Subject–Verb Agreement Questions


Neither of the answers ____ (is/are) correct.
A number of issues ____ (has/have) been discussed.
The number of applicants ____ (is/are) increasing every year.
Each of the participants ____ (was/were) given a certificate.
Many a student ____ (has/have) failed in the test.
The jury ____ (is/are) divided in their opinion.
One of the players ____ (has/have) been selected for the team.
More than one candidate ____ (has/have) applied for the post.
A great deal of information ____ (is/are) available online.
Neither the teacher nor the students ____ (is/are) present.
Either the manager or the employees ____ (is/are) responsible.
The bouquet of roses ____ (smell/smells) sweet.
Bread and butter ____ (is/are) my favourite breakfast.
The quality of the apples ____ (is/are) not good.
A lot of money ____ (has/have) been spent on the project.
Ten miles ____ (is/are) a long distance to walk.
The news ____ (is/are) very disturbing.
Mathematics ____ (is/are) an interesting subject.
None of the information ____ (is/are) reliable.
Either of the two plans ____ (seem/seems) effective.
The list of candidates ____ (is/are) on the notice board.
Each boy and each girl ____ (was/were) given a prize.
The committee ____ (has/have) taken its decision.
The police ____ (is/are) investigating the matter.
A pair of shoes ____ (is/are) lying under the table.
Not only the students but also the teacher ____ (was/were) absent.
The captain, along with his players, ____ (was/were) honoured.
No sooner ____ he reached the station than the train left. (was/were)
Much of the work ____ (has/have) been completed.
A series of lectures ____ (was/were) delivered last week.
One-third of the cake ____ (has/have) been eaten.
All the furniture ____ (is/are) new.
The majority of the members ____ (is/are) in favour of the proposal.
Every man, woman, and child ____ (was/were) evacuated safely.
Neither you nor he ____ (is/are) to blame.
There ____ (is/are) many reasons for his failure.
Here ____ (comes/come) the principal and the teachers.
The United Nations ____ (has/have) issued a new resolution.
Measles ____ (is/are) a contagious disease.
Politics ____ (is/are) often controversial.
More than fifty percent of the work ____ (is/are) finished.
A number of books ____ (is/are) missing from the library.
The number of books ____ (is/are) insufficient.
Each of the houses ____ (has/have) a garden.
Several of the students ____ (has/have) submitted the assignment.
None of the players ____ (was/were) injured in the match.
The staff ____ (is/are) divided on the issue.
A lot of problems ____ (has/have) arisen recently.
The audience ____ (was/were) clapping loudly.
More than one reason ____ (has/have) been given for the delay.

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