USE THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERB
Exercise 1: USE THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERBA cart and horse (was/were) seen at a distance.
- Nobody not John and William (was/were) there.
- Man, no less than the lower forms of life (be) a product of the evolutionary process.
- The girl, as well as the boys, (has/have) learnt to ride.
- The bat together with the ball (was/were) stolen.
- The newspaper and the dictionary (be) on the table.
- Here (be) bread and the dictionary.
- Here (be) bread and butter for breakfast.
- The ship with its load of timer (be) leaving the port today.
- Noone (be) eager to be examined the first.
- It (be) her lies that ( irritake) me so much.
- Three fourths of the wall (be) painted.
- Two fifths of the members (be) present.
- Two times two (make) four.
- Two 2’s (make ) four.
- Two plus two (be) four.
- How many (be) six and five?
- Nine from fourteen (be) five.
- Twenty years (be) not a long period of time in human history.
- Five dimes (make) fifty cents.
- Five dollars (be) a small sum.
- “ The three Musketeers” (be) written by Alexandre Dumas.
- You don’t have to say much , a word or two (be) sufficient.
- These (be) one or two things I’d like to talk over with you.
- The number of new books in our library (be) ever growing.
- A number of new books in our library (be) displayed at the book show.
- Our only guide ( be) stars.
- There (be) a lot of traffic on this road.