Subject Verb Agreement Activity

Insert is, am, or are, has or have, was or were, do or does.

   
1. The black and red car ______ mine.
 
2. The black and the red car ______ his.

3. John and James ______ not go to the same school.

4. Neither she nor I ______ to blame for the mistake.

5. ______ Ali ______ a dog like yours ?
 
6. ______ they seen the tiger ?  

7. One of the boys ______ not here.

8. Mary and Rita ______ sold their old shoes.
 
9. You and he ______ late for school yesterday; why ______ that ?  

10. Coffee mixed with milk ______ good to drink.

11. The sum and substance of all you say ______ no effect.
 
12. The dog and the cat ______ long been enemies.
 
13. The short and old ruler ______ not yours.  

14. My book ______ been lost; ______ you seen it ?

15. Youth and experience ______ not exist together.

16. Neither those dogs nor that cat ______ yours.  

17. One or two boys ______ here that day.

18. Neither he nor they ______ much work.
 
19. Where ______ he wish to go ?

20. No boy or girl ______ allowed to enter the room




Answers  
   
1. The black and red car is mine.  
2. The black and the red car are his.  
3. John and James do not go to the same school.  
4. Neither she nor I am to blame for the mistake.  
5. Does Ali have a dog like yours ?  
6. Have they seen the tiger ?  
7. One of the boys is not here.  
8. Mary and Rita have sold their old shoes.  
9. You and he were late for school yesterday; why was that ?  
10. Coffee mixed with milk is good to drink.  
11. The sum and substance of all you say has no effect.  
12. The dog and the cat have long been enemies.  
13. The short and old ruler is not yours.  
14. My book has been lost; have you seen it ?  
15. Youth and experience do not exist together.  
16. Neither those dogs nor that cat is yours.  
17. One or two boys were here that day.  
18. Neither he nor they do much work.  
19. Where does he wish to go ?  
20. No boy or girl is allowed to enter the room.  
   

Past Tense Verb Activity

Read the following passage carefully. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in the bracket.  
   
  Mr Eugene Smith's young wife ___1___ ( survive ) for only a few days after the birth of her son. However, she had the ___2___ ( console ) of ___3___ ( hold ) the infant in her arms for a few moments before the nurse ___4___ ( take ) him away.
That evening, she ___5___ ( slip ) into a coma from which she never ___6___ ( wake ) up. Three days later she ___7___ ( die ).

Mr. Smith who had loved his wife ___8___ ( dear ) was badly affected by her ___9___ ( die ). He blamed his son for the death of his ___10___ ( love ) Elaine.


Answers  
   
  1. survived   2. consolation   3. holding   4. took   5. slipped   6. woke   7. died   8. dearly   9. death  10. beloved  
   
  Mr Eugene Smith's young wife survived for only a few days after the birth of her son. However, she had the consolation of holding the infant in her arms for a few moments before the nurse took him away.
That evening, she slipped into a coma from which she never woke up. Three days later she died.

Mr. Smith who had loved his wife dearly was badly affected by her death. He blamed his son for the death of his beloved Elaine.


 

Read the following passage carefully. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in the bracket.  
   
  Mount Fuji is the highest volcanic mountain in Japan. It last ___1___ ( erupt ) in 1707 and has long ___2___ ( look ) upon as a sacred mountain by many Japanese.
If you ___3___ ( be ) to go to Mount Fuji, or Fujiyama as it ___4___ also ______ ( be, know ), you would see many hot springs ___5___ ( bubble ) at the foot of the mountain.

Some people, ___6___ ( believe ) in the medicinal value of the springs, ___7___ ( bathe ) in them in the hope that their illnesses will ___8___ ( cure ) by the hot water.

Many Japanese hope to climb the mountain at least once in their lives. ___9___ ( complete ) the journey on foot, as some Japanese here had done, is not an easy task.

Mount Fuji is indeed a beautiful sight to behold. It is therefore not surprising that tourists from all over the world ___10___ ( visit ) it each year.



Answers  
   
  1. erupted   2. been looked   3. were   4. is, known   5. bubbling   6. believing   7. bathe   8. be cured   9. Completing  10. visit  
   
  Mount Fuji is the highest volcanic mountain in Japan. It last erupted in 1707 and has long been looked upon as a sacred mountain by many Japanese.
If you were to go to Mount Fuji, or Fujiyama as it is also known, you would see many hot springs bubble at the foot of the mountain.

Some people, believing in the medicinal value of the springs, bathe in them in the hope that their illnesses will be cured by the hot water.

Many Japanese hope to climb the mountain at least once in their lives. Completing the journey on foot, as some Japanese here had done, is not an easy task.

Mount Fuji is indeed a beautiful sight to behold. It is therefore not surprising that tourists from all over the world visit it each year.