32. Subject-Verb Concord

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1. The boy ____ (is/are) playing in the garden.
   A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
2. They ____ (has/have) finished their lunch.
   A) has  |  B) have  |  C) had  |  D) was
3. Either the teacher or the students ____ (is/are) responsible.
   A) is  |  B) are  |  C) was  |  D) been
4. Mathematics ____ (is/are) my favorite subject.
   A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
5. The cattle ____ (is/are) grazing in the field.
   A) is  |  B) are  |  C) was  |  D) been
6. Bread and butter ____ (is/are) my breakfast.
   A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
7. Each of the students ____ (was/were) given a prize.
   A) was  |  B) were  |  C) been  |  D) are
8. None of the money ____ (was/were) stolen.
   A) was  |  B) were  |  C) are  |  D) been
9. The committee ____ (has/have) signed the agreement.
   A) has  |  B) have  |  C) are  |  D) were
10. A pair of shoes ____ (is/are) kept in the cupboard.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
11. The news ____ (is/are) very disappointing.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
12. Neither he nor I ____ (am/is/are) going to the party.
    A) am  |  B) is  |  C) are  |  D) were
13. The rich ____ (is/are) not always happy.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) was  |  D) been
14. One of the boys ____ (is/are) absent today.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
15. Politics ____ (is/are) a complex game.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
16. My father along with his friends ____ (is/are) coming.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
17. Ten kilometers ____ (is/are) a long distance.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
18. The quality of the apples ____ (is/are) not good.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
19. There ____ (is/are) many ways to solve this problem.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) was  |  D) been
20. Both of them ____ (is/are) very talented.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) was  |  D) been
21. The principal as well as the teachers ____ (was/were) present.
    A) was  |  B) were  |  C) been  |  D) are
22. A number of students ____ (is/are) participating in the event.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) was  |  D) been
23. The number of students ____ (is/are) growing every year.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
24. Not only the students but also the teacher ____ (was/were) surprised.
    A) was  |  B) were  |  C) been  |  D) are
25. Three-fourths of the land ____ (has/have) been sold.
    A) has  |  B) have  |  C) are  |  D) were
26. All the food ____ (was/were) consumed by the guests.
    A) was  |  B) were  |  C) been  |  D) are
27. Physics ____ (is/are) taught by a very good professor.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
28. Neither the manager nor the staff ____ (has/have) agreed.
    A) has  |  B) have  |  C) are  |  D) were
29. Most of the work ____ (is/are) finished.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
30. Many a man ____ (has/have) fallen victim to greed.
    A) has  |  B) have  |  C) are  |  D) were
31. Scissors ____ (is/are) used for cutting paper.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
32. Statistics ____ (is/are) a difficult subject for many.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
33. The crew ____ (was/were) divided in their opinion.
    A) was  |  B) were  |  C) been  |  D) are
34. What ____ (is/are) your plans for the weekend?
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) was  |  D) been
35. Either you or he ____ (has/have) to attend the meeting.
    A) has  |  B) have  |  C) are  |  D) were
36. A variety of opinions ____ (was/were) expressed.
    A) was  |  B) were  |  C) been  |  D) are
37. The variety of these products ____ (is/are) excellent.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
38. One of the reasons ____ (is/are) that he was late.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
39. Nobody ____ (know/knows) the secret.
    A) know  |  B) knows  |  C) are known  |  D) is known
40. Ten years ____ (is/are) a long time in prison.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
41. Each boy and each girl ____ (was/were) happy.
    A) was  |  B) were  |  C) been  |  D) are
42. The majority of the workers ____ (is/are) in favor of the strike.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
43. More than one person ____ (was/were) involved in the scam.
    A) was  |  B) were  |  C) been  |  D) are
44. A large amount of money ____ (was/were) spent on renovation.
    A) was  |  B) were  |  C) been  |  D) are
45. Slow and steady ____ (wins/win) the race.
    A) wins  |  B) win  |  C) are winning  |  D) were winning
46. The jury ____ (has/have) given their verdict.
    A) has  |  B) have  |  C) are  |  D) were
47. None of the students ____ (has/have) completed their project.
    A) has  |  B) have  |  C) are  |  D) were
48. What I need ____ (is/are) some support.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
49. The spectacles ____ (is/are) broken.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
50. One-third of the employees ____ (is/are) on leave.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
51. Either the Principal or the staff ____ (has/have) to answer.
    A) has  |  B) have  |  C) are  |  D) were
52. There ____ (is/are) a pen and two pencils in the bag.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) was  |  D) been
53. The sum and substance of the story ____ (is/are) very simple.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
54. Each of the books ____ (contains/contain) useful information.
    A) contains  |  B) contain  |  C) are containing  |  D) were containing
55. The team ____ (is/are) practicing for the upcoming match.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
56. Many a student ____ (has/have) passed the exam.
    A) has  |  B) have  |  C) are  |  D) were
57. Half of the oranges ____ (is/are) rotten.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
58. All is ____ (well/wells) that ends well.
    A) well  |  B) wells  |  C) are well  |  D) were well
59. The number of accidents ____ (is/are) decreasing.
    A) is  |  B) are  |  C) were  |  D) been
60. A number of people ____ (has/have) complained about the noise.
    A) has  |  B) have  |  C) are  |  D) were