Subject - Verb Agreement, Exercise 3

1.  The piano as well as the pipe organ ____________ to be tuned for the big concert.
 HAS                                 HAVE

2.  The mayor together with his two brothers ____________ going to be indicted for accepting bribes.
 ARE                                 IS

3.  Neither of my two suitcases ____________ adequate for this trip.
 IS                                    ARE

4.  There ____________ a list of committee members on the head-table.
 ARE                                IS

5.  Everybody in the class ____________ done the homework well in advance.
  HAS                              HAVE

6.  The jury ____________ their seats in the courtroom.
TAKE                             TAKES

7.  Neither the teacher nor the students ____________ to understand this assignment.
 SEEM                             SEEMS

8.  ____________ either my father or my brothers made a down-payment on the house?
HAS                                HAVE

9.  Hartford is one of those cities that ____________ working hard to reclaim a riverfront.
IS                                    ARE
10.  Some of the grain ____________ gone bad.
 HAVE                             HAS

11.  A few of the students ____________ doing so well they can skip the next course.
ARE                                                       IS

12.  Either the Committee on Course Design or the Committee on College Operations ____________ these matters. 

 DECIDE                                              DECIDES 

13.  One of my instructors ____________ written a letter of recommendation for me.
HAVE                                                  HAS

14.  ___________ either Luis or his parents written to Angela?
HAVE                                                 HAS

15.  Neither Luis nor his parents ___________ the least bit interested in keeping in touch with her.
IS                                                       ARE

If Clause, Exercise 1

IF CLAUSE EXERCISES

  Write the correct form of the verbs:

If the question (be) difficult, we can ask the teacher.

Lee will go to the Disneyland if he (save) enough money.

If I (buy) a lottery ticket, I might win the lottery.

My friend usually walks to school if he (have) enough time.

If the movie (start) at eight, we will be late!

We can go water-skiing if Jeff’s boat (have) gas.

The class will have party if the students all (pass) their tests.

If there (be) milk in the refrigerator, I’ll have milk with my cake.

If my sister (eat) all of the cake, I will get angry.

My mother always punishes my sister if she (tell) a lie.

Negatives: (Use contractions)

If the world (not end) tomorrow, we’ll have to go to work as usual.

If the pizza (not come now), we can eat a sandwich instead.

If there (not be) any milk in the refrigerator, I’ll go to the supermarket.

If it (not snow) tomorrow, we can’t go skiing.

My dad will paint the garage if it (not rain) on Friday.

If we (not go) to work, we won’t get paid.

We can’t go if we (not buy) tickets.

I will call you if she (not go) to the movies.

We should go jogging if it (not be) raining outside.

If the phone (not ring) this afternoon, I can take a nap.

Put the verbs in the brackets into the right tense:

If I (buy) a lottery ticket, I (could win) the lottery.

If Ben (give) somebody his word, he keep it.

If you (call) me, I (come). -supposition

If more mad cows (be found) many hitchers (lose) their jobs.

If the Stock Exchange (crash), people (lose) their money.

If guns (be abolished) we (feel) much safer.

If I (win) the lottery, I (go) on vacation to Paris.

If I (know) before that Athens was such a beautiful place, I (spend) two weeks there.

If computers had existed 500 years ago, we (have) Shakespeare’s file.

If I (not invest) all my money in shares, I (be) a poor man now.

You have to work hard if you [ want ] to fail your exam.

I would have told you the news earlier if I [ see ] you.

If the report is not on my desk until tomorrow, you [ be ] in big trouble.

If we had had enough money, we [ go ] to the concert.

You [ speak ] English better if you read more English newspapers.

If he had not fallen asleep, he [ crash ] his car.