Worked examples
Two examples
Example 1
Neither the cooks nor the manager ______ on Sunday.Choices: work / works
- Two subjects joined by nor. With or and nor, the verb agrees with the subject nearer to it.
- The nearer subject is the manager, one person.
Answer: Neither the cooks nor the manager works on Sunday.
Example 2
Each of the tenants ______ a key.Choices: have / has
- The subject is each, not tenants. Of the tenants only tells which group.
- Each means one at a time. It is singular.
Answer: Each of the tenants has a key.
Where this is taught: Grammar: Start Here, Part 1: Subject and verb agree
More practice: Quiz 37, Subject-verb agreement · In your Kaplan book: Unit 1, Chapter 8, Lesson 3, “Subject-Verb Agreement”
The drill
Ten questions
How many:
In each sentence, open the drop-down and choose the words that make the sentence correct, the way the GED test asks. A few questions ask you to tap a whole sentence instead. Then press Check my answers at the bottom.In each sentence, circle the choice in the brackets that makes the sentence correct; where whole sentences are given, circle one. The answer key, with the reasoning, is on the last page.