Test on subject – verb agreement. ( 1 ) Exercise 1. Choose the best answer. 1. Someone in the audience ( has / have ) volunteered to participate in the experiment. 2. Your friendship over the years and your support on a wide variety of national issues ( have / has ) meant a great deal to us. 3. Two – week – old onion rings in the ashtray ( is / are ) not a pretty sight. 4. Neither of the poplice officers ( was / were ) called to testify. 5. The main source of income for Trinidad ( is / are ) oil and pitch. 6. There ( is / are ) several street people living by the tracks behind the mall. 7. neither my cousin nor his rowdy friends ( was / were ) accused of the prank. 8. When food supplies ( was / were ) scarce, the slaves had to make do with the less desirable parts of the animals. 9. The dangers of smoking ( is / are ) well documented. 10. Neither of the two new supervisors ( has / have ) earned the respect of the staff. 11. All of the windows in our house ( was / were ) broken in the window. 12. Some of the movie about the creatures from outer space ( was / were ) surprisingly funny. 13. ( Is / are ) pineapple and sugar the leading crops in Hawaii today ? 14. What ( is / are ) the population of Canada ? 15. Why ( is /are ) there a shortage of certified school teachers at the present time ? Exercise 2. Write the correct form of the nouns in brackets. 1. I met some interesting ( man ) ________ at the meeting last night. 2. The farmer loaded his cart with ( box ) _______ of fresh vegetables to take to market. His cart was pulled by two ( ox ) _________. 3. The baby got two new ( tooth ) ____________. 4. Alex saw some ( mouse ) _______ running across the floor. 5. If a houseplant is given too much water, its lower ( leaf ) _______ turn yellow. 6. New scientific ( discovery ) ___________ are made everyday ( laboratory ) __________ throughout the world. 7. I caught several ( fish ) ________ in the lake. 8. On our trip in the moutains, we saw some ( wolf ) ________ , ( fox ) _______, ( deer )___ and wild ( sheep ) _________. 9. When the ( child ) _________ were playing a game, they hid behind some ( bush) ______. 10. When I was at the park, I saw some ( duck ) _______ and ( goose ) ______ swimming in a pond. Exercise 3. Choose the correct completion. 1. I don’t get _________ . a. many mail b. much mail c. many mails d. much mails. 2. The science classes at this ___________ difficult. a. schools are b. school is c. school are d. school’s is 3. ________ to support the case against James ? a. Is there any proof b. Are there any proof c. Is there any proofs d. Are there any proofs 4. You have to pay extra if you take too __________ with you. a. much luggages b. many luggages c. much luggage d. many luggage 5. ________ in your class have tickets for the lecture series ? a. Do any of the student b. Does any of the students c. Do any of the studens d. Does any of the students 6. Bob got tired. It’s going to be difficult for him to find __________ job. a. other b. another c. the other d. the another 7. He made the soup by mixing _________ meat with some rice. a. little b. few c. a little d. a few 8. The English __________ strong traditions. a. has many b. have much c. have many d. has much 9. _________ moved to that city recently. a. A number of Vietnamese have b. A number of Vietnamese has c. The number of Vietnamese has d. The number of Vietnamese have 10. Several __________ sleeping under a tree. a. of lions were b. lion was c. of the lions was d. lions were 11. I have a __________ sister. a. seven years old b. seven – years – old c. seven – year – old d. d. seven year olds 12. There ___________ in the world today. a. is many new computer company b. is many new computer companies c. are many new computers companies d. are many new computer companies Exercise 4.Use a form of other to complete the sentence : other, another, others, the other, the others. 1. I had a red pen, but I seem to have lost it. I guess I’d better buy _________ one. 2. Some people are lazy, _________ are energetic. Most people are a mixture of both. 3. Two countires share the island of Hispanola. One is Haiti, _________ is the Dominican Republic. 4. Excuse me, waiter ? Could you please bring me _______ fork ? I dropped mine on the floor. 5. Only two countries in South America, Bolivia and Paraguay, are inland. All of _______ have coastlines. 6. Washington is one of the five states of the United States with borders on the Pacific Ocean. What are _________ states ? 7. A successful harvest depends largely on the weather. In some years, there is an abundant harvest. In _______ years, the harvest is lean, especially when there is a drought. 8. I enjoyed watching everyone at the beach. Some people were playing volleyball, while ______ were picnicking. Some were listening to music, some were sleeping and _______ were just lying in the sun. ________ people were swimming in teh surf. 9. I’ll be finished with this report soon. Give me _________ twenty minutes and I’ll be ready to go with you. 10. Ali has been here studying for almost three years. In _________ six months he will have his degree and return to his country. 11. Only three of the forty – two applicants for the job possess the necessary qualifications. None of _________ will be considered. 12. I work for Mr. Anderson every _________ Saturday. I help him with chores around his house. Exercise 5. Find and correct the errors. 1. In my country, there is a lots of schools. 2. Writing compositions are very hard for me. 3. The front – page articles in the daily newspaper has the most important news. 4. Besides the zoo and the art museum, I have visited many others places in this city. 5. It’s difficult for me to understand English when people uses a lot of slangs. 6. A student in this university should attend class regularly and hand in their assignments on time. 7. In the past, horses was the principal mean of transportation. 8. In my opinion, the English is easy language to learn. 9. There is many different kind of animal in the world. 10. They want to move to other city because they don’t like a cold weather. 11. I like to travel because I like to learn about other country and custom. 12. Collecting stamps is one of my hobby. 13. Chicago has many of tall skyscraper. 14. I came here three and a half month ago. I think I have made a good progress in English. 15. I was looking for my clothes, but I couldn’t find it. 16. Jack’s first days in the infantry was grueling. 17. At the back of the room is an aquarium and a terrarium. 18. Either Alice or Jan usually work the midnight shift. . under a tree. a. of lions were b. lion was c. of the lions was d. lions were 11. I have a __________ sister. a. seven years old b. seven – years – old c. seven – year – old d. d. seven year. Test on subject – verb agreement. ( 1 ) Exercise 1. Choose the best answer. 1. Someone in the audience ( has / have ) volunteered to participate. Your friendship over the years and your support on a wide variety of national issues ( have / has ) meant a great deal to us. 3. Two – week – old onion rings in the ashtray ( is / are ) not a pretty