Free Subject-Verb Agreement MCQs with Answers

411 Subject-Verb Agreement MCQs from English, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.

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.

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  • A. Reach
  • B. Reaches
  • C. Reached
  • D. Reaching

Explanation: The sentence is in the present tense and is showing the daily habit of the (second person ). So, 'reaches' will be used.

Correct answer: Reaches
  • A. Are
  • B. Is
  • C. Was
  • D. Were

Explanation: 'Is' is used with singular subjects while 'are' is used with plural subjects. Collective nouns are usually accompanied by 'is'.

Correct answer: Is
  • A. Sells
  • B. Sell
  • C. Has sold
  • D. Sold

Explanation: The sentence "He reads books these days" is in the present simple tense and indicates that currently, he is engaging in the activity of…

Correct answer: Sells
  • A. Need
  • B. Needs
  • C. Needing
  • D. Has need

Explanation: The negative form needn't (or need not) is also used to express necessity or obligation; but in the negative sense-i.e., the absence of…

Correct answer: Need
  • A. Come
  • B. Comes
  • C. Came
  • D. Will come

Explanation: Since the term tests is plural, the verb will be singular.

Correct answer: Come
  • A. Will
  • B. Were
  • C. Are
  • D. Was

Explanation: Since the noun is plural, the verb will be singular.

Correct answer: Was
  • A. going
  • B. goes
  • C. went
  • D. gone

Explanation: As the statement is a question in regards to a specific past time, (the statement says "at that time"), The missing word should be a…

Correct answer: going
  • A. is
  • B. are
  • C. was
  • D. be

Explanation: As the word 'being' is used, the sentence is in the present tense hence the verbs "was" and "be" are incorrect.

Correct answer: are
  • A. Has ... are
  • B. Have ... is
  • C. Has ... is
  • D. Have ... are

Explanation: The sentence is in a present perfect tense, talking about the past and present.

Correct answer: Has ... is
  • A. Is
  • B. Am
  • C. Are
  • D. Had

Explanation: "Neither" is a singular pronoun. "Is" is used with third-person singular pronouns, and "Are" is not used as it is used with plural…

Correct answer: Is
  • A. Were
  • B. Are
  • C. Have
  • D. Was

Explanation: As the sentence is in the past tense (the word "worried" is used), "was" is correct as it is in the past tense used for the third person…

Correct answer: Was
  • A. Are
  • B. Is
  • C. Has
  • D. Have

Explanation: As the subject is a singular noun (the word 'form' is used), the missing word should be "IS".

Correct answer: Is
  • A. Has learnt
  • B. Have been learning
  • C. Has been learning
  • D. Has been learns

Explanation: The sentence is in the present continuous tense. 'Has learned' is past tense hence incorrect, 'has been learning 'refers to a plural noun…

Correct answer: Have been learning
  • A. Are
  • B. Have
  • C. Has
  • D. Is

Explanation: As the subject is a singular noun (a bouquet ), the missing word should be 'Is'.

Correct answer: Is
  • A. has been wiping
  • B. have been wiping
  • C. wipes
  • D. wiped

Explanation: The sentence is in the present continuous tense. 'Has been' is used for singular subjects (incorrect in this case.) 'Have' is used for…

Correct answer: have been wiping
  • A. Is
  • B. Was
  • C. Were
  • D. Be

Explanation: 'Is' is used when the noun is singular, which is incorrect in this case as 'assistants' is plural.

Correct answer: Were
  • A. Is
  • B. Are
  • C. Has
  • D. Have

Explanation: The sentence "One of my sisters is going on a trip to France" refers to a single sister out of a group of sisters.

Correct answer: Is
  • A. Were
  • B. Have
  • C. Has
  • D. Was

Explanation: The word "been" indicates present perfect continuous tense, which is formed by conjugating "has been" with the past participle of the verb…

Correct answer: Has
  • A. Is
  • B. Are
  • C. Was
  • D. Were

Explanation: The word "is" is used because "news" is a singular noun and requires a singular verb to agree with it.

Correct answer: Is
  • A. Has been
  • B. None of these
  • C. Will have
  • D. Have been

Explanation: 'has been' will be used here instead of 'have been' since while the board does consist of multiple members, it is, itself, a singular…

Correct answer: Has been