the dancer

b. Either the singer or dancers c. The singer or dancers

d. The singer and dancer26. Not only I but also David and Iris

__fond of playing basketball. a. am b. is c. are d. was

27. ____________was wrong.

a. Not the teacher but the students

b. Both the students and the teacher

c. Neither the teacher not the students

d. Not the students but the teacher

28.More than one worker _________dismissed.

a. have been b. are c. has been d. has

29. The Prime Minister together with his colleagues …………………….attending the dinner.

a. is b. are c. been d. has been

 

30. The public _______generous in their contributions to the earthquake victims.a. is b. was

c. are d. has been31.Tom is the only one of the stall

members who __________ to be promoted.a. is going b. are going

c. has been going d. have been going

32. Mary is one of the girls who __always on time. a. is b. am c. are d. was

33. The Smiths __their breakfast when the morning post came.

a. had b. has been having

c. are having d. were having

34. Neither my mother nor my sisters ……………….the family.

a. know b. knows

c. were known d. are know

35. My father along with his friends…………arrived.

a. has b. have c. are d. were