Year 7 English — Agreement in longer sentences
Find the real subject of a long sentence and make the verb agree with it, even when words come in between or the order is turned round.
Name: ________________________
1.There ____ three mangoes left in the basket.
- a) was
- b) is
- c) are
- d) has
2.Sort each subject by the verb form it needs.
Groups: Takes "is" · Takes "are"
- The books on the table
- The bag of apples
- Both of the answers
- The teacher and the students
- Neither the pen nor the pencil
- Everybody in the class
- Ravi and Meera
- My brother, along with his friends,
3.Write "is" or "are": Everybody in the two classes ____ ready to leave.
4.Write "is" or "are": In the corner of the room ____ two old wooden chairs.
5.Sort each word by whether it counts as one or as more than one when it is the subject.
Groups: Counts as one · Counts as more than one
- each
- many
- few
- several
- everyone
- both
- somebody
- nothing
6.Neither the coach nor the players ____ happy with the result.
- a) has
- b) was
- c) is
- d) were
7.There ____ no milk left in the jug.
- a) are
- b) were
- c) is
- d) have
8.The teacher, along with her students, ____ visiting the museum today.
- a) have
- b) are
- c) is
- d) were
Answer key — Year 7 English — Agreement in longer sentences
- 1. c) are
- 2. The teacher and the students → Takes "are"; The bag of apples → Takes "is"; My brother, along with his friends, → Takes "is"; Everybody in the class → Takes "is"; Both of the answers → Takes "are"; The books on the table → Takes "are"; Neither the pen nor the pencil → Takes "is"; Ravi and Meera → Takes "are"
- 3. is
- 4. are
- 5. everyone → Counts as one; somebody → Counts as one; nothing → Counts as one; each → Counts as one; both → Counts as more than one; several → Counts as more than one; many → Counts as more than one; few → Counts as more than one
- 6. d) were
- 7. c) is
- 8. c) is