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1. Each of the girls has her own dress. (has/have)
2. Five miles is a long distance. (is/are)
3. Many a man has tried hard to climb the treacherous mountain range. ( have/has)
4. The furniture of the house is quite impressive. (is/are)
5. Few students are coming to the party. (is, are)
6. Uma, my childhood friend, is leaving for Delhi next month. (is/are)
7. Most of my friends are government employees. (is/are)
8. The level of pain tolerance varies from person to person. (vary/varies)
9. Either Tina or Rohit is telling lies. (is, are)
10. A number of people were reported to have fallen sick after drinking the water
from the tubewell. (was/were)
11. The government was criticised by the Supreme Court for their actions.
(was/were)
12. No one has a greater collection of books than my friend Reeshav. (has/have)
13. Somebody is waiting at the door for you. (is/are)
14. Two years ago, this was the place where the accident took place. (year/years)
15. Fast food, like burgers and street food, is harmful for our health. (is/are)
16. All the students are excited to visit the museum after school. (is/are)
17. Neither Joseph nor his family speaks French. (speaks/speak)
18. Either Ross or Joey has broken the glass. (has/have)
19. If anybody calls for me, do let me know. (calls/call)
20. The plumber, along with his helper, is expected to come soon. (is/are)
21. Several neighbours have complained about the loud sound coming from that
house. (has/have)
22. Neither Penny nor Amy has gone to work. (has/have)
23. The Olympics is held every four years. (is/are)
24. The people have lived without electricity for many years. (has/have)
25. The dog is chasing the cat. (is/are)
1. Mr Simon, the great painter and philanthropist, has arrived. (has/have)
2. Bread and butter are his daily food. (is/are)
3. Yusuf and Rahul have gone to the school fair. (have/has)
4. Slow and steady wins the race. (win/wins)
5. The players were preparing for the big game tonight. (were/was)
6. The jury was unanimous in their decision. (was/were)
7. The little boy likes mangoes. (like/likes)
8. The teachers were asked to attend a conference today. (were/was)
9. I think it is good for you. (thinks/think)
10. Neenu and Anu are twins. (are/is)
11. Rahul speaks English and Spanish. (speak/speaks)
12. Caro works in a bank. (works/work)
13. Mathan, Tovino and Boban are best friends. (are/is)
14. Every one of us is here. (is/are)
15. None of them has completed their assignments. (have/has)
16. Jithu has a BMW car. (has/have)
17. What do you think about wasting food? (think/thinks)
18. Veena feels that it would not be okay for us to go out at this time. (feels/feel)
19. Has anyone seen the movie? (has/have)
20. We were at the park yesterday. (were/was)
21. The movie was great. (was/were)
22. The curtains match the wall colours perfectly. (matches/match)
23. Boney and Heera are moving to Bangalore. (are/is)
24. Preetha has a son and a daughter. (has/have)
25. Their daughter, Sheela, is a grade X student. (is/are)
