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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. Every chair, table and sofa, every single piece of furnitures in the house are up for auction.
- B. Every chair, table and sofa, every single piece of furniture in the house is up for auction
- C. Every chair, table and sofa, every single piece of furniture in the house are up for auction.
- D. Every chair table and sofa every single piece of furniture in the house is up for auction.
Explanation: - The subject of the sentence is "every single piece of furniture", which is a singular phrase.- The verb "is" agrees with the singular…
Correct answer: Every chair, table and sofa, every single piece of furniture in the house is up for auction- A. A number of our offices is now located in suburban malls.
- B. A number of our offices are now located in suburban malls
- C. A number of our offices was now located in suburban malls
- D. A number of our offices has now been located in suburban malls.
Explanation: The correct answer is Option B: 'A number of our offices are now located in suburban malls.' The phrase 'a number of' implies a plural…
Correct answer: A number of our offices are now located in suburban malls- A. Has
- B. Have
- C. Had
- D. Are
Explanation: The context of the sentence firstly requires a verb that satisfies the need to indicate the possession of "no time for connection" by…
Correct answer: Have- A. Has called
- B. Have called
- C. Have been called
- D. Has been called
Explanation: Parents are plural but the blank follows the noun 'son' which is singular.
Correct answer: Has been called- A. Either the obtuse quack or the camel-men is stupid.
- B. Either the obtuse quack or the camel-men has stupidity.
- C. Either the obtuse quack or the camel-men was stupid.
- D. Either the obtuse quack or the camel-men were stupid.
Explanation: The correct answer is Option D: 'Either the obtuse quack or the camel-men were stupid.' In this sentence, the subject is a compound…
Correct answer: Either the obtuse quack or the camel-men were stupid.- A. Does not
- B. How
- C. His
- D. Inconvenience
Explanation: The sentence should read: "Buster, my kitten, does not realise how much his playfulness inconveniences me."The error is in the verb…
Correct answer: Inconvenience- A. Neither of the three boys are happy
- B. None of the two boys are happy.
- C. Neither of the two boys is happy.
- D. None of the two boys is happy.
Explanation: "Neither" is a singular pronoun, so the verb "is" is the correct choice to agree with the singular subject.
Correct answer: Neither of the two boys is happy.- A. Every pupil, together with staff and old friends of school, is taking his turn at ringing the bells.
- B. Every pupil, together with staff and old friends of school, are taking his turn at ringing the bells.
- C. Every pupil, together with staff and old friends of school, have taken his turn at ringing the bells.
- D. Every pupil, together with staff and old friends of school, take their turn at ringing the bells.
Explanation: Subject-Verb Agreement: The subject is "Every pupil, together with staff and old friends of school," which is a singular compound subject.
Correct answer: Every pupil, together with staff and old friends of school, is taking his turn at ringing the bells.- A. Neither Bill's parents nor his wife has mentioned anything about moving house.
- B. Neither Bill's parents nor his wife have mentioned anything about moving house.
- C. Neither Bill's wife nor his parents has mentioned anything about moving house.
- D. Neither Bill's parents nor his wife has mentioned anything about to move house.
Explanation: Subject-Verb Agreement: The compound subject "Neither Bill's parents nor his wife" is singular, and the correct verb is "has" to agree…
Correct answer: Neither Bill's parents nor his wife has mentioned anything about moving house.- A. Every chair, table and sofa, every single piece of furnitures in the house are up for auction.
- B. Every chair, table and sofa, every single piece of furniture in the house is up for auction.
- C. Every chair, table and sofa, every single piece of furniture in the house are up for auction.
- D. Every chair, table and sofa every single piece of furniture in the house is up for auction
Explanation: Subject-Verb Agreement: The subject is a compound subject, and the verb "is" correctly agrees with the singular compound subject.Clear and…
Correct answer: Every chair, table and sofa, every single piece of furniture in the house is up for auction.- A. He spent the night in the house of the evil spirit which was no longer able to live there.
- B. He spent the night in the house of the evil spirit which was no longer able to living there.
- C. He spent the night in the house of the evil spirits which was not longer able to live there.
- D. He spent the night in the house of the evil spirits who was no longer able to live there
Explanation: Subject-Verb Agreement: The subject is "the evil spirit," which is singular.
Correct answer: He spent the night in the house of the evil spirit which was no longer able to live there.- A. A number of students have complained that the number of books are not sufficient in- the library.
- B. A number of students have complained that the number of books is not sufficient in the library.
- C. A number of students has complained that the number of books is not sufficient in the library.
- D. The number of students have complained that the number of books is not sufficient in the library.
Explanation: Subject-Verb Agreement: The subject "a number of students" is plural, and the verb "have" correctly agrees with the plural subject.
Correct answer: A number of students have complained that the number of books is not sufficient in the library.- A. The elderly is beginning to demand their rights.
- B. The elderly are beginning to demand their rights.
- C. Elderly are beginning to demand their rights.
- D. The elderly are beginning demanding their rights.
Explanation: Subject-Verb Agreement: "The elderly" is a plural collective noun, and the verb "are" correctly agrees with the plural subject.Clear and…
Correct answer: The elderly are beginning to demand their rights.- A. Mrs. Jones stopped, jerked him around in front of her put a half nelson about his neck, and continued to drag it up the street.
- B. Mrs. Jones stopped, jerked him around in front of her put a half nelson about his neck, and continued to drag up the street.
- C. Mrs. Jones stopped, jerked him around in front of her put a half nelson about his neck, and continued to drag him up the street.
- D. Mrs. Jones stopped, jerked him around in front of her put a half nelson about his neck, and continued to drag himself up the street.
Explanation: Parallel Structure: The verbs in the series of actions are parallel, maintaining consistency in the structure.Pronoun Clarity: The use of…
Correct answer: Mrs. Jones stopped, jerked him around in front of her put a half nelson about his neck, and continued to drag him up the street.- A. Not only we learnt English parsing thoroughly, but we also practised continually English analysis.
- B. Not only did we learn English parsing thoroughly, we also practised continually English analysis.
- C. Not only we learnt English parsing thoroughly, but practised continually English analysis.
- D. Not only did we learn English parsing thoroughly, but we also practised continually English analysis.
Explanation: Correct Structure: The use of "did" helps create parallelism in the sentence, and the corrected verb forms "learn" and "practiced"…
Correct answer: Not only did we learn English parsing thoroughly, but we also practised continually English analysis.- A. Not only have our ways of living changed, but people themselves have also been changed.
- B. Not only has our ways of living changed, but people themselves have also been changed.
- C. Not only our ways of living have changed, but people themselves have also been changed.
- D. Not only have our way of living changed, but people themselves have also been changed.
Explanation: Subject-Verb Agreement: The subject "our ways of living" is plural, so the verb "have" is appropriately plural to maintain…
Correct answer: Not only have our ways of living changed, but people themselves have also been changed.- A. Subtags: Basic Rules and Concepts, Exception and Special Cases
- B. I used to lie waiting for that ominous tread on the uncarpeted attic stairs, like sounded a summon to damnation and her voice
- C. I used to lie waiting for that ominous tread on the uncarpeted attic stairs, and her voice. like sounded a summon for damnation.
- D. I used to lie waiting for that ominous tread on the uncarpeted attic stairs, and her voice sounded like a summons to damnation.
Explanation: Verb Form: "Lie" is the correct verb form in this context, indicating the action of reclining or resting.Sentence Structure: Option D…
Correct answer: I used to lie waiting for that ominous tread on the uncarpeted attic stairs, and her voice sounded like a summons to damnation.- A. Over a fifth of Google's five thousand employees is based in the municipality.
- B. Over a fifth of Google's five thousands employees are based in the municipality.
- C. Over a fifth of Google five thousand employees is based on the municipality.
- D. Over a fifth of Google's five thousand employees are based in the municipality.
Explanation: Subject-Verb Agreement: The subject "Over a fifth of Google's five thousand employees" is plural, and the verb "are" correctly agrees with…
Correct answer: Over a fifth of Google's five thousand employees are based in the municipality.- A. Sarfraz Ahmed is the only one of the players who is going to be selected to lead the team in the tournament.
- B. Sarfraz Ahmed is the only one of the players who are going to be selected to lead the team in the tournament.
- C. Sarfraz Ahmed is one of the players which is going to be selected to lead the team in the tournament.
- D. Sarfraz Ahmed is one of the players whom is going to be selected to lead the team in the tournament.
Explanation: Relative Pronoun Agreement: "Who" is the correct relative pronoun to refer to "players," and "is" correctly agrees with the singular…
Correct answer: Sarfraz Ahmed is the only one of the players who is going to be selected to lead the team in the tournament.- A. Famine may be caused by many things. It may be that there are just too many people for the number of food available.
- B. Famine may be caused by many things. It may be that there are just much too people for the amount of food available,
- C. Famine may be caused by many things. It may be that there are just too many people for the amount of food available.
- D. Famine may be caused by many things. It may be that there are just too much people for the amount of food available.
Explanation: Correct Usage of "Too Many": "Too many" is the correct phrase to indicate an excessive number of people in relation to the available…
Correct answer: Famine may be caused by many things. It may be that there are just too many people for the amount of food available.