EXERCISES
Directions: Sect the correct answer from the following items.
1.A herd of elephant……….. seen in the forest last week.
a. is b. was c. are d. were
2.What ……… the colours of the rainbow?
a. is b. are c. was d. were
3. Yesterday, I found that some of the oranges you bought a few days ago………..bad.
a. be b. was c. were d. are
4. A number of important people ……… at the concert last Sunday night.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
5. Many a person…….. to earn…….. way though college.
a. have-his b. has-his c. have-their d. has-their
6. Neither the students nor their teacher……….solve the problems.
a. can be able to b. are able to c. is not able to d. was able to
7. The woman as well as her children……. killed in the bus accident last month.
a. be b. is c. are d. were
8. None of my brothers……… at home now.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
9. If each of you …….. some money, I’m sure the others will do so, too.
a. contribute b. contributes c.contributed d.contributing
10. The Peace Corps ………. Lots of people, doesn’t it?
a. helps b. help c. helping d.helped
11. Every woman, man and child in this town ……. now a ware of the terrible consequences of the habit of smoking.
a. are b. were c. have d. is
12. The girl and her sister ……… given a pen each yesterday.
a. is b. was c. are d. were
13.The …….. in Chiengmai is very beautiful.
a. scenery b. scene c. screen d. scenes
14. Nobody …….. Noi has any chance to get a scholarship.
a. think b. thinking c. is thinking d. thinks
15. Every boy and girl …….. coming here.
a. is b. are c. has d. be
16. Although he is a good lecturer, …….. students lie him.
a. few b. little c. a few d. a little
17. The news of President Sadat’s death ……. The people around the world.
a. depress b. depresses c. depressing d. is depressed
18. “Get another bottles of cold water from the refrigerator, please.”
“ I can’t. There ……. left.”
a. aren’t any b. isn’t any c. is none d. is not
19. Freedom of speech, press, and religion …….. an ideal in the western democracies.
a. has been b. are c. have had d. were
20. His knowledge of mathematics …….. him in his work.
a. helps b. help c. are helping d. have helped
21. Every pair of trousers ……. cut.
a. are b. have c. is d. were
22. Statistics …….. that the population of this country was doubled.
a. proves b. prove c. proofs d. proof
23. The tape recorder with its speakers …….. since Sunday.
a. has been missing b. have been missing
c. had been missed d. have been missed
24. When the audience …….. settled ……. In …….., the play will begin.
a. has – itself – its chair
b. has – himself – his chair
c. have – themselves – their chair
d. have – themselves – their chairs
25. A team of soldiers …….. playing against a team of sailors.
a. was b. were c. have d. had
26. More than one day …….. needed for the job.
a. have b. is c. are d. has
27. Two-thirds of the book ……..
a. are printing b. is printing
c. is being printed d. are being printed
28. One of the children …….. sick yesterday.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
29. Every article he …….. with his own money.
a. possesses be bought b. possess is bought
c. possessing is bought d. possesses is bought
30. “ I received many letters from home.”
“ You’re lucky. I got only ……..
a. a few b. a little c. few d. quite little
31.Every boy and every girl in the class ……. too excited to see it.
a. are b. has c. is d. have
32. …….. either of you work in this factory?
a. Does b. Do c. Is d. Have
33. The place and date of the race……..
a. a. have not been decided b. is not being decided
c. are not being decided d. has not been decided
34.The number of people who ……. In that town …….. about two thousand.
a. live-is b. lives-are c. lives-is d. live-are
35. One of the rulers is mine; …….. is my brother’s.
a. another b. the others c. other d. the other
36. Since the weather was bad, …….. people came.
a. little b. a little c. few d. a few
37. …….. blind can see nothing.
a. The b. A c. All d. Every
38. …….. a lot of beer he drank!
a. What b. How c. How much d. How many
39. My son knocked this …….. off the table and broke it.
a. teacup b. cup of tea c. tea’s cup d. cup-tea
40. There are several …….. on the table in front of the typist.
a. sheets paper b. sheets of paper
c. sheet of paper d. sheets of papers
41. The diamond with its expensive case …….. stolen a few hours ago.
a. be b. is c. was d. were
42. Both my radio and car ……... stolen last month.
a. is b. was c. are d. were
43. Last night, we found that some of the durians we bought a few days ago …….. bad.
a. is b. was c. were d. are
44. Every boy …….. to be punished afterwards.
a. is b. be c. are d. were
45. Neither he nor I …….. going this evening.
a. am b. is c. are d. were
46. A number of people …….. at your place last night.
a. was b. were c. are d. is
47. Everyone must try …….. best to win.
a. one’s b. its c. my d. his
48. You as well as your friend …….. to leave now.
a. is b. was c. are d. were
49. One of the boys who …….. here an hour ago is my cousin.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
50. Soccer, as well as badminton and Sepak Raga, ……..very popular now in our country.
a. is b. was c. are d. were
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