Mixed Practice Exercises (Intermediate)

This intermediate review tests subject-verb agreement across multiple patterns that B1 learners need to master. You will encounter intervening phrases ("The quality of the products is excellent"), collective nouns ("The team is playing well" or "The team are disagreeing"), and compound subjects with "either...or" and "neither...nor" ("Neither the cat nor the dogs were in the garden").

Phrases like "as well as" and "along with" also appear — remember these do not create plural subjects: "The director, as well as the actors, was present." At this level, you need to combine several rules within a single sentence, which requires identifying the subject accurately before choosing the verb form. Strong candidates read each sentence carefully, find the main subject, ignore distracting phrases, and select the verb that matches. This disciplined approach to identifying the true subject is exactly what Cambridge B1 Preliminary examiners are looking for in the use of English paper.