Subject-Verb Agreement

Subject-Verb Agreement

Professional Development

11 Qs

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Subject-Verb Agreement

Subject-Verb Agreement

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Measles ______ a highly contagious and acute viral respiratory illness.

is

are

was

were

Answer explanation

Measles is the name of a disease. (Singular Subject) Hence the verb "is" is used.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

greets

greet

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".

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Everyone in my family ______ durians, except me.

were liking

like

likes

are liking

Answer explanation

Everyone is an indefinite pronoun that is the subject of this sentence. Hence, the singular verb "likes" is used.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Nobody ______ what to do.

know

knows

are knowing

is knowing

Answer explanation

"Nobody" is an indefinite pronoun that is the subject of this sentence. This makes it a singular subject, which is matched by the singular verb "knows"

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Bread and butter ________ a perfect combination for breakfast.

is

have

are

has

Answer explanation

'Bread and butter' is taken together as one food item. Therefore, the singular verb 'is' should be used.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The news about the students ________ wildly.

spread

spreads

spreading

Answer explanation

News' is an uncountable noun. We do not ever refer to 'news' as 'new' without the 's'. Since the 'news about the students' is just one piece of information, we use the singular verb 'spreads'.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

We offered them advice, but neither the girls nor the boys ______ interested in our opinions.

were

was

Answer explanation

In the noun phrase "Neither the girls nor the boys", "girls" and "boys" are plural nouns, hence the verb "were" is used to agree with the plural subject

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