主谓一致练习
Subject-verb Concord
1. Each man and each woman the same rights.
A. has B. have C. is having D. are having 2. The Prime Minister and Party leader .
A. have resigned B. has resigned C. are going to resign D. are to resign 3. The singer and the dancer our evening.
A. is to attend B. are to attend C. were attended D. was to attend 4. A horse and carriage not much used nowadays.
A. is B. are C. served D. is served 5. If law and order , neither the citizen nor his property is safe.
A. are not preserved B. is not preserved C. were not preserved D. have not been preserved
6. Going to bed early and getting up early a good habit.
A. is B. are C. were D. was 7. Joy and sorrow next-door neighbors.
A. are B. is C. were D. was 8. The boy and girl each their own toys.
A. have B. has C. are having D. is having 9. No teacher and no student .
A. are admitted B. is admitted C. are admitting D. is admitting 10. animal sleeps under the snow.
A. A good many B. A great many C. Many an D. A great many of 11. More than one person in the case.
A. were involved B. was involved C. are involved D. involves 12. An expert, together with some assistants, to help in this work.
A. were sent B. was sent C. are sending D. is sending 13. Either the teachers or the principal the meeting.
A. attends B. attend C. are attending D. have attended 14. None but fools in such things.
A. are interested B. is interested C. are interesting D. is interesting 15. None of this me.
A. worry B. worries C. are worrying D. were worrying 16. Not only he but also I fond of watching TV.
A. are B. is C. be D. am 17. Eric is the only one of the boys who a driving licence.
A. has B. have C. is having D. are having 18. One of the students who interested in music my friend.
A. is, is B. are, are C. is, are D. are, is 19. Every means been tried. They each somewhat discouraged.
A. have, is B. have, are C. has, are D. has, is 20. The class divided in opinions.
A. were, their B. was, their C. were, is D. was, its
Fill in the right word
1. Two hours ____ not long enough for this test.
2. One and a half apples ____ left on the table.
3. One and a half days ____ all I can spare.
4. There ____ two pairs of glasses on the table.
5. Traffic police ____ always very busy.
6. The English ____ to be with their family at Christmas. (like)
7. His family ____ all very well.
8. About twenty percent of the students in our class ____ girls.
9. All ____ here. Let’s start our meeting.
10. What the children want ____ storybooks.
11. This is one of the books on the subject that ___ ever been written in Chinese.
12. Bread and butter ____ a daily food in the west.
13. No man and no woman ____ going to such a shameful thing.
14. Not only my brother but also I ____ going there.
15. Mary as well as her classmates ____ learned to drive a tractor. (have) 16. There ____ more than one answer to your question.
17. Two thirds of the population of the city ____ immigrants.
18. The students each ____ a dictionary.
Error correction
1.Just outside the ruins are a magnificent building surrounded by tall trees. 2.Along the northern border of Italy is seen Alps, mighty in their splendor. 3.Knowing how to think clearly and to speak correctly give one confidence. 4.Althongh the body has been reduced in size by eighteen inches, there have been little change in the
engine of the new models.
5.Dictionaries may be used to answer question, to solve problems, or to obtain information. 6.The news of the president’s treaty negotiations with the foreign government were received with
mixed emotions by the citizens of both governments.
7.There are a large supply of pens and notebooks in the storeroom to the left of the library entrance.
8.Only about one of twelve of the young men and women of this country receive a college education.
9.More often it is the President, and not the members of his cabinet, who appeal to the public. 10.In this city is to be found both the most renowned scholars and the scoundrels of the country. 11.The salesman assured me that a good set of tires were supposed to last at least twenty miles. 12.Within the Alamo was one hundred and eighty men, more than two thirds of whom had recently
migrated from nearby states.
13.With the exception of aluminum, shiny metals such as tin or copper turns into black powders when ground fine.
14.The weeks of summer training are often as tense for sports writers as it is for football players .
15.Americqn women have come a long way on the road toward a role for women which are as dignified and responsible as the one assigned to men.
16.That intelligence tests actually give a measurement of the intelligence of individuals are questioned by some eminent psychologists.
17.Neither the reporters nor the editor has received their paycheck.
18.Subject bibliographies vary in size, scope, and method, according to the purpose for which
it is designed.
19.A body of volunteers have been organized to aid the helpless in their struggle for survival. 20.Although a majority of the houses in that area are still in need of repair, there have been much improvement in their appearance.