主谓一致语法练习

主谓一致语法练习

一、Choose one of the number forms in brackets:

1.Their earnings (comes, come ) to 500 dollars a week.

2.Where (is, are ) the shears?

3.Tidings (has, have) come that the British warship was sunk..

4.Your suspenders (is, are) not here?

5.The archives (is, are) not here.

6.Mr. Stevenson’s morals (is, are) above criticism.

7.The remains of a Roman settlement (was, were) found beneath the brewery.

8.At the bottom of the hill there (is, are) a dangerous crossroads.

9.This pair of trousers (costs, cost) fifty dollars.

10.The fireworks (was, were) postponed to the following Saturday because of the

bad weather.

11.The odds (is, are) in our favors.

12.Our special thanks (is, are) due to Mr. Zhang for the organization of the

exhibition.

13.The mansions in which the flat was situated (was, were) a comparatively small

one.

14.Braces (is, are) not fashionable nowadays.

15.All their belongings, together with the remains of torn-up newspapers, (lies, lie)

scattered over the carpets.

16.The minutes (was, were) unfortunately incomplete and could therefore not be

adopted.

17.The remains of Shakespeare (is, are) buried on Stratford-on-Avon.

18.The New York Times (is, are) published daily.

19.He suffers from diabetes, which (is, are) a kind of chronic disease.

20.The United Nations (was, were) formed in San Francisco in 1945.

21.(Has, Have) skittles been a popular game in England?

22.All nine skittles (was, were) brought down by the good throw.

23.Droughts (is, are) an easier game than chess.

24.Politics (is, are) the art or science of government.

25.What (is, are) his politics?

26.The Alps (covers, cover) an area of 200,000 square kilometers and (is, are) the

greatest mountain range in Europe.

27.Measles (is, are) infectious disease.

28.The play was well written, but the dramatics of the performance (was, were)

second-rate.

29.It seems the cattle on the sides of the dykes (was, were) the only living creatures

in these desolate surroundings.

30.The British police (has, have) only very limited powers.

31.A team which (is, are)full of enthusiasm (is, are) likely to win.

32.That green foliage (is, are) restful.

33.The militia (was, were) called out to guard the borderland.

34.The government (is, are) doing its best to boost production.

35.That family (is, are) a very happy one.

36.The audience (is, are) listening to a Beethoven symphony.

37.The football team (is, are) being reorganized.

38.The football team (is, are) having baths and (is, are) then coming back here for

tea.

39.The government (has, have) discussed the matter for a long time but they have

shown no signs of reaching an agreement.

40.The class (is, are) taking notes, (its, their) pens scribbling quickly over (its, their)

exercise books.

41.The suite of furniture he bought (was, were) of contemporary design. (It, They)

(was, were) quite expensive.

42.Can you see that huge flock of birds in the distance? (It, They)(is, are) coming

this way.

43.The Board of Directors (is, are) shaking (its, their) heads at the Chairman’s

speech. I think (it, they) (disapproves, disapprove) of what he is saying.

44.The congregation (was, were) not numerous that night, but (it, they) seemed to

be listening attentively to the lecture.

45.A lot of machinery (was, were) imported from abroad.

46.Poultry (is, are) dear in the city.

47.The public (was, were) convinced of his innocence.

48.The committee (was, were) divided in opinion as to whether the matter should

be dealt with at once.

49.Pancakes and syrup (is, are) a tasty breakfast.

king the cows, in addition to several other chores, (was, were) his

responsibility.

51.Each man and each woman there (is, are) asked to help.

52.Neither Lucy nor Carol (has, have) any money left.

53.The tenth and the last chapter (was, were) translated into Russian by Bob.

w and order (means, mean) different things to people with different political

opinions.

55.The number and diversity of British newspaper (is, are) considerable.

56.An older man or a mature woman (is, are) needed for this job.

57.Fish and chips (is, are) getting very expensive.

58.The sum and substance of this argument (is, are) war and peace.

59.A truck and a convertible (was, were) in the ditch.

60.The Bat and Ball (sells, sell) good beer.

61.War and peace (is, are) a constant theme in history.

62.War and peace (is, are) alternatives between which men must constantly choose.

63.How is it that your answer and your neighbor’s (is, are) identical?

64.Not only one, but all, of us (is, are) hoping to be there.

65.Every flower and every bush (is, are) to be cut down.

66.The vessel, with its entire crew and cargo, (was, were) lost.

67.The ocean, as well as the gulf and the bay, (provides, provide) good fishing.

68.American and Dutch beer (is, are) both much lighter than British.