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grammar review
sub/vb; pro/ant
| sentence | answer |
|---|---|
| So many people (is/are) waiting outside. | are |
| The office next door (was/were) closed all day yesterday. | was |
| The print on the labels (is/are) so small. | is |
| The carpet (has/have) so many stains on it that it (needs/need) to be replaced. | has, needs |
| The Trade Union members' meeting (is/are) downstairs in the conference Room. | is |
| Mr. and Mrs. Taylor (has/have) moved in next door to us. | have |
| Two cars and a coach (was/were) involved in the motorway accident. | were |
| His application form for the new job, which (was/were) posted yesterday, (has/have) gone missing. | was, has |
| My neighbor (play/plays) his music so loud that the walls almost vibrate. | plays |
| Ricardo (do/does) not care whether United or City (is/are) winning. | does, is |
| Anyone can get ______ name in the news. | his |
| None of the checks were cashed; ______ finally expired. | they |
| The chef cut ______ on the thumb while peeling carrots. | himself/herself |
| A person should insure _______ valuables. | his/her |
| The family has ______ eye on a new house. | its |
| Everybody has _________ own dreams and goals. | his/her |
| One can be happy only if _____ has respect for ________. | he/she; himself/herself |
| Children never realize how loud _____ can be. | they |
| My mother and her sister took _____ vacation together. | their |
| Either Mike or John wears a patch over _____ eye. | his |
| Neither documentaries nor the news is given enough money by _____ network. | its |
| San Diego and San Jose get ______ names from Spanish. | their |
| Either Eleanor Roosevelt or Ellen Wilson is believed to have covered for ______ husband during presidential emergencies. | her |
| Venus and Mars have _____ orbits nearer to Earth than to any other planet. | their |
| The band starts ________ tour tomorrow night. | its |
| Any of the candidates could win; _____ are very much alike. | They |
| anybody (singular, plural, both) | singular |
| few (singular, plural, both) | plural |
| someone (singular, plural, both) | singular |
| all (singular, plural, both) | both |
| none (singular, plural, both) | both |
| several (singular, plural, both) | plural |
| everybody (singular, plural, both) | singular |
| everyone (singular, plural, both) | singular |
| all (singular, plural, both) | both |
| Outside, the chorus of crickets (chirps/chirp) loudly enough to keep me awake. | chirps |
| The price of these jeans (is/are) too high. | is |
| Most of the contestants (looks/look) nervous. | look |
| Either Sylvia or her brothers (washes/wash) the kitchen floor each Saturday morning. | washes |
| Neither the seal nor the clowns (catches/catch) the ball that the monkey throws into the circus ring. | catch |