Exercise 10 and 11 - English Business 2

Exercise 10: Subject-Verb Agreement

Choose the correct of the verb in parentheses in the following sentences.
1. John, along with twenty friends (is/are) planning a party.

2. The picture of the soldiers (bring/brings) back many memories.

3. The quallity of these recordings (is/are) not very good.

4. If the duties of these officers (isn’t/aren’t) reduced, there will not be enough time t finish the project.

5. The effects of cigarette smoking (have/has) been proven to be extremely harmful.

6. The use of credit cards in place of cash (have/has) increased rapidly i recent years.

7. Advertisements on television (is/are) becoming more competitive than ever before.

8. Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others (is/are) at an all-time high.

9. Mr.Jones accompanied by several members of the commite (have/has) proposed some changes of the rules.

10. The levels of intoxication (vary/varies) from subject to subject.



Exercise 11: Subject-Verb Agreeement

Choose the correct form of the verb in the following sentences.

1. Neither Bill nor Mary (is/are) going to the play tonight.

2. Anything (is/are) becoming than going to another movie tonight.

3. Skating (is/are) becoming more popular every day.

4. A number of reporters (was/were) at the conferences yesterday.

5. Everybody who (has/have) a fever must go home immediately.

6. Your glasses (was/were) on the bureai last night.

7. There (was/were) some people at the meeting last night.

8. The committee (has/have) already reached a decision.

9. A pair of jeans (was/were) in the washing machine this morning.

10. Each student (has/have) answered the first three questions.

11. Either John or his wife (make/makes) breakfast each morning.

12. After she had perused the material, the secretary decided that everything (was/ were) in order.

13. The crowd at the basketball game (was/ were) wild with excitement.

14. A pack of wild dogs (has/ have ) fightened all the ducks away.

15. The jury (is/ are) trying go reach a decision.

16. The army (has/ have) eliminated this section of the training test.

17. The number of students who have withdrawn from class this quarter (is/ are) appalling.

18. There (has/ have) been too many interruptions in this class.

19. Every elementary school teacher (has/ have) to take this examination.

20. Neither Jill nor her parents(has/ have) seen this movie before.