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. Were
- B. Are
- C. Is
- D. Have been
Explanation: The subject of the sentence is the singular proper noun Physics (The field of physics).
Correct answer: Is- A. Is
- B. Are
- C. Was
- D. Were
Explanation: Since the sentence is in the present tense, 'was' and 'were' are incorrect options.The basic definition will be, that plural nouns should…
Correct answer: Are- A. Were
- B. B) are
- C. was
- D. would be
Explanation: None of them means not even a single person so it is singular. 2) Them is plural but since none of them is given, the answer should was
Correct answer: was- A. is
- B. are
- C. were
- D. have been
Explanation: The sentence should read: "His knowledge of Indian vernaculars is far beyond the common.
Correct answer: is- A. A couple of my friends
- B. Has planned
- C. to open
- D. but they
Explanation: "A couple of my friends" is a plural noun phrase, so the verb "have" (plural) should be used instead of "has" (singular).
Correct answer: Has planned- A. He is a scientist
- B. but out of
- C. his three sons
- D. neither have become scientists
Explanation: D) "neither have become scientists" - This phrase is corrected to "neither of his three sons has become a scientist" to match the singular…
Correct answer: neither have become scientists- A. is
- B. are
- C. was
- D. were not
Explanation: was This option is correct because "was" is the singular past tense form of the verb "be," which agrees with the singular subject "The…
Correct answer: was- A. is
- B. are
- C. were
- D. was being
Explanation: is This option is correct because when "either...or" is used to connect two singular subjects, the verb agrees with the nearer subject.
Correct answer: is- A. is
- B. are
- C. was
- D. were
Explanation: was This option is correct because "was" is the singular past tense form of the verb "be," which agrees with the singular subject "Neither…
Correct answer: was- A. All the students
- B. did not participate
- C. because
- D. plenty of miles
Explanation: This is incorrect because "plenty of" is informal. It should be replaced with "many miles" or "a considerable distance."
Correct answer: plenty of miles- A. is
- B. are
- C. was
- D. were
Explanation: was This option is correct because "was" is the singular past tense form of the verb "be," which agrees with the singular subject "a large…
Correct answer: was- A. Hardly I closed
- B. when
- C. to imagine
- D. No Error
Explanation: The correct phrase is "Hardly had I" instead of "Hardly I". "Hardly" is an adverb that indicates "scarcely" or "barely", and it needs the…
Correct answer: Hardly I closed- A. Neither
- B. nor
- C. are
- D. to begin
Explanation: "Neither...nor" is a correlative conjunction that connects two singular nouns or phrases, and the verb should agree with the singular…
Correct answer: are- A. has
- B. have
- C. are
- D. was
Explanation: have This option is correct because "have" is the plural form of the verb "have," which agrees with the plural subject "The students…
Correct answer: have- A. come
- B. comes
- C. came
- D. will come
Explanation: will come This option is correct because "will come" is the future tense form of the verb "come," which fits the sentence structure needed…
Correct answer: will come- A. have
- B. has
- C. is having
- D. was having
Explanation: has "Has" is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb "have," which agrees with the singular subject "He." Example: "He…
Correct answer: has- A. has
- B. have
- C. having
- D. are having
Explanation: have "Have" is the correct form here because it is the plural form of the verb "have," which agrees with the plural subject "Both of the…
Correct answer: have- A. talking
- B. talks
- C. talk
- D. talked
Explanation: talk "Talk" is the base form of the verb and is appropriate here because it agrees with the subjects "Neither you nor your sister."…
Correct answer: talk- A. was surprised
- B. the number of
- C. collected by worshippers
- D. the needy
Explanation: This is incorrect because "number" should be used with countable nouns, whereas "money" is uncountable.
Correct answer: the number of- A. have
- B. has
- C. is
- D. are
Explanation: has "Has" is the correct form here because "quality of food" is considered a singular noun phrase.
Correct answer: has