Subject-Verb agreement Exercises 1． The factory used 65 percent of the raw materials, the rest of which _______ saved for other purposes.A. is B. are C. was D. were2. One-third of the country _______ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens ______ black people. A. is; are B. is; is C. are; are D. are; is3. It is reported that many a new house ________ at present in the disaster area. A. are being built B. were being built C. was being built D. is being built4. Traditional folk arts of Tianjin like paper cutting ______ at the culture show of the 2025 Shanghai World Expo. A. are exhibiting B. is exhibiting C. are being exhibited D. is being exhibited5. Barbara is easy to recognize as she’s the only one of the women who _____ evening dress. A. wear B. wears C. has worn D. have worn6. Such poets as Shakespeare ________ widely read, of whose works, however, some _____ difficult to understand. A. are; are B. is; is C. are; is D. is; are7. At present, one of the arguments in favor of the new airport _______ that it will bring a lot of jobs to the area. A. is B. are C. will be D. were8. Professor James will give us a lecture on the western culture, but when and where ______ yet. A. hasn’t been decided B. haven’t decided C. isn’t being decided D. aren’t decided9. A survey of the opinions of experts ______ that three hours of outdoor exercise a week _______ good for one’s health. A. show; are B. shows; are C. show; is D. shows; are10. Nowadays, the number of people who _____ hungry _______ been greatly reduced. A. goes; have B. goes; has C. go; has D. go; have11. Though there _____ only a small quantity of food and water left, they managed to arriv...
