Subject-Verb Agreement and Countable vs. Uncountable Nouns

What is the basic rule of subject-verb agreement in English?

• Subjects and verbs must agree in voice.

• Subjects and verbs must agree in mood.

• Subjects and verbs must agree in number.

• Subjects and verbs must agree in tense.

Which pronoun can sometimes take a singular verb and sometimes a plural verb?

• All

• Every

• Each

• Neither

What determines whether 'all' takes a singular or plural verb?

• The voice of the sentence

• The context and the noun it refers to

• The mood of the sentence

• The tense of the sentence

Which of the following is an example of an uncountable noun?

• Apples

• Furniture

• Books

• Cars

What is the correct verb form for 'Most of the information ___ true'?

• be

• were

• is

• are

In the sentence 'Some of the advice ___ useful', which verb form is correct?

• is

• are

• be

• were

Which verb form should be used in 'None of the rings ___ missing'?

• be

• was

• are

• is

What is the correct verb form for 'All of the luggage ___ heavy'?

• was

• were

• is

• are

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• Most of the vocabularies were easy.

• Most of the vocabulary was easy.

• Most of the vocabularies was easy.

• Most of the vocabulary were easy.

What should you do to master subject-verb agreement with countable and uncountable nouns?

• Ignore the rules and rely on intuition.

• Practice regularly and use additional resources.

• Only focus on countable nouns.

• Only focus on uncountable nouns.