Few students ………………… present in the class today. (a) is. (b) are © have. (d) had 2. Sohan as well as his brother ………………… come. (a) have. (b) is. © was. (d) has 3. Neither of the students ………………… absent. (a) was. (b) were © had. (d) have 4. The committee ………………… meeting tomorrow. (a) were. (b) is. © are. (d) had 5.The novelist and poet ………………… dead. (a) were. (b) is. © are. (d) have 6. The level of intoxication ………………… from subject to subject. (a) vary. (b) varying. © varies. (d) was varying 7. Either boys or girls ………………… telling lies. (a) are. (b) is. © have (d) having 8. Two thousand rupees ………………… not a small sum. (a) are. (b) is. © were (d) has 9. A group of boys ………………… playing in the ground. (a) were. (b) was. © are. (d) have 10. A number of people ………………… reported to be missing in the train accident. (a) was. (b) have. © were. (d) has 11.The aims of the course ………….. me willing to begin. (a) makes. (b) make. © were made (d) making 12.The weight of the mangoes …………….. (a) vary. (b) might have varied. M© varies. (d) were varied 13.The children of the man who works with me ……………. Broken the window this morning. (a) were. (b) has. © had. (d) have 14.Few students who …………. Playing football missed the class. (a) would be (b) had. © were. (d) could be 15.The police………….. to be careful since the criminal was dangerous. (a) were told. (b) was saying. © was told (d) were telling 16.Neither the woman nor her daughter ……………. Convinced of the idea. (a) were. (b) have. © was (d) has 17.Do you know the person ………… next to window? (a) stands. (b) standing. © stood (d) is standing 18. He and I ……….. good friends but now we …………. Anymore. (a) were/won’t talk. (b) were/aren’t talking © are/weren’t talking (d) have been/don’t talk 19.The news he reported …………….. us all, we are all in a odd mood. (a) was astonishing. (b) have astonished. © has astonished. (d) astonished 20.Each candidate…………… fill in these forms and sign them. (a) has to. (b) were to. © are to (d) have to 21.The Board of Directors …………. Dissatisfied with the Chairman’s decision. (a) was (b) were. © am. (d) is 22.Neither he nor I ………….. his whereabouts. (a) know. (b) knows © known. (d) Both (a) and (b)
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Sohan as well as his brother has come. (d) has
Neither of the students was absent. (a) was
The committee is meeting tomorrow. (b) is
The novelist and poet is dead. (b) is
The level of intoxication varies from subject to subject. (c) varies
Either boys or girls are telling lies. (a) are
Two thousand rupees is not a small sum. (b) is
A group of boys was playing in the ground. (b) was
A number of people were reported to be missing in the train accident. (c) were
The aims of the course make me willing to begin. (b) make
The weight of the mangoes varies. (c) varies
The children of the man who works with me have broken the window this morning. (d) have
Few students who were playing football missed the class. (c) were
The police were told to be careful since the criminal was dangerous. (a) were told
Neither the woman nor her daughter was convinced of the idea. (c) was
Do you know the person standing next to the window? (d) is standing
He and I were good friends but now we aren't talking anymore. (b) were/aren't talking
The news he reported has astonished us all; we are all in an odd mood. (c) has astonished
Each candidate has to fill in these forms and sign them. (a) has to
The Board of Directors was dissatisfied with the Chairman's decision. (a) was
Neither he nor I know his whereabouts. (a) know