七、主谓一致

1.       The number of people invited ______fifty , but a number of them _______absent for different reasons.

A. were ; was         B. was ; was              C. was ; were        D. were ; were

2.       Either you or the headmaster _________ the prizes to those gifted students at the meeting .

A. is handing out                             B. are to hand out

C. are handing out                            D. is to hand out

3.       — Each of the students , working hard at his or her lessons , __________ to go to university .

—     So do I .

A. hope              B. hopes                 C. hoping          D. hoped

4.       He is the only one of the students who ________ a winner of scholarship for three years .

A. is                 B. are                    C. have been       D. has been

5. Ten thousand dollars _________ a large sum.

   A. is                B. have been            C. has been          D. are

6. Every means _________ tried but without much result.

   A. has been         B. have been          C. are            D. is

7. The police __________ patrolling that area very carefully.

   A. is                B. are              C. was            D. has been

8. It was you, nor I who _________ too much dependent on medicine and never did exercises.

   A. were            B. are             C. was           D. am

9. Nearly all trees have seeds that fall to the earth, take root, and eventually _________ .

   A. generate new seeds     B. new seeds generated     

C. by generating new seeds   D. new seeds generated there

10. Gorge is the only of the brightest students who _______ from New York University.

   A. is graduated         B. have graduated     C. has graduated      D. are graduated

11. Not all the students will visit __________ parents on Sunday.

   A. his           B. its             C. their           D. his or her

12. The board of directors __________ in session.

   A. are           B. hold            C. is            D. have held

13. The rest of the crew of the spaceship _________ to reach Jupiter’

   A. is not going     B. are not going    C. not go     D. doesn’t go

14. The salesman told me that a good set of tires _________ to last at least twenty thousand miles.

   A. was supposed   B. were supposed    C. is supposed     D. are supposed

15. A pack of playing cards _________ everywhere.

A. was scattered     B. were scattered     C. scatter     D. have scattered

16. A series of debates between the lectures ________ for the next weekend.

A. were scheduled    B. was scheduled    C. have scheduled    D. are scheduled

17. Whether the Army or the Navy _________ it, it should be done soon.

A. do            B. done           C. to do          D. does

18. Not only the city council members but also the mayor __________ the law.

   A. opposes     B. oppose      C. is opposed      D. are opposed

19. Not only I but also Tom and Peter _________ fond of watching TV.

  A. is         B. are        C. am        D. be

20. Either your teacher or you ________ mistaken.

  A. are        B. is          C. has          D. was

21. Her uncle, along with her two cousins, ________ that she _________ in town one more day.

  A. demands, stay   B. demands, stays     C. demand, stay      D. demand, stays

22. The athlete, together with his coach and several relatives, _________ to the Olympic Games.

  A. will be to travel    B. are to travel    C. is traveling      D. are traveling

23. Our teacher as well as our classmates, _________ to attend the evening party.

  A. was asked        B. were asked       C. be asked      D. have asked

24. The number of accidents on roads _________ .

   A. were increased    B. are increased     C. have been increased     D. has increased

25. You, who _________ ready to offer him your help, are a true friend of his.

   A. is        B. was         C. are         D. has been

26. Many a man _________ life is meaningless without a purpose.

A. think      B. thinks      C. thinking      D. h