EXERCISE 1: Choose the correct answer.
1. The trousers you bought for me (doesn't/ don't) fit me.
2. Physics (was/ were) my best subject at school.
3. Fortunately, the news (wasn't/ weren't) as bad as we had expected.
4. The police (wants/ want) to interview Fred about a robbery.
5. Three days (isn't/ aren't) long enough for a good holiday.
6. A large number of students in this school (speaks/speak) English quite fluently.
7. England (have/ has) lost all their football matches this season.
8. Each student (have/has) answered the first three questions.
9. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine (isn't/ aren't) sharp enough.
10. I'm going to take a taxi. Six miles (is/ are) too far for me to walk.
11. John, along with twenty friends, (is/ are) planning a party.
12. The picture of the soldiers (bring/ brings) back a lot of memories.
13. If the duties of these officers (isn't/ aren't) reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the
project.
14. Advertisements on television (is/ are) becoming more competitive than ever before.
15. Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, (is/are) at an all-time high.
16. Mr. Jones, accompanied by several members of the committee, (have/ has) proposed some
changes of the rules.
17. The army (have/has) eliminated this section of the training test.
18. Neither Bill nor my friends (is/ are) going to the play tonight.
19. Anything (is/ are) better than going to another movie tonight.
20. Skating (is/ are) becoming more popular every day.
EXERCISE 2: Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. The number of the reporters at the conference yesterday (be) __________ 20.
2. Anybody who (have) __________ a fever must go home immediately.
3. Your glasses (be) __________ on the bureau last night.
4. There (be) __________ some people at the meeting last night.
5. The committee already (reach) __________ a decision.

6. A pair of jeans (be) __________ in the washing machine this morning.
7. 80% of the students (have) __________ voted.
8. Either John or his wife (make) __________ breakfast every morning.
9. After she had perused the material, the secretary thought that everything (be) __________ in order.
10. The crowd at the basketball game (be) __________ wild with excitement.