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Delhi Public School, Bangalore South Subject Verb Agreement

This document contains a series of questions about subject-verb agreement. It provides sentences with blanks to be filled in with the correct verb form depending on whether the subject is singular or plural. The questions test agreement when the subject comes before or after the verb, with collective nouns, and with compound subjects. They cover various verb tenses and subjects like nouns, pronouns and quantities. The document aims to help students learn and practice subject-verb agreement rules.

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Delhi Public School, Bangalore South Subject Verb Agreement

This document contains a series of questions about subject-verb agreement. It provides sentences with blanks to be filled in with the correct verb form depending on whether the subject is singular or plural. The questions test agreement when the subject comes before or after the verb, with collective nouns, and with compound subjects. They cover various verb tenses and subjects like nouns, pronouns and quantities. The document aims to help students learn and practice subject-verb agreement rules.

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DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, BANGALORE SOUTH

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

Question 1.
Climatic change (a) ……………………. one of the hotly contested debates. India and Antarctica (b)
……………………. once the part of the same landmass. To visit Antarctica now (c) ………………. to be a
part of history. 90 percent of the Earth’s total ice volumes (d) ……………………. stored there, Antarctica
(e) ……………………. her simple ecosystem. Therefore to study the earth, Antarctica (f)…………………..
the place to go. Antarctica (g) …………………. devoid of any human markets. It (h) …………………….
no trees, buildings or billboards.
Answer:

Question 2.
Keeping a pet (a) …………. the best way to fight loneliness. But clean and comfortable ……………….
housing for them (b) ………………. essential. If they (c) ……………. carnivores a high protein diet (d)
……………. required. Veterinary appointments (e) ……………. a must. They (f) ……………. wonderful
pets and (g) ………………. quite affectionate. They (h) ………………. you entertained for hours.

Question 3.
Today, road accidents (a) ………………. earned India a dubious distinction. She (b)………………. the
worst road traffic accident rate. The various factors to be blamed (c) ……………. drunk–driving and
carelessness in the use of helmets. The total number of deaths (d) ……………… now passed the 135,000
marks. Trucks and two-wheelers (e) ……………. responsible earlier. Evening rush hours (f ) …………….
the most dangerous time to be on the road. Today drunken–driving (g) ……………… become a major cause
for road accidents. Think today. The time for action (h) ……………… now.

Question 4.
In November 2009 sales of cars (a) ………………. up. This (b) ………………. the largest car boom the
country (c) ……………. seen in years. Today the largest growth (d) ……………. seen for small cars. The
entire market (e) ………………… seeing steady growth. There ……………. currently 1.7 million new cars
(f) …………every year but Maruti Suzuki (g) …………………. not profiting from this development.

Question 5.
Mohan and Shyam (a) ……… my best friends. They always (b) ………me in my work. None of them (c)
……………football. I (d) ………… never (e) ……… them wasting their time. Neither Mohan nor Shyam
(f) …………lazy. Each one of them (g) ………… very active. All the students of my class (h) ……………
them.
Answer:

Question 6.
Fill in the blanks with the correct verb given in the bracket:
(a) Mathematics ……………………. (is/are) my favourite subject.
(b) Politics ……………………. (is/are) not my cup of tea.
(c) The poet and philosopher, Rahim ……………………. (has/have) died.
(d) Mohan no less than you ……………………. (is/are) guilty.
(e) This news ……………………. (is/are) false.
(f) Bread and butter ………………….. (is/are) my favourite breakfast.
Question 7.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verb:
(a) It is Ram who ……………………. to blame.
(b) The whole class ……………………. absent.
(c) The jury ……………………. different opinion.
(d) Neither you nor I ……………………. invited.
(e) All the boys of the class ……………………. absent today.
(f) Two and two ……………………. four.

Question 8.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verb:
(a) The majority of the applicants ……………………. girls.
(b) Neither of these two boys ……………………. scored well.
(c) A pair of shoes ……………………. been stolen.
(d) The quality of these apples ……………………. not good.
(e) A black and white cow ……………………. grazing outside.
(f) A black and a white cow ……………………. grazing outside.

Question 9.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verb:
(a) One thousand rupees ……………………. a big amount for me.
(b) If I ……………………. a bird, I would fly.
(c) Each of the girls ……………………. received an award.
(d) Four weeks ……………………. a good holiday.
(e) My father ……………………. not like reading comics.
(f) He walks as if he ……………………. lame.

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