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Exercise 1:
Subject and verb agreement: Circle the correct form of the verb “to be” in parentheses.

1. Most of the workers in that company come from the Chicago area.
2. Shara has six brothers.
3. My brother and I spend a lot of money.
4. The team is very good.
5. Two hours is the perfect length for a movie.
6. Mr. Izaguerra and his sister come from Venezuela.
7. My mother’s advice is usually old-fashioned.
8. Six people live in that small house.
9. Mathematics is very difficult for people with math phobia.
10. The police make many arrests on Saturday nights.

Exercise 2:
Subject and verb agreement: Circle the correct form of the verb “to be” in parentheses.

1. Six miles is a long way to walk to school.

2. Louisa has two jobs.
3. Giovanni and Maria have a small apartment and three dogs.
4. The group is very large.
5. The jacket and the gloves are on the table.
6. Mr. Izaguerra arrives at work early every day.
7. The beer is very good.
8. Nine hundred dollars is a very high rent for that old building.
9. Mr. Iwasaki dances very well.
10. Fifty percent of the book is about the Vice-President.

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Exercise 3:
Subject and verb agreement: Circle the correct form of the verb “to be” in parentheses.

1. Every student in the class speaks a different language.

2. One of my favorite meals is chicken and rice.
3. Three fourths of the flowers in the garden are roses.
4. A lot of the information in that article is wrong.
5. The police officer with the dark eyes is always in front of school.
6. Six blocks is too short to take a cab.
7. Marta has four brothers and three sisters.
8. The news on Channel 7 is always bad on the weekends.
9. One of the children is sick today.
10. Ms. Jackson’s advice is always good.

Exercise 4:
Error Correction. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1. John work to much./ John works too much.

2. My sister never have time talk to me./ My sister never has a time to talk to me.

3. Sixteen miles take twenty minutes on the highway./ Sixteen miles takes twenty minutes on the highway.

4. She never cry when she have an argument with she boyfriend./ She never cries when she has an argument
with her boyfriend.

5. His sisters comes home very late at night./ His sisters come home very late at night.

6. One of my friend are from India./ One of my friends is from India.

7. Her hair are long and blond./ Her hair is long and blond.

8. The cheese are from Vermont./ The cheese is from Vermont.

9. My brother and my sister lives in big house./ My brother and my sister live in a big house.

10. Sixteen people in the class is from Asia./ Sixteen people in the class are from Asia.

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Exercise 5:
Error Correction. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1. He always go church Sunday./ He always goes to church on Sunday.

2. In morning, Inez drink two cup coffee./ In the morning, Inez drinks two cups of coffee.

3. The professors at this college is nice, but they gives too many homeworks./ The professors at this college
are nice, but they give too much homework.

4. Physics are fascinating, but economics are too difficult for me./ Physics is fascinating, but economics is
too difficult for me.

5. Professor Marrocco and her brother does not talk to each other./ Professor Marrocco and her brother do
not talk to each other.

6. One of the my teacher are sick now./ One of my teachers is sick now.

7. Every day are different and wonderful./ Every day is different and wonderful.

8. The police is coming right now./ The police are coming right now.

9. The police is coming right now. The police are coming right now.

10. In the hot summer, ten miles are too long to run./ In a hot summer, ten miles is too long to run.

Exercise 6:
Complete the following sentences. Insert a verb and any other words necessary to make a complete sentence.
Make sure that the subject and verb are in agreement.

1. Two hours passed quickly. __

2. A firefighter is rescuing the dogs from the burninng building. __
3. One of my best friends is from Australia. __
4. Larissa and José are going to the mall togrther. _
5. The counselor’s advice was absolutely helpful. __
6. The news from northern Africa is concerning. __
7. Mathematics is the most difficult subject. __
8. Every student in the class submitted their task. __
9. Sixty percent of the people in the country prefer to use public transportation. _
__
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10. One half of the wine was spilled.

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Exercise 7:
Complete the following sentences. Insert a verb and any other words necessary to make a complete sentence.
Make sure that the subject and verb are in agreement.

1. Isabella’s hair is short.

2. A lot of students enjoy studying literature.
3. Many lawyers specialize in criminal law.
4. Forty-two professors attended the meetings.
5. Two hundred dollars is too expensive for a new shirt.
6. All of the students passed their exams.
7. A lot of the words in Chapter 2 are unnecessary.
8. Every person I know loves cookies.
9. Twenty-five percent of the book is dedicated to illustrations.
10. A lot of the cheese in the refrigerator is homemade.

Exercise 8:
Subject and verb agreement with quantity expressions. Circle the correct form of the verb “to be” in
parentheses.

1. Almost all of the air near the factory is polluted.

2. Some of the Louisa’s friends have cars.
3. Most of the teachers take the bus to school.
4. Most of my brother’s mail comes in the late afternoon.
5. Half of the boxes are full.
6. One third of the program is about the war.
7. Sixty percent of the books are in Spanish.
8. Many of the animals in the zoo are ) wild.
9. All of the windows are closed at night.
10. Some of the TV programs are very interesting.

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Exercise 9:
Subject and verb agreement with quantity expressions. Circle the correct form of the verb “to be” in
parentheses.

1. A lot of the words in Chapter 6 are new.

2. Some of the vocabulary in the lesson is difficult.
3. I saw one movie. Most of the movie takes place in China.
4. Most of the people I know come from Europe.
5. Half of the book is about soccer.
6. Two thirds of the test is about Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.
7. Forty percent of the teams play their games at night.
8. All of my money is in my purse.
9. One of my friends works at the mall.
10. Some of the newscasters on Channel 47 are vey young.

Exercise 10:
Subject and verb agreement with quantity expressions. Circle the correct form of the verb “to be” in
parentheses.

1. A lot of the coaches in the tournament were from Asia.

2. Seventeen people were rescued from the water.
3. The police were called immediately after the accident.
4. Mathematics was my best subject in school.
5. Nan and Joe were married for six years.
6. The news from India was about the Cricket World Cup.
7. Some of the singers on the program were very nervous.
8. Every student in the class was on time for the examination.
9. One of my friends was hired for the job.
10. All of the cities in northern California were affected by the rain.

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Directions: Circle the correct verb in the following sentences. If you have a doubt about the
correct verb, refer to the clues on the following page.
1. The rhythm of the pounding waves is calming.
2. All of the dogs in the neighborhood were / was barking.
3. A high tax, not to mention unemployment, influence / influences votes.
4. My friends and my mother like / likes each other.
5. The team and the band was / were on the field.
6. Building a good marriage and building a good log fire is / are similar in many ways.
7. John or Doris write / writes to us regularly.
8. Neither Carol nor Ted is / are excluded from the meeting.
9. Either Patty or Tom was / were asked to lead the meeting.
10. Neither the basket nor the apples was / were expensive.
11. Neither the apples nor the basket was / were expensive
12. Either Maria or you was / were late for class.
13. Either you or Maria was / were late for class.
14. Hardest hit by the high temperatures and the drought was / were the farmers.
15. Neither of them like / likes going to the show.
16. Each of them has / have a good seat.
17. Everybody in the class has / have tickets.
18. Every silver knife, fork, and spoon has / have to be counted.
19. Each cat and each dog has / have its own toy.
20. The committee is / are meeting today.
21. Ten million gallons of oil is / are a lot of oil.
22. The jury vote / votes today.
23. The number is / are very small.
24. A number of students was / were absent.
25. Ten million gallons of oil was / were spilled.
26. The majority of us is / are in favor.
27. Statistics is / are an interesting subject. Statistics is / are often misleading.
28. The sheep stray / strays when the gate is left open. Sheep stray / strays when the gate
is left open.

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1. Half of the money (is / are) going to be used to buy new
these sentences.
equipment.
2. Social studies (is / are) my favorite subject.
3. Everyone in the crowd (was / were) enjoying the fireworks.
4. My cat (prefer / prefers) to sleep on the sofa.
5. The police (is / are) looking for the suspect.
6. The products you requested (is / are) no more available.
7. The advice you gave me (was / were) very helpful.
8. There (is / are) some cookies left in the box.
9. (Is / Are) there any juice left in the fridge?
10. The news (has / have) spread by word of mouth.
11. The one hundred dollars I had in my credit (was / were) not enough
for my purchase.
12. How (do / does) this machine work?
13. Only two waitresses (is / are) serving the customers right now.
14. (Has / Have) I answered your question?
15. My friends and I (am / are) planning to meet on Friday.
16. The work (has / have) to be finished on time.

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17. (Do / Does) all of this homework have to be finished today?
these sentences.
18. Skydiving and bungee jumping (attract / attracts) a lot of
adventurers.
19. Most of the students (is / are) dropping the course.
20. The United Arab Emirates (offer / offers) business people many
profitable opportunities.
21. I (enjoy / enjoys) cycling in the rain.
22. Football players frequently (miss / misses) penalty goals.
23. One of my relatives (has / have) signed a contract with your
company.
24. None of the employees (speak / speaks) Spanish.
25. Someone (is / are) knocking at the door.
26. One of the students (is / are) speaking now.
27. My friend (like / likes) video games.
28. My sunglasses (is / are) on the table.
29. Mary and Sue (has / have) a nice room.
30. There (is / are) only one milk bottle in the fridge.
31. All the workers in our company (speak / speaks) Arabic.
32. Mona (was / were) in the room when the alarm went off.

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