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. have been
- B. has been
- C. were
- D. have
Explanation: Correct: Honey is an uncountable noun, so we use a singular verb.
Correct answer: has been- A. has
- B. had
- C. have
- D. were
Explanation: Correct: The phrase 'the number of' is followed by a singular verb.
Correct answer: has- A. is
- B. were
- C. have
- D. has
Explanation: Correct: When the subject is plural (he and his brother), we use a plural verb.
Correct answer: were- A. are
- B. is
- C. were
- D. had
Explanation: Correct: When subjects are connected by 'neither...nor', we use the verb form that matches the subject closer to the verb.
Correct answer: is- A. are
- B. is
- C. were
- D. had
Explanation: Correct: Anything is considered as a singular entity, so we use a singular verb.
Correct answer: is- A. are
- B. is
- C. were
- D. had
Explanation: Correct: Skating is considered as a singular entity, so we use a singular verb
Correct answer: is- A. are
- B. is
- C. were
- D. had
Explanation: Correct: When the subject is plural (a number of reporters), we use a plural verb
Correct answer: were- A. are
- B. is
- C. have
- D. has
Explanation: Correct: Everybody is considered as a singular entity, so we use a singular verb
Correct answer: has- A. is
- B. was
- C. were
- D. had
Explanation: Correct: Glasses is a plural noun, so we use a plural verb.
Correct answer: were- A. are
- B. is
- C. were
- D. had
Explanation: Correct: When the subject is plural (some people), we use a plural verb.
Correct answer: were- A. are
- B. is
- C. have
- D. has
Explanation: Correct: The committee is considered as a singular entity, so we use a singular verb.
Correct answer: has- A. are
- B. was
- C. were
- D. had
Explanation: Correct: A pair of jeans is considered as a singular entity, so we use a singular verb.
Correct answer: was- A. making
- B. makes
- C. made
- D. make
Explanation: Correct: When subjects are connected by 'either...or', we use the verb form that matches the subject closer to the verb.
Correct answer: makes- A. are
- B. is
- C. were
- D. was
Explanation: Correct: Everything is considered as a singular entity, so we use a singular verb.
Correct answer: was- A. are
- B. was
- C. were
- D. had
Explanation: Correct: The crowd is considered as a singular entity, so we use a singular verb.
Correct answer: was- A. are
- B. has
- C. have
- D. had
Explanation: Correct: A pack of wild dogs is considered as a singular entity, so we use a singular verb.
Correct answer: have- A. are
- B. is
- C. were
- D. had
Explanation: Correct: The jury is considered as a singular entity, so we use a singular verb.
Correct answer: is- A. are
- B. have
- C. has
- D. had
Explanation: Correct: The army is considered as a singular entity, so we use a singular verb.
Correct answer: has- A. It is him
- B. It is he
- C. It is his
- D. It is himself
Explanation: In formal English, especially in a predicate nominative (the subject complement), the pronoun "he" is preferred over "him." Therefore, the…
Correct answer: It is he- 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 family, go to England.
- D. Mr. Shan with his family, go to England together.
Explanation: The main subject is Mr. Shan, which is singular, so the verb should be 'goes'.
Correct answer: Mr. Shan, together with his family, goes to England.