In each question in the following. four alternative sentences are given. Choose the CORRECT one and fill the circle corresponding to that letter in the answer sheet.
Correct answer: C. The United States has several fashion designers and so does the Philippines
- A. The United States has several fashion designers and so do the Philippines
- B. The United States have several fashion designers and so does the Philippines
- C. The United States has several fashion designers and so does the Philippines
- D. The United States had several fashion designers and so has the Philippines.
Explanation
"The United States" is a singular entity, requiring the singular verb "has." The use of "do" in the second part of the sentence correctly matches the plural subject "the Philippines." Option C repeats "has" for both parts of the sentence, lacking agreement with the plural subject "the Philippines."
Last updated
About Subject-Verb Agreement
Subject-verb agreement requires the verb to match the true subject in number and person, even when other words intervene. Questions cover collective nouns, compound subjects, indefinite pronouns, either and neither, relative clauses, quantities and inverted sentences, where proximity can falsely suggest the wrong verb.
Practise Grammar
6,178 free Grammar MCQs from English, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Exams that ask English questions like this
English is on 83 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.