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5. This exercise on singular-plural agreement of subjects and verbs
(is, are) easy.
6. Some of the fruit in this bowl
(is, are) rotten.
7. Some of the apples in that bowl
(is, are) rotten.
8. Half of the students in the class
(is, are) from Arabic-speaking countries.
9.
Half of this money (is, are) yours.
10. A lot of the students in the class
(is, are) from Southeast Asia.
11. A lot of clothing in those stores
(is, are) on sale this week.
12. One of my best friends
(is, are) coming to visit me next month.
13. Each boy in the class
(has, have) his own notebook.
14. Each of the boys in the class
(has, have) his own notebook.
15. Every one of the students
(is, are) required to take the final test.
16. None of the animals at the zoo
(is, are) free to roam. All of them
(is, are) in
enclosures.
17. A number of students
(is, are) absent today.
18. The number of employees in my company
(is, are) approximately ten thousand.
19. One of the chief materials in bones and teeth
(is, are) calcium.
20.
(Does, Do) all of the children have their books?
21.
(Does, Do) all of this homework have to be finished by tomorrow?
22. Why
(was, were) some of the students excused from the examination?
23. Why
(was, were) one of the students excused from the examination?
24. What percentage of the people in the world
(is, are) illiterate?
25. What percentage of the earth's surface
(is, are) covered by water?'
26.
(Does, Do) any of you know the answer to that question?
EXERCISE 3. Error analysis: subject-verb agreement. Correct the errors in subject-
verb agreement. Some sentences contain no errors.
1. The books in my office is very valuable to me.
2. All of the windows in our house were broken in the earthquake.
3. All of the employees in that company is required to be proficient in a second
language.
4. Listening to very loud music at rock concerts have caused hearing loss in some
teenagers.
5. Many of the satellites orbiting the earth is used for communications.
6. The news about the long-range effects of air pollution on the development of
children's lungs is disturbing.
7. Chinese have more than fifty thousand written characters.
8. About two-thirds of the Vietnamese works in agriculture.
9. A number of planes were delayed due to the snowstorm in Denver.
10. The number of passengers affected by the delays was great.
11. More men than women are left-handed.
12. Every girl and boy are required to have certain immunizations before enrolling in
public school.
13. Seventy-five percent of the people in New York City lives in upstairs apartments,
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not on the ground floor.
14. Unless there are a profound and extensive reform of government policies in the
near future, the economic conditions in that country will continue to
deteriorate.
15. While I was in Paris, some of the best food I found were not at the well-known
eating places, but in small out-of-the-way cafes.
16. Where's my gloves? Have you seen them anywhere? I can't find them.
17. Where's Kenya? Can you find it for me on the map?
18. Approximately 80 percent of all the data in computers around the world is in
English.
19. Why are the police here?
20. Studying a foreign language often lead students to learn about the culture of the
countries where it is spoken.
21. Two hours is too long to wait, don't you think?
22. Some of the movie about the gangsters were surprisingly funny.
23. Some of the movies these days contain too much violence.
24. How many people is there in Canada?
25. What is the population of Canada?
26. Which one of the continents in the world are uninhabited?
27. One of the most common names for dogs in the United States are "Rover."
28. Everybody in my family enjoy music and reading.
29. Most of the mountain peaks in the Himalayan Range is covered with snow the
year round.
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