VERB AGREEMENT

Choose the correct form of the verb in the following sentences!

1� Carlos is the only one of those students who (has / have) lived up to the potential

described in the yearbook.

2. The International Club, as well as the Choral Society and the Rowing Club, (need / needs) to

submit a new constitution.

3. One of my best friends (are / is) an extra on Seinfeld this week.

4. Not only the students but also their instructor (have / has) been called to the principal's office.

5. Most of the milk (has / have) gone bad. Six gallons of milk (are / is) still in the refrigerator.

6. Each and every student and instructor in this building (hope / hopes) for a new facility by next

year.

7. The students and instructors each (hopes / hope) for a new facility by next year.

8. Rice and beans, my favorite dish, (remind / reminds) me of my native Puerto Rico.

9. A large number of voters still (votes / vote) along straight-party lines.

10. Four years (are / is) a long time to spend away from your friends and family.

11. Politics (are / is) sometimes a dirty business.

12. To an outsider, the economics of this country (seem / seems) to be in disarray.

13. Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator (is / are) going to have to

make a decision.

14. (Is / Are) my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this grievance?

15. Some of the votes (seem / seems) to have been miscounted.

16. The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring (are / is) more than just a nuisance.

17. Everyone selected to serve on this jury (have / has) to be willing to give up a lot of time.

18. Kara Wolters, together with her teammates, (presents / present) a formidable opponent on the

basketball court.

19. He seems to forget that there (are / is) things to be done before he can graduate.

20. There (have / has) to be some people left in that town after yesterday’s flood.

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COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE

I. In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers much or

many!

1. It seems to me that we've had ……… assignments in English this term.

2. How ……… material can we be expected to read in one week?

3. ……… books are not in the library.

4. I've had ……… headaches already because of stress.

5. ……… depression can be attributed to being overworked.

II. In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers much, many,

few, little, most!

6. Our yard looks awful this summer. There are too …….. weeds.

7. I didn't use …….. fertilizer last spring, and that has made a difference.

8. Also, I've paid ……. attention to how …….. rain we've had.

9. I'm afraid it's rained …….. times this summer, and the grass is turning brown and dying.

10. ……. experts say you should fertilize your lawn in the fall.

11. It didn't seem to do my lawn …….. good.

12. …….. advice you get from experts doesn't seem to help.

13. …….. of my neighbors ignore their grass, and they have better lawns this year.

III. In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers a little, little,

a few, few, a lot of!

14. They say …….. knowledge is a bad thing.

15. I know …….. instances where that proves true.

16. …….. people know as much about computers as Tomasz does.

17. But it does him …….. good when the whole system goes down.

18. I'm having ……… of trouble passing my driving exam.

19. …….. the movies were rated PG.

20. …….. information proved to be outdated.

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ARTICLE

Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose

should fit the blank in the sentence!

1� A : What is your father?

B : My father is ..…. engineer.a� the c. thisb� a d. an

2� She has ………. apples.a� an c. twob� a d. this

3� Colombus believed that ……. world was rounda� a c. anb� the d. is the

4� It is known that Ivan ……. best student in our school.a� is that c. are theb� is a d. is the

5� She will soon be ……. teacher.a� a c. anb� the d. that

6� Budi met ………. old men last week.a� an c. ab� the d. that

7� Look up ………. sky!a� the c. anb� a d. that

8� He has studied ……. piano.a� a c. anb� the d. -

9� ……… house has a roof.a� An c. Theseb� A d. Those

10� He drives at sixty kilometers ……… hour.a� an c. perb� a d. the

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