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. have
Explanation: Correct: When the subject is plural (a number of children), we use a plural verb.
Correct answer: are- A. was
- B. were
- C. is
- D. are
Explanation: Correct: Information is an uncountable noun, so we use a singular verb.
Correct answer: is- A. Ninety percent of us don't have a clue how to wear fashion accessories such as scarves
- B. Ninety percent of us doesn't have a clue how to wear fashion accessories such as scarves
- C. Ninety percent of us don't has a clue how to wear fashion accessories such as scarves.
- D. Ninety percent of us don't have a clue how to wear fashion accessory such as scarves
Explanation: Option A uses the correct subject-verb agreement: "Ninety percent" is a plural subject, so it correctly takes the plural verb "don't."
Correct answer: Ninety percent of us don't have a clue how to wear fashion accessories such as scarves- A. A number of my friends weren't wear shoes with pointed tips.
- B. A number of my friends doesn't wear shoes with pointed tips
- C. A number of my friends aren't wear shoes with pointed tips
- D. A number of my friends don't wear shoes with pointed tips.
Explanation: Option D uses the correct subject-verb agreement: "A number of my friends" is a plural subject, so it correctly takes the plural verb…
Correct answer: A number of my friends don't wear shoes with pointed tips.- A. One half of the women think high-heels make their feet look smaller.
- B. One half of the women thought high-heels make their feet look smaller
- C. One half of the women thinks high-heels make their feet looked smaller.
- D. One half of the women thinks high-heels made their feet look smaller
Explanation: Option A uses the correct verb "think" to agree with the plural subject "One half of the women." "Think" is the present tense, which fits…
Correct answer: One half of the women think high-heels make their feet look smaller.- A. are
- B. is
- C. have been
- D. were
Explanation: Correct: The phrase 'the number of' is followed by a singular verb.
Correct answer: is- A. are
- B. is
- C. have been
- D. were
Explanation: Correct: The phrase 'the number of' is followed by a singular verb.
Correct answer: is- A. doesn't
- B. don't
- C. hasn't
- D. isn't
Explanation: Correct: The subject 'what he said' is singular, so we use a singular verb.
Correct answer: doesn't- A. has
- B. have
- C. are
- D. were
Explanation: Correct: When subjects are connected by 'or', we use the verb form that matches the subject closer to the verb.
Correct answer: have- A. is
- B. are
- C. was
- D. were
Explanation: Correct: The United States is considered as a single entity, so we use a singular verb.
Correct answer: is- A. The United States has several fashion designers and so do the Philippines
- B. The United States have several fashion designers and so does the Philippines
- C. The United States has several fashion designers and so does the Philippines
- D. The United States had several fashion designers and so has the Philippines.
Explanation: "The United States" is a singular entity, requiring the singular verb "has." The use of "do" in the second part of the sentence correctly…
Correct answer: The United States has several fashion designers and so does the Philippines- A. need
- B. needs
- C. needed
- D. needing
Explanation: Correct: The subject 'the blind' is considered as a singular entity, so we use a singular verb.
Correct answer: needs- A. is
- B. are
- C. have
- D. were
Explanation: Correct: When 'you' is the antecedent, we use 'are', regardless of whether it is in the subject or object position.
Correct answer: are- A. is
- B. are
- C. was
- D. were
Explanation: Correct: A pair of shoes is considered as a single entity, so we use a singular verb.
Correct answer: is- A. make
- B. makes
- C. made
- D. is making
Explanation: Correct: When we talk about a mathematical fact, we use a singular verb.
Correct answer: makes- A. looking
- B. look
- C. will look
- D. looks
Explanation: Correct: The country side is considered as a singular entity, so we use a singular verb.
Correct answer: looks- A. is
- B. are
- C. has
- D. have
Explanation: Correct: When the subject is 'which one', we use a singular verb.
Correct answer: is- A. has
- B. have
- C. had
- D. were
Explanation: Correct: When the subject is 'either of the boys', we use a singular verb
Correct answer: has- A. are
- B. is
- C. were
- D. had
Explanation: Correct: When the subject is 'neither of those officers', we use a singular verb.
Correct answer: is- A. are
- B. is
- C. were
- D. had
Explanation: Correct: When the subject is 'one of his friends', we use a singular verb.
Correct answer: is