Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheet For Class 10
Fill in the blanks with a verb form that agrees with the subject.
1. Each of the five participants ………………………. given a prize. (was / were)
2. Neither my father nor my mother ……………………….. with me. (stay / stays)
3. All my dreams ………………………. shattered. (is / are)
4. The two brothers ………………………… with each other. (love / loves)
5. Your contribution ………………………… invaluable. (is / are)
6. James and I ………………………. together at university. (was / were)
7. ……………………… anybody seen a ghost? (Has / Have)
8. None of the keys ……………………… the lock. (open / opens)
9. The construction of the bridges ………………………. expected to start soon. (is / are)
10. The causes of unemployment ………………………. discussed in this essay. (is / are)
11. The advent of computers …………………………. made calculators redundant. (has / have)
12. The chirping of the birds ………………………….. me up in the morning. (wakes / wake)
Answers
1. Each of the five participants was given a prize.
2. Neither my father nor my mother stays with me.
3. All my dreams are shattered.
4. The two brothers quarrel with each other.
5. Your contribution is invaluable.
6. James and I were together at university.
7. Has anybody seen a ghost?
8. None of the keys opens the lock.
9. The construction of the bridges is expected to start soon.
10. The causes of unemployment are discussed in this essay. (Here the subject is the plural noun causes.)
11. The advent of computers has made calculators redundant. (Here the subject is the singular noun advent.)
12. The chirping of the birds wakes me up in the morning. (Here the subject is the gerund chirping; When the subject is a gerund, the verb is singular.)