Wednesday, November 21, 2018

ALS A&E REVIEWER: ENGLISH - Subject-Verb Agreement

Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement

Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Most of the newspaper in the box _______ old.

A.       is
B.       are
C.       seem
D.       were

2. My brothers and my father__________ watch TV except drama series.

A.       does
B.       do
C.       didn’t
D.       have

3. Any of those equipment ______ rustic.

A.       is
B.       are
C.       was
D.       had

4. Few of the apartments _________ ever occupied during this season.

A.       is
B.       are
C.       was
D.       does

5. Neither the director nor the actors _________ signing any autographs after the premiere.

A.       is
B.       are
C.       have
D.       were

6. Each of the Boy Scouts _______ a community service project daily.

A.       does
B.       do
C.       did
D.       done

7. Phobos and Deimos _______ the two moons of Mars.

A.       is
B.       are
C.       was
D.       were


8. Gold coins and silver bars _____ missing inside the bank’s vault.

A.       was
B.       were
C.       has
D.       is

9. All of the guests _____ gone to the concert in the park.

A.       has
B.       had
C.       do
D.       were



10. Some of the forest _________ patches of mushrooms.

A.       has
B.       have
C.       do
D.       are

11. Rain or snow ______ predicted for tomorrow.

A.       is
B.       are
C.       was
D.       were

12. Your hands and feet _________ nearly half the bones in your body.

A.       contains
B.       contain
C.       contained
D.       containing

13. Someone at the stables _________ the horses every morning.

A.       feeds
B.       feed
C.       fed
D.       has fed


14. Either string beans or broccoli ______ my favorite vegetable.

A.       is
B.       are
C.       was
D.       were


15. The newspaper and the magazine ________ placed orderly on the rack.

A.       was
B.       were
C.       have
D.       has

16. Everybody at the twelfth of June parade _____ carrying a Philippine flag.

A.       was
B.       were
C.       is
D.       are

17. Several of the basketball players also _______ to the volleyball team.

A.       belongs
B.       belong
C.       plays
D.       playing


18. _________ they have the directions?

A.       Doesn't
B.       Don't
C.       Haven’t
D.       Can’t


19. A trumpet or saxophones ______excitement in music.

A.       creates
B.       create
C.       does
D.       was

20. One of my pencils ________ broken yesterday.

A.       has
B.       have
C.       was
D.       were


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