Subject-Verb Agreement Practice Worksheet | GPN

Instructions: Answer all questions in your notebook. Choose the correct option or fill in the blanks.

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Section A: Basic Agreement (8 Questions)

Choose the correct verb:

1. The boy ________ cricket. (play/plays)

2. The boys ________ cricket. (play/plays)

3. She ________ to school. (go/goes)

4. They ________ to school. (go/goes)

5. I ________ a student. (am/is)

6. We ________ students. (am/are)

7. He ________ hard. (work/works)

8. You ________ smart. (is/are)

Section B: Tricky Subjects (8 Questions)

Choose correct verb for tricky subjects:

9. Each student ________ a book. (have/has)

10. Everybody ________ ready. (is/are)

11. Some water ________ spilt. (was/were)

12. Some books ________ missing. (is/are)

13. The news ________ good. (is/are)

14. Mathematics ________ my favorite subject. (is/are)

15. My trousers ________ too long. (is/are)

16. Ten rupees ________ too much. (is/are)

Section C: Advanced Agreement (9 Questions)

17. The box of chocolates ________ empty. (is/are)

18. One of my friends ________ a doctor. (is/are)

19. There ________ many books on the table. (is/are)

20. Either he or she ________ wrong. (is/are)

21. Neither the students nor the teacher ________ present. (was/were)

22. The number of students ________ large. (is/are)

23. A number of students ________ waiting. (is/are)

24. With "or/nor", verb agrees with:
a) First subject   b) Nearer subject

25. "The team is playing" uses singular because:
a) Acting as unit   b) Members are individuals

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Answer Key

Note: Try all questions first before checking answers!

Section A Answers:

Q.No.	Answer	Rule
1	plays	Singular subject → verb + s
2	play	Plural subject → base verb
3	goes	She (singular) → verb + es
4	go	They (plural) → base verb
5	am	I → am
6	are	We → are
7	works	He (singular) → verb + s
8	are	You → are (always plural)

Section B Answers:

Q.No.	Answer	Reason
9	has	Each = singular
10	is	Everybody = singular
11	was	Water (uncountable) = singular
12	are	Books (countable plural) = plural
13	is	News = always singular
14	is	Mathematics = singular
15	are	Trousers = plural (two parts)
16	is	Amount of money = singular

Section C Answers:

Q.No.	Answer	Rule
17	is	Subject = box (singular)
18	is	Subject = one (singular)
19	are	Real subject = books (plural)
20	is	Agrees with nearer subject "she"
21	was	Agrees with nearer subject "teacher"
22	is	"The number" = singular
23	are	"A number of" = plural
24	b) Nearer subject	Rule for or/nor
25	a) Acting as unit	Collective noun as unit

Scoring:
22-25 Correct: Excellent!
17-21 Correct: Good! Review mistakes.
Below 17: Revise the main guide.

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