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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. The economics behind their policies were unreasonable.
  • B. The economics behind their policies are unreasonable.
  • C. The economics behind their policies is unreasonable.
  • D. The economics behind their policies has unreasonable.

Explanation: The correct answer is C) The economics behind their policies is unreasonable.

Correct answer: The economics behind their policies is unreasonable.
  • A. is
  • B. to
  • C. the
  • D. an

Explanation: Using "is" in the sentence "His house is adjacent to the road" is correct because "is" is the appropriate form of the verb "to be" to…

Correct answer: is
  • A. (A) We has did our work.
  • B. We have done our work.
  • C. We have been done our work.
  • D. We had done ours work, work.

Explanation: The sentence "We have done our work" is grammatically correct because it follows the subject-verb-object pattern.

Correct answer: We have done our work.
  • A. (A) The Economics is his favoruite subject.
  • B. (B) The Economics are his favourite subject
  • C. Economics is his favourite subject
  • D. (D) Economic is his favourite subject

Explanation: The sentence "Economics is his favorite subject" is grammatically correct because it follows the subject-verb-complement pattern.

Correct answer: Economics is his favourite subject
  • A. (A) One of these book is interesting.
  • B. One of these books is interesting.
  • C. (C) One of these books are interesting.
  • D. (D) One of this book is interesting.

Explanation: In this sentence, "one" is the subject, and "books" is the object of the preposition "of." Since "books" is the plural noun, the verb "is"…

Correct answer: One of these books is interesting.
  • A. (A) the United Staes have a large army.
  • B. The United States has a large army.
  • C. (C) United States had a Irge army.
  • D. (D) United States has large army.

Explanation: The subject "The United States" is a singular entity, so it should take the singular verb "has" rather than the plural "have."…

Correct answer: The United States has a large army.
  • A. (A) Ten miles is long distance.
  • B. (B) Ten mile is a long distance.
  • C. Ten miles is a long distance.
  • D. (D) Ten miles is the long distance.

Explanation: In this sentence, "ten miles" is the subject, and "is" is the singular verb that agrees with the singular subject "ten miles." The phrase…

Correct answer: Ten miles is a long distance.
  • A. (A) Politics is not an easy.
  • B. (B) Politics are not an easy.
  • C. Politics is not easy.
  • D. (D) The politics are not easy.

Explanation: "Politics" is treated as a singular noun here, and the verb "is" agrees with it accordingly.

Correct answer: Politics is not easy.
  • A. (A) two and two is makes four,
  • B. two and two make four.
  • C. (C) two and two are make four?
  • D. (D) two and two made four, four?

Explanation: Option (b) correctly uses the plural verb "make" to agree with the subject "two and two." This option effectively conveys the idea that…

Correct answer: two and two make four.
  • A. (A) Abid want to continue his study.
  • B. (B) Abid wants to continue his study.
  • C. Abid wants to continue his studies.
  • D. (D) Abid want to continue his studies.

Explanation: Option (c) provides a grammatically correct and natural-sounding expression that accurately communicates the idea that Abid wants to…

Correct answer: Abid wants to continue his studies.
  • A. (A) politics are game.
  • B. (B) politics are a dirty games
  • C. politics is a game.
  • D. (D) politics are a interesting game.

Explanation: In this sentence, "politics" is treated as a singular noun. Therefore, the correct verb form should be "is" instead of "are." Option (C)…

Correct answer: politics is a game.
  • A. (A) No one remain to tell the story of that distress.
  • B. (B) None remain to tell the story of that distress.
  • C. (C) None remain to tell story of distress.
  • D. None remains to tell the story of that distress

Explanation: Option (D) correctly uses the singular verb "remains" to agree with the singular subject "None." It also includes the definite article…

Correct answer: None remains to tell the story of that distress
  • A. A) the jury were divided on this matter.
  • B. (B) jury was divided on this matter.
  • C. (C) divided the jury was on this matter.
  • D. (D) was the jury divided on this this matter.

Explanation: In this sentence, "jury" is treated as a collective noun. While in American English, collective nouns are often treated as singular, in…

Correct answer: A) the jury were divided on this matter.
  • A. (A) Either you or me are wrong.
  • B. Either you or I am wrong.
  • C. (C) Either you or I is wrong.
  • D. (D) Either you or havfterons/indows

Explanation: In this sentence, "either...or" is a correlative conjunction that connects two singular subjects: "you" and "I." The verb "am" should…

Correct answer: Either you or I am wrong.
  • A. Taste
  • B. Tastes
  • C. Is tasting
  • D. Will tasting

Explanation: "Tastes" in option B is the singular form of the verb and is in subject verb agreement. Thus, this is correct.

Correct answer: Tastes
  • A. are
  • B. have been
  • C. was
  • D. were

Explanation: A full description of car accidents was reported.

Correct answer: was
  • A. has
  • B. have
  • C. had
  • D. are

Explanation: Knowledge and wisdom have no time for connection.

Correct answer: have
  • A. Mr. Shan. with his family together goes to England.
  • B. Mr. Shan, together with his family, goes to England.
  • C. Mr. Shan. together with his farni y, go to England.
  • D. Mr. Shan, with his family, go to England logether

Explanation: Mr. Shan, together with his family, goes to England.

Correct answer: Mr. Shan, together with his family, goes to England.
  • A. Think
  • B. Thought
  • C. Thinks
  • D. Thinking

Explanation: In the given sentence, "The company" is a singular subject, so it should be followed by a singular verb form.

Correct answer: Thinks
  • A. Is
  • B. Were
  • C. Was
  • D. d) Are"Are" is the present tense of the verb "to be," used with plural subjects. However, "neither" makes the subject negative, and "paintings" is plural, so "are" is not the correct verb form.

Explanation: b) Were"Were" is the past tense of the verb "to be" and is used with plural subjects (e.g., they, we, paintings).

Correct answer: Were