IELTS Grammar Exercise 6

IELTS Grammar Exercise 6 is a review of singular and plural verb forms in the English language:

When writing an essay for the IELTS exam, be sure to identify the grammatical subject of your sentence, especially if the grammatical subject contains prepositional phrases. This will help you to understand whether you need a singular or plural verb.

Singular grammatical subject + singular verb: The child in boy scouts knows how to light a fire.

child = singular subject; knows = verb; ["scouts" is part of a prepositional phrase]

Plural grammatical subject: Many residents of the local community are on good terms with one another.

Residents = plural subject; are = verb; ["community" is part of a prepositional phrase]

Look at the grammar examples above. Then complete the exercises below by using the grammatically correct form of the verb.

(1) Most of my classmates __________ (agree / agrees) with me.

(2) Ten euros __________ (is / are) the price.

(3) Ten miles __________ (seem / seems) a long distance to jog.

(4) Two cups in the cupboard __________ (is / are) broken.

(5) Many people in the public eye __________ (has / have) concerns about their privacy.

(6) My sister or my brother usually __________ (help / helps) my mother.

(7) The price __________ (is / are) ten euros.

(8) Two-thirds of the children in the class __________ (has / have) the flu.

(9) Several workers in the group __________ (need / needs) a higher wage.

(10) Neither the apples nor the bananas __________ (is / are) fit to eat.

ANSWERS:

(1) agree

(2) is

(3) seems

(4) are

(5) have

(6) helps

(7) is

(8) have

(9) need

(10) are