1. B.JAYASRIDEVI AP/ENGLISH SKILL/CAREER DEVELOPMENT
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
B.JAYASRIDEVI
AP/ENGLISH
SKILL/CAREER DEVELOPMENT

2. EXERCISES
1. We (is, are) going to go to the movies today after school. a. is b. are
2. Not only the students but also the teacher (is/am/are) confused by the material. a. is b. am c.are
3. James and Sally (is, are) going to find the new book. a. is b. are
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3. EXERCISES
4. Nobody near the trees (likes, like) the new game that they are playing. a. likes b. like
5. Few of the apples (is, are) still hanging on the tree. a. is b. are
6.The Price of these jeans (is, are) reasonable.
a. is b. are
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4. EXERCISES 7.The books borrowed from the library (is, are) on my desk.
a.is b. are
8. The boy who won the two medals (is, are) a friend of mine.
9. Many a student (has, have) made the same mistake.
a. has b. have
10. None of my friends (is, are) there.
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5. EXERCISES
11.Gold, as well as platinum, (has, have) recently risen in price.
a. has b. have
12. Collecting match-boxes (is, are) one of his favourite pastimes.
a.is b. are
13. The famous singer and composer (has, have) arrived.
14.Neither his father nor his mother (plays, play) chess.
a. plays b. play
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6. EXERCISES 15. The poor (is, are) suffering. a. is b. are
16.All of the CDs, even the scratched one,(is, are) in this case.
17.The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
a. wants b. want
18. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
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7. EXERCISES 19.Benita (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
a. doesn’t b. don’t
20.The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
take b. takes
21.The committee (lead, leads) very different lives in private.
a. Lead b. leads
22.Nobody (knows/know) the trouble I've seen.
a. knows b. know
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8. 23. Neither the Minister nor his colleagues (have / has) given any explanation for this.
a. has b. have
24.  He and I (am / are) at Oxford together.
25. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.
a. greets b. greet
EXERCISES
a. am b. are
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