Question

Fill in the blanks with a verb form that agrees with the subject.

1. Somebody ……………………….. left the door open. (has / have)
2. You ………………………. no right to read my letters. (has / have)
3. Neither he nor she ……………………….. capable of doing this. (is / are)
4. Either James or Rahul ……………………….. to go. (has / have)
5. Nobody ………………………. there to support me. (was / were)
6. Each hand ………………………… five fingers. (has / have)
7. Every person ………………………. got problems. (has / have)
8. Some of us ………………………. (want / wants) a new system.
9. None of them …………………………. (was / were) able to succeed.
10. All of us …………………………. (has / have) got problems.
11. A lot of patience …………………………. (is /are) required to be a good teacher.
12. Lots of people ……………………….. (want / wants) to become famous.

Answer 1

1. Somebody HAS left the door open.

2. You HAVE no right to read my letters.

3. Neither he nor she ARE capable of doing this.

4. Either James or Rahul HAVE to go.

5. Nobody WAS there to support me.

6. Each hand HAS five fingers.

7. Every person HAS got problems. (This sentence is worded weirdly)

8. Some of us WANT a new system.

9. None of them WERE able to succeed.

10. All of us HAS got problems. (This sentence is worded weirdly)

11. A lot of patience IS required to be a good teacher.

12. Lots of people WANT to be famous.