The verb has to agree with the subject in number and person. That means we have to use a singular verb with a singular subject and a plural verb with a plural subject.
Fill in the blanks with a verb form that agrees with the subject.
1. Either he or you …………………. wrong. (is / am / are)
2. Neither Raju nor I ………………. selected. (is / am / are)
3. Rohan and Sania ……………….. siblings. (is / are)
4. My father and his brothers together …………………. a supermarket in town. (run / runs)
5. Jogging ………………. a good form of exercise. (is / are)
7. Working women ……………….. many challenges. (face / faces)
8. Neither my brother nor my sister ………………… my birthday. (remember / remembers)
9. He or you …………………. to go. (has / have)
10. It ………………… get better than this. (doesn’t / don’t)
11. Children usually ………………… about. (rush / rushes)
12. Not all birds …………………… (sing / sings)
13. Each student …………………. asked to recite the poem. (was / were)
14. Neither my parents nor I ………………. Hindi. (speak / speaks)
15. Shyam or his brothers ………………….. to pay for this. (has / have)
16. Rohan or his brother ………………… broken the window. (has / have)
17. My sister and I ……………….. learning classical dance. (am / is / are)
18. What …………………. you doing at 7 o’clock yesterday evening? (are / were / was / is)
19. Where ……………….. Sandra gone? (has / have)
20. What ………………. I done to make him angry? (am / has / have)
Answers
1. Either he or you are wrong.
2. Neither Raju nor I am selected.
3. Rohan and Sania are siblings.
4. My father and his brothers together run a supermarket in town.
5. Jogging is a good form of exercise.
7. Working women face many challenges.
8. Neither my brother nor my sister remembers my birthday.
9. He or you have to go.
10. It doesn’t get better than this.
11. Children usually rush about.
12. Not all birds sing.
13. Each student was asked to recite the poem.
14. Neither my parents nor I speak Hindi.
15. Shyam or his brothers have to pay for this.
16. Rohan or his brother has broken the window.
17. My sister and I are learning classical dance.
18. What were you doing at 7 o’clock yesterday evening?
19. Where has Sandra gone?
20. What have I done to make him angry?
