Subject-Verb Agreement

Mathematics __________ my favorite subject.

• is

• are

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Measles ______ a highly contagious and acute viral respiratory illness.

• is

• are

• was

• were

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

The trousers ________ dirty.

• is

• are

Answer explanation

Trousers, pants, scissors, sunglasses and headphones are examples of plural-only nouns. With these nouns, we use only plural verbs.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

My glasses ______ on the kitchen table this morning, but where _____ they now?

• was / is

• was / are

• were / is

• were / are

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The Prime Minister, together with his wife, ________ the press cordially.

• greet

• greets

Answer explanation

When there are commas separating the first noun from the second, we always only refer to the first noun to see if a singular or plural verb should be used. Since the Prime Minister is one person, we use the singular verb 'greets'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

My older sister, like my parents, ________ not allow me to sleep over at my friend's place.

• do

• does

• has

• have

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

Everyone in the nearby towns _______ willing to participate in the upcoming event.

• is

• are

• was

• were

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Everyone in my family ______ durians, except me.

• are liking

• were liking

• like

• likes

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

No one _______ able to do the examination.

• has

• have

• was

• were

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Nobody ______ what to do.

• is knowing

• are knowing

• know

• knows

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B