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. is
- B. are
- C. was
- D. were
Explanation: The subject is “Tania,” which is singular; “accompanied by her brother” is only an additional phrase and does not change the subject.
Correct answer: was- A. is
- B. are
- C. were
- D. was
Explanation: Everyone is a singular indefinite pronoun, even though it refers to several people. Therefore, the singular verb was is required.
Correct answer: was- A. it still lag
- B. it still lags
- C. it lag still
- D. it lags still
Explanation: The subject it is singular, so the present-tense verb must be lags, not lag.
Correct answer: it still lags- A. Are
- B. Have
- C. Do
- D. Is
Explanation: The noun after “there” is the singular noun “restaurant,” so the verb must be “is.” “Are” would be used with a plural noun such as…
Correct answer: Is- A. Either of us
- B. Neither of us
- C. Not any of us
- D. None of above
Explanation: Neither of us means not one of the two people, and neither takes a singular verb in formal standard English, so knows is correct.
Correct answer: Neither of us- A. was
- B. were
- C. is
- D. none
Explanation: With either...or, the verb generally agrees with the subject nearer to it. “Friends” is plural and therefore takes “were.”
Correct answer: were- A. burn
- B. burns
- C. should burn
- D. would burn
Explanation: LNG is a singular uncountable substance, so it takes the singular verb burns.
Correct answer: burns- A. is
- B. are
- C. was
- D. were
Explanation: The subject is Maryam, which is singular; the phrase accompanied by her brother is additional information and does not change the subject.
Correct answer: was- A. It is
- B. It has
- C. You are
- D. There is
Explanation: There is no need is the standard existential construction used to state that something is unnecessary.
Correct answer: There is- A. will it
- B. won't it
- C. would it
- D. wouldn't it
Explanation: A positive statement takes a negative question tag: “It will rain soon, won’t it?” The tag repeats the auxiliary “will” in its negative…
Correct answer: won't it31. Complete the sentence using the grammatically correct word or phrase.Committee _ issued a report.
- A. Has
- B. Will have
- C. Will
- D. Have
Explanation: This question tests the knowledge of the subject-verb agreement. When a collective noun like "committee" acts as a single unit, it takes a…
Correct answer: Has- A. Is
- B. Are
- C. Are being
- D. Has
Explanation: Subject-verb agreement should be our main concern. A singular verb needs a singular subject.
Correct answer: Is- A. Has
- B. Have
- C. Having
- D. Are
Explanation: As per the rules of subject-verb agreement, when indefinite words with singular meanings-such as each, every, and any-are the subject…
Correct answer: Has- A. Is
- B. Are
- C. Be
- D. Were
Explanation: When talking about an amount of money, Rupees requires a singular verb; however, when referring to Rupees generically, use a plural verb.
Correct answer: Is- A. Has been
- B. Have
- C. Had
- D. Has
Explanation: Correct, because "shoal" is a singular noun (referring to a group of fish treated as a single entity), so the singular form "has been" is…
Correct answer: Has been- A. the tomatoes
- B. a half-dozen rows
- C. one of them
- D. three dozen rows
Explanation: The error in the sentence is in option (A) "the tomatoes," which should be revised to accurately reflect the context of the sentence…
Correct answer: the tomatoes- A. has eaten
- B. have eaten
- C. is eaten
- D. have been eaten
Explanation: The correct answer is "have eaten." "Cattle" is a plural noun, and when talking about their action of consuming crops, we use the plural…
Correct answer: have eaten- A. accused
- B. show
- C. believes
- D. was
Explanation: The sentence should read: "Although the candidates accused each other of encouraging voter fraud, most polls show that a majority of…
Correct answer: believes- A. who have
- B. in written
- C. is
- D. to pass
Explanation: "is", which should be "are" to agree with the plural subject "Some of the job applicants".
Correct answer: is- A. have
- B. having
- C. have been
- D. has
Explanation: "The newly elected president and CEO" refers to one person who holds both titles.Therefore, the subject is singular."Has" is the correct…
Correct answer: has