Subject Verb Agreement - Exercise 6

Subject Verb Agreement - Exercise 6

Guidelines:

The nouns after expressions "one-half of, one-fourth of, two-thirds of, a part of, a majority of"

• agree with singular verb if the noun is singular, and
• agree with plural verb if the noun is plural.

1. One-half of mango _____ eaten.

was
were


2. One-half of mangoes _____ eaten.

was
were


3. One-fourth of construction ____ completed.

was
were


4. One-fourth of buildings ____ constructed in the new colony.

was
were


5. A part of the temple ____ to be painted.

is
are


6. Part of the walls of the temple ____ to be painted.

is
are


7. Two-thirds of the question bank ______ been submitted.

has
have


8. Two-thirds of the questions _____ been answered.

has
have


9. The majority of the population ____ voted to BJP party.

has
have


10. A majority of the people ____ voted to BJP party.

has
have

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