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SUBJECT – VERB AGREEMENT REVIEW
1. Jane ____ a new dress and a pair of shoes.
A. want
B. wants
C. wanting
D. to want
2. John along with twenty friends ____ celebrating a party.
A. is
B. are
C. am
D. were
3. The picture of the soldiers _____ back many memories.
A. bring
B. bringing
C. brings
D. to bring
4. The quality of these recordings ____ not very good.
A. be
B. are
C. am
D. is
5. If the duties of these officers _____ reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project.
A. isn’t
B. aren’t
C. am not
D. weren’t
6. The effects of cigarette smoking _____ been proven to be extremely harmful.
A. have
B. has
C. to have
D. having

7. The use of credit cards in place of cash _____ increased rapidly in recent years.
A. to have
B. have
C. has
D. having
8. Advertisements on TV _____ becoming more competitive than ever before.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. am
9. Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others ____ at an all-time high.
A. been
B. was
C. is
D. are
10. Mr. John, accompanied by several members of the committee, _____ proposed some changes in the rules.
A. have
B. has
C. having
D. to have
11. The levels of intoxication ____ from subject to subject.
A. vary
B. varies
C. to vary
D. varying
12. Neither Bill nor Mary and Jane ____ going to the party tonight.
A. is
B. are
C. am
D. were

13. Anything _____ better than going to the movies tonight.
A. is
B. are
C. am
D. were
14. Skating _____ becoming more and more popular.
A. is
B. are
C. am
D. were
15. A number of reporters ____ at the conference yesterday.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
16. Everybody who ____ a fever must go home immediately.
A. has
B. have
C. to has
D. having
17. Your glasses ____ on the bureau last night.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
18. The committee ____ already reached a decision.
A. have
B. has
C. having
D. to have

19. A pair of jeans ____ in the washing machine this morning.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
20. Each student _____ just answered the first question.
A. have
B. has
C. having
D. to have
21. Either John or Mary _____ breakfast every morning.
A. make
B. makes
C. making
D. to made
22. After she had pursued the materials, the secretary decided that everything _____ in order.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
23. The crowd at the basketball station ____ very crazy of excitement last night.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
24. The army ___ eliminated this section of the training test.
A. has
B. have
C. to has
D. having

25. The number of students who have withdrawn from class this quarter _____ appalling.


A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
26. There _____ been too many interruptions in this class.
A. have
B. has
C. having
D. to have
27. Peter of his friends ______ to take a bath in this river.
A.want
B. wants
C. wanting
D. to want
28. Each boy and girl _____ a book.
A. have
B. has
C. having
D. to have
29. The policemen _____ arrested the thief.
A. have
B. has
C. having
D. to have
30. Physics _____ less difficult than chemistry.
A. is
B. are

C. was
D. were
31. Every Elementary School teacher _____ to take a training course.
A. is
B. has
C. having
D. to have
32. Neither Jill nor her parents _____ seen this film before.
A. have
B. has
C. having
D. to have
33. What time ____ the news on TV?
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
34. The police ____ arrested the thieves.
A. have
B. has
C. having
D.to have
35. Either Jack or I ____ enthusiastic to do that.
A. is
B. am
C. was
D. were
36. Ten tons of rice ____ a great deal of money.
A. cost
B. costs

C. costing
D. to cost
37. Three years of waiting for him _____ a long time to her.
A. isn’t
B. aren’t
C. not be
D. not to be
38. Five billions dollars ____ thay guy to wealth and debauchery.
A. bring
B. brings
C. bringing
D. to bring
39. There ____ many people in this village.
A. live
B. lives
C. living
D. to live
40. Here ____ the clown that you ____ best.
A. come/ like
B. comes/ like
C. come/ likes
D. coming/ likes
41. The methods for styding the earth ____ been being researched.
A. have
B. has
C. having
D. to have
42. To love and to be loved _____ greatest happiness on earth.
A. is
B. are

C. be
D. were
43. The boy and the girl _____ their parents dearly.
A. love
B. loves
C. loving
D. to love
44. No teacher and student ____ present at classroom on Sundays.
A. is
B. are
C. be
D. were
45. What ____ the purpose of learning foreign languages?
A. is
B. are
C. be
D. were
46. She with we ____ very happy today.
A. is
B. are
C. be
D. were
47. Tom and I ____ cousins.
A. is
B. are
C. be
D. were
48. The whole family ____ going to the cinema now.
A. is
B. are

C. be
D. were
49. The production of dyes, perfumes, and explosive ___ made a lot of progress.
A. have
B. has
C. having
D. to have
50. The United Nations ____ of over 160 nations.


A. consist
B. consists
C. consisting
D. were consisting
51. Bread and butter ______ good food.
A. isn’t
B. aren’t
C. was not
D. not were
52. There of these students ___ used to riding their motorbike carelessly.
A. get
B. getting
C. to get
D. gets
53. We with Peter ____ extremely surprised to meet Peggy again.
A. is
B. are
C. be
D. was
54. None of them ____ there to help him.

A. to go
B. going
C. go
D. goes
55. All men _____ brothers.
A. is
B. was
C. am
D. are
56. Most of us ____ eager to play football for that team.
A. is
B. was
C. am
D. are
57. Someone _____ her to do such a foolish thing.
A. ask
B. asks
C. asking
D. are asked
58. Anything mostly ____ all right to her.
A. become
B. to become
C. becomes
D. becoming
59. That she ____ his name ___ his feeling.
A. forget/ hurt
B. forget/ hurts
C. forgets/ hurt
D. forgets/ hurts
60. Avoiding him ____ a good way.

A. is not
B. be not
C. am not
D. are not
61. To do such a hard work ____ so many people.
A. need
B. needings
C. to need
D. needs
62. Each of us ____ a bush of bamboo trees, ____?
A. plant/ shall we
B. plants/ won’t we
C. plants/ don’t we
D. plants/ are we
63. You each _____ a bed of flowers.
A. to water
B. water
C. watering
D. waters
64. Everything in the garden ____ brighter and brighter.
A. to look
B. looking
C. look
D. looks
65. Lovers often ____ out together.
A. go
B. goes
C. gone
D. are going
66. Mumps ____ me uncomfortable.

A. makes
B. make
C. making
D. to make
67. Chatting with strangers all day ____ me.
A. is not inspired
B. was not inspired
C. doesn’t inspire
D. don’t inspire
68. Linguistics ____ us to further understanding of cultures, societies and civilizations.
A. bring
B. brings
C. bringing
D. to bring
69. To make poems constantly _____ my spiritual life.
A. enrich
B. enriches
C. enriching
D. to enrich
70. Money ____ a mare go.
A. makes
B. make
C. making
D. to make
71. Knowledge of the facts ____ necessary to reach a vise decision.
A. is
B. be
C. am
D. are
72. This book, that book, and this pen _____ to him.

A. belonging
B. to belong
C. belongs
D. belong
73. Neither Mildred nor her friends ____ to help on the clean-up.
A. is wanting
B. want
C. wanting
D. wants
74. The first two parts of the experiment _____ him too much time.
A. takes
B. take
C. taking
D. to take
75. These people ____ early for the lectures.


A. arriving
B. arrives
C. arrive
76. The number of books in the library ____ really remarkable.
A. is
B. be
C. am
77. There ____ something to be said for both sides.
A. is
B. be
C. am
78. Economics _____ Mr.John’s major field of study.
A. is

B. be
C. am
79. The speakers ____ exactly.
A. pronounce
B. pronouces
C. pronoucing
80. Philippines ____ to Asian Countries.
A. belonging
B. to belong
C. belongs
81. Most of the people here ____ each other.
A. know
B. to know
C. knows
82. Some of my friends _____ abroad.
A. living
B. to live
C. lives
83. None of us ____ that he is wrong.
A.know
B. knows
C. to know
84. No news ____ good news.
A. is
B. are
C. were
85. Here ____ some accounts that you must check.
A. is
B. are
C. were

86. A lot of homework ____ me tired.
A. make
B. makes
C. have made
87. Not only Mr.Pike but also his son _____ tea.
A. likes
B. like
C. has liked
88.Mathematics ____ us with many aspects.
A. helps
B. help
C. have helped
89. The United States _____ of about 160 nations.
A. consists
B. consist
C. consisting
90. Coffee contains caffeine, and ____.
A. tea does so
B. so tea does
C. so does tea
91. Both Tom _____ Mary are students.
A. and
B. nor
C. or
92. Plenty of milk ____ consumed everyday.
A. are
B. is
C. was
93. Neither you nor I ____ responsible for the bad result.
A. are

B. is
C. am
94. Ten thousand dollars ____ a large sum of money.
A. are
B. is
C. were
95. “I can not speak Spanish” – “_____”
A. So can
B. Neither can I
C. Either can i
96. Both Jane and Mary, as well as John, ____ ready for the exam.
A. is
B. was
C. are
97. Working for 12 hours a day ______ her very tired.
A. make
B. makes
C. making
98. The number of the days in a week ____ seven.
A. is
B. was
C. are
99. What he told you ___ to be of no importance.
A. seems
B. seem
C. is seeming
100. The army _____ eliminated this section of the training test.

D. to arrive
D. are

D. are
D. are
D. to pronouce
D. belong
D. known
D. live
D. knowing
D. have been
D. was
D. are making
D. liking
D. helping
D. have consisted
D. does tea so
D. with
D. were
D. be
D. being
D. Neither can’t I
D. has been
D. have made
D. were
D. has seemed


A. has
B. have
C. are
101. The quality of these recordings _____ not very good.
A. is

B. are
C. have
102. ____ Julia ____ her sister are going to the party.
A. Both/ and
B. Neither/ nor
C. Either/ or
103. My wife had never been to Hue, and _____ I.
A. never have
B. neither have
C. neither had

D. is
D. were
D. Not only/ but also
D. neither