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Compiled Sva Exercise

The document contains exercises to practice subject-verb agreement in English sentences. The exercises include circling the correct verb form to complete sentences, choosing the correct verb to agree with subjects, filling in blanks with singular or plural verbs, underlining verbs that agree with subjects, and editing a paragraph to correct subject-verb errors. The document aims to help students learn and improve their use of verbs that correctly correspond to singular and plural subjects in English.

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Compiled Sva Exercise

The document contains exercises to practice subject-verb agreement in English sentences. The exercises include circling the correct verb form to complete sentences, choosing the correct verb to agree with subjects, filling in blanks with singular or plural verbs, underlining verbs that agree with subjects, and editing a paragraph to correct subject-verb errors. The document aims to help students learn and improve their use of verbs that correctly correspond to singular and plural subjects in English.

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UCS 1173 ENGLISH FOR GENERAL PURPOSES

NAME: ID:

EXERCISE 1: Read each sentence and circle either (has or have) to complete each
sentence.

Example A: John (has, have) a big test on Friday.


Answer: has

1. We (has, have) to work harder in our English class.

2. Did you know that he (has, have) won the award three times in a row?

3. They (has, have) witnessed a lot of things in their short life.

4. Can you tell that we (has, have) prepared well for the cycling event?

5. Susan (has, have) a lot of homework to complete tonight.

6. I (has, have) to be on time to all my classes.

7. We (has, have) ten more days of school left before break.

8. They (has, have) seen the movie more than once.

9. I (has, have) to walk my little sister home from school every day.

10. The team (has, have) to practice at least three days a week.

11. The girl (has, have) to be nice, or else she will not make many friends.

12. The boys (has, have) to pick a name for their new football team.

EXERCISE 2: Read each sentence and choose the correct verb in parenthesis.

1. The players (are, is) going to the pizza restaurant after today’s game.

2. Jane (were, was) going to go with the team but she had chores to do.

3. Stephen (is, are) one of the best players on the team.

4. The coach (was, were) very excited that the team won the tournament.

5. They (is, are) one of the highest scoring teams in the league.

6. My best friend (were, was) there when I arrived.

7. Where (do, does) your parents live?

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8. Alex (has, have) two older brothers who play baseball as well.

9. Each teammate (have, has) a trophy to take home now.

10. Making the pizza (are, is) a lot of work.

11. The team (have, has) only one last season left.

12. Derek (was, is) one of the smartest players on the team.

13. The coach (agrees, agree) that I should practice more in the off-season.

14. How (does, do) you feel about coming off the bench next year?

EXERCISE 3: Use the singular or the plural form of the verbs given in brackets to fill in
the blanks in the following sentences.

1. Twenty miles ______________ (be) a long distance.


2. The police ________________ (pay) a lot of attention to juvenile delinquency.
3. Fifth pounds of potatoes ________________ (be) too heavy for one servant to carry.
4. Ten minutes _______________ (seem) to be a long time to wait.
5. Two thousand dollars __________________ (be) an unreasonable price for that second-
hand lorry.
6. None of this meat ______________ (be) fresh. I’m not going to buy any from this shop.
7. It ____________ (be) these boys who _________________ (have) made so many
mistakes.
8. The rich and the poor ______________ (be) equal in the eyes of the law.
9. It ________________ (be) I who should be blamed.
10. None of your models _____________ (be) carefully labeled.
11. Gold, as well as iron, _______________ (be) found in Mexico.
12. None of the boys here _____________ (be) known to me.
13. The jewel, together with my passport, ________________ (have) been stolen.
14. She who _________________ (be) beautiful will have a head-start in life.
15. The principal, with all the teachers, _______________ (be) present at the meeting.
16. The building, with its contents, __________________ (be) insured.
17. Mr. Wong, accompanied by his wife, ___________________ (attend) the social
gathering.

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18. Tom, together with David, ___________________ (be) going to visit us on Sunday
morning.
19. It _______________ (be) my mother who ______________ (cook) food for us.
20. He who ___________________ (work) hard will succeed in life.

EXERCISE 4: Underline the verb in the parentheses that agrees with its subject.

1. A study ( show, shows ) that the girls in our school ( like, likes ) art better than P.E.

2. I ( think, thinks ) that is because the girls ( is, are ) afraid of getting sweaty.

3. They ( is, are ) always worried about looking beautiful.

4. A boy ( do, does ) not mind getting hot and sweaty.

5. Well, they ( do, does ) not mind it as long as they ( is, are ) having fun.

6. The girls ( enjoy, enjoys ) being creative in art class.

7. But there are some girls who ( like, likes ) P.E. more than art.

8. Everybody ( need, needs ) to go to P.E. whether they ( like, likes ) it or not.

9. It ( is, are ) important to get plenty of exercise.

10. Even if they ( prefer, prefers ) art, they still ( need, needs ) to go to P.E.

EXERCISE 5: Edit the following paragraph, correcting subject / verb agreement.

I am going to the movie tonight with my friends and my sister. We is going to see the
new dinosaur movie. I heard the dinosaurs really seems real and looks like they are in the
theater with you. I hope my sister don’t get scared and starts screaming like a baby. I wouldn’t
let her go, but my mom is making me takes her.

My friends says they don’t mind that she is going with us. I hopes they still feels that way
after the movie. My friends and I has been wanting to see this movie for months. Watches out
dinosaurs, here we come!

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