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61. Neither of the accusations ______ true. SSC
  • D. have
  • B. is
  • A. are
  • C. were
Answer: 'Neither of' takes a singular verb.
62. Billiards ______ not popular here. SSC
  • B. were
  • D. have
  • C. is
  • A. are
Answer: 'Billiards' is the name of a game and is singular.
63. My spectacles ______ broken. SSC
  • C. are
  • D. was
  • B. has
  • A. is
Answer: 'Spectacles' (glasses) is a plural noun.
64. The advice ______ helpful. SSC
  • B. are
  • D. have
  • C. is
  • A. were
Answer: 'Advice' is uncountable and singular.
65. One of the reasons ______ his illness. SSC
  • B. are
  • A. were
  • C. is
  • D. have
Answer: 'One' is the subject.
66. Many a politician ______ promised change. SSC
  • A. have
  • B. has
  • C. are
  • D. were
Answer: 'Many a' is followed by a singular noun and verb.
67. A pen and a book ______ on the table. SSC
  • D. has
  • B. was
  • A. is
  • C. are
Answer: Two items joined by 'and'.
68. The CEO and Founder ______ resigned. SSC
  • D. were
  • C. has
  • A. have
  • B. are
Answer: One person holding both titles (CEO and Founder).
69. The students, accompanied by their teacher, ______ gone. SSC
  • D. was
  • C. is
  • A. has
  • B. have
Answer: The verb agrees with 'students' (plural).
70. Not only the house but also the furniture ______ burnt. SSC
  • B. have
  • A. were
  • C. was
  • D. are
Answer: The verb agrees with the nearest subject 'furniture' (singular).
71. None of the money ______ recovered. SSC
  • A. were
  • B. have
  • D. are
  • C. was
Answer: 'None of' + uncountable noun (money) takes a singular verb.
72. The United States ______ a rich country. SSC
  • C. is
  • A. are
  • D. have
  • B. were
Answer: Country name is singular.
73. Infantry ______ marching forward. SSC
  • C. are
  • A. is
  • B. was
  • D. has
Answer: 'Infantry' refers to a group of soldiers and is plural.
74. Her jewelry ______ expensive. SSC
  • B. were
  • C. is
  • A. are
  • D. have
Answer: 'Jewelry' is uncountable.
75. She is one of the women who ______ hard. SSC
  • D. has worked
  • C. is working
  • B. work
  • A. works
Answer: 'Who' refers to 'women' (plural).
76. More than two boys ______ present. SSC
  • D. has
  • C. were
  • A. was
  • B. is
Answer: 'More than two' is plural.
77. Poverty and misery ______ together. SSC
  • D. has come
  • B. come
  • A. comes
  • C. is coming
Answer: Two separate concepts.
78. Nothing but trees ______ seen. SSC
  • C. was
  • D. have
  • B. are
  • A. were
Answer: 'Nothing but' is followed by a plural noun but takes a singular verb.
79. I, like him, ______ a student. SSC
  • C. am
  • D. were
  • A. is
  • B. are
Answer: Verb agrees with the first subject 'I'.
80. Neither the shoes nor the shirt ______ him. SSC
  • A. fit
  • D. have fit
  • B. fits
  • C. fitting
Answer: Verb agrees with 'shirt' (singular).