Check-your articles.

1. — Hungry man is angry man. — Yes, way to man's heart is through his stomach.

2. Ravens had gone from Tower: Kingdom would fall.

3. She asked Mum for advice and she got it; she asked her mum for cash and she didn't get it.

4. Childhood hatred, like childhood love, can last lifetime.

5. — It was absolute pleasure having you in my class! — Pleasure was mine.

6. — Let's have early supper tonight. — Oh, no! I'm weight- watcher.

7. Queen smiled. She had told black lie.

8. "My love to you is like Sunday morning, my love to you is like stormy weather."

9. — I met R. Murphy. — Do you mean R. Murphy who wrote all those grammar books? — Exactly.

10. — Mine is Panasonic, not Sony. What's yours? — Phillips.

11. Monterey Peninsula just out into Pacific Ocean halfway up California coast.

12. Vatican is Pope's Palace on Vatican Hill in Rome. Vatican City is only surviving Papal state.

13. For beginner starting to learn second foreign language this book is must-have.

14. Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey is mentioned in Bible as place where Noah's Ark came to rest.

15. Pan American Highway runs along Andes of South America.

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

1. Neither Julia nor Michael (is/are) going to the play tonight.

2. Anything (is/are) better than going to another movie tonight.

3.Dieting (is/are) becoming more popular every day.

4.A number of reporters (was/were) at the conference yesterday.

5.Everybody who (has/have) a fever must go home immediately.

6.Your glasses (was/were) on the bureau last night.

7.There (was/were) some people at the meeting last night.

8.The committee (has/have) already reached a decision.

9.A pair of jeans (was/were) in the washing machine this morn­ing.

10.Each student (has/have) answered the first three questions.

11.Either John or his wife (make/makes) breakfast each morning.

12.After she had perused the material, the secretary decided that everything (was/were) in order.

13.The crowd at the basketball game (was/were) wild with excite­ment.

14.A pack of wild dogs (has/have) frightened all the ducks away.

15.The jury (is/are) trying to find a solution.

16.The army (has/have) eliminated this section of the training test.

17.The number of students who have withdrawn from class this term (is/are) appalling.

18.There (has/have) been too many interruptions in this class.

19.Every elementary school teacher (has/have) to take this exam­ination.

20.Neither Jill nor her parents (has/have) seen this movie before.

21.John, along with twenty friends, (is/are) planning a party.

22.The picture of the soldiers (bring/brings) back many memo­ries.

23.The quality of these recordings (is/are) not very good.

24.If the duties of these officers (isn't/aren't) reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project.

25.The effects of cigarette smoking (have/has) been proved to be extremely harmful.

26.The use of credit cards in place of cash (has/have) increased rapidly in recent years.

27.Advertisements on television (is/are) becoming more competi­tive than ever before.

28.Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, (is/ are) high.

29.Mr. Jones, accompanied by several members of the committee, (have/has) proposed some changes of the rules.

 

Select verbs that agree with their subjects.

1. A few of the girls is/ are experienced riders.

2. Each of them has/ have a complete set of maps.

3. Most of the milk is/ are gone.

4. Neither of the cars has/ have a radio.

5. Every one of the packages is/ are heavy.

6. Everyone quickly understands/ understand the rules of the game.

7. Neither of the actresses was/ were nominated.

8. Each is/ are well-trained.

9. All of the fruit was/ were eaten.

10. A few in the crowd is/ are troublesome.

11. The public consists/ consist of you and me.

12. Jack's imagination, as well as his sense of humour, was/were delightful.

13. Carl, not Juan and I, is/ are doing the artwork.

14. No one except the band members leaves/ leave early.

15. Has/ have any of the shipment arrived?

16. Ramon and she likes/ like hiking.

17. Rock and roll is/are wonderful.

18. Neither our phone nor our doorbell was/ were working.

19. Ninety percent of the students is/ are present.

20. A number of girls like/ likes strenuous sports.