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Class 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. 1.Write "has" or "have": Ravi and his cousin ____ finished the puzzle.

  2. 2.Put the words in order to make one correct sentence.

    • been
    • has
    • checked.
    • list
    • names
    • of
    • The

  3. 3.Sort each subject by the verb form it needs.

    Groups: Takes "is" · Takes "are"

    • The bag of apples
    • The books on the table
    • Neither the pen nor the pencil
    • Everybody in the class
    • Ravi and Meera
    • My brother, along with his friends,
    • Both of the answers
    • The teacher and the students

  4. 4.There ____ three mangoes left in the basket.

    • a) has
    • b) are
    • c) was
    • d) is

  5. 5.There ____ no milk left in the jug.

    • a) were
    • b) are
    • c) is
    • d) have

  6. 6.Write "is" or "are": Everybody in the two classes ____ ready to leave.

  7. 7.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

    • several
    • many
    • both
    • somebody
    • each
    • nothing
    • everyone
    • few

  8. 8.Match each subject to the verb that agrees with it.

    • A basket of oranges
    • The oranges in the basket
    • Everyone in the room
    • All of the children
    • were listening
    • is on the table
    • are on the table
    • was listening

Answer key — Class 7 English — Agreement in longer sentences

  1. 1. have
  2. 2. 1. The 2. list 3. of 4. names 5. has 6. been 7. checked.
  3. 3. 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"
  4. 4. b) are
  5. 5. c) is
  6. 6. is
  7. 7. 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
  8. 8. A basket of oranges → is on the table; The oranges in the basket → are on the table; Everyone in the room → was listening; All of the children → were listening