Exercise on Concord

1. Exercise on concord

2. Fill in with the correct form of the verb given in brackets : 1.Every boy ----------a pair of shoes. (needs/need ) 2.Jill or her sister ---------done this. (has/have )

3. 3.Either John or his wife--------- dinner. (cooks / cook) 4.Neither my brother nor my sister ----------come today. (has/have) 5.John or his brothers -------------home every Sunday. (come/comes)

4. 6.Neither I nor my mother -------------heard the sound. (has/have ) 7..The boy as well as his parents---------- arrived. (has/have)

5. 8.The guest, along with others -------------left. (has/have ) 9.All the students, together with their teacher --------arrived. (have/has)

6. 10.One of the students----------- fined. (was/were ) 11.More than one invitee --------arrived. (has/have ) 12.A good number of students ---------passed. (have/has)

7. 13.None of the passengers ---------injured. (was/were ) 14.A lot of money --------spent on education. (is/are )

8. 15.A dozen oranges ---------Rs.50/- (cost/costs ) 16.The furniture --------old. (is/are ) 17.Physics ---------an interesting subject. (is/are)

9. 18.My trousers ----------new. (are/is ) 19.The poet and philosopher ----------------the award. (deserves/deserve)

10. 20.The police --------searching for a clue. (are/is ) 21.Antony and Cleopatra --------- an absorbing film. (is/are)

11. 22.1. Each man and woman __the same rights. a. has b . have c . had d . is having 23. Every means ______tried but without much result . a. has been b . have been c . are d . is

12. 24. There ___________in this room. a. are too much furniture b. is too many furnitures c. are too much furnitures d. is too much furniture

13. ____________is to attend our evening . a. both the singer and the dancer b . Either the singer or dancers c . The singer or dancers d . The singer and dancer 26. Not only I but also David and Iris __fond of playing basketball. a. am b. is c. are d. was

14. 27. ____________was wrong. a. Not the teacher but the students b. Both the students and the teacher c. Neither the teacher not the students d. Not the students but the teacher

15. 28.More than one worker _________dismissed. a. have been b . are c . has been d . has 29. The Prime Minister together with his colleagues …………………….attending the dinner . a. is b . are c . been d. has been  

16. 30. The public _______generous in their contributions to the earthquake victims. a. is b. was c. are d. has been Tom is the only one of the stall members who __________ to be promoted. a. is going b. are going c. has been going d. have been going

17. 32 . Mary is one of the girls who __always on time. a. is b. am c. are d. was 33 . The Smiths __their breakfast when the morning post came . a. had b . has been having c . are having d . were having

18. 34. Neither my mother nor my sisters ……………….the family. a. know b . knows c. were known d . are know 35. My father along with his friends …………arrived. a. has b. have c. are d. were