& verb singular fre fring Noun plural plural 20 Exercise 1. A number of journalists arrive/arrives at the airport. 2. One thousand taka is/are not enough for him. 3. Neither the Headmaster nor the teachers is/are going to attend the meeting. 4. Either he or I is/am not to blame. 5. He as well as his friends have/has helped the poor man. 6. Trousers are/is sold readymade. 7. The use of pesticides have/has done more harm than good. 8. Rubel, along with his brothers, is/are going to open a night school. 9. One of the boys was/were absent. 10. The writing of good essays need/needs creativity. 11. The presence of so many members astonish/astonished him. 12. Ill news run/runs fast. 13. Great Expectations of Charles a Dickens is/are a great novel. 14. There is/are many good schools in the town. 15. There is/are good schools in my area. 16. Our guide was/were the stars. 17. Early to bed and early to rise make/makes a man healthy. 18. Each house and each tree was/were burnt down. 19, The Chairman and the Secretary of the school was/were present in the meeting yesterday. 20. Zaman and not his brothers is/are my friend. 21. The colour of the mangoes look/looks beautiful. 24. Ninety percent of the people is/are ignorant. 25. She as well as her sisters sing/sings well. 26. Slow and steady win/wins the race. 27. Five hundred taka is/are a good amount. 28. The horse and carriage has/have cost him three thousand taka. 29. Each boy and each girl has/have the same book. 30. Either you or he is/are correct. 31. Rahim or his sister has/have gone there. 32. The captain with his followers has/have reached there in time. 33. His choice of words are/is praiseworthy. 34. The beauties of Cox's Bazar is/are worth mentioning.
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