This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Agreement Rules – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agreement Rules Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The words each or every in front of a compound subject make the subject ..... A) Singular. B) Plural. C) Both singular and plural. D) Neither singular nor plural. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Singular. 2. Collective nouns agreement:The committee (has/have) decided on the new policy. A) Has. B) Were. C) Is. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 3. The nurse or the secretary (come, comes) in on Saturday. A) Come. B) Comes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comes. 4. One hundred dollars ..... too much to pay. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 5. My grandfather ..... farming. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 6. The team ..... very different lives in private. A) Live. B) Lives. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Live. 7. Subject-verb agreement with 'neither/nor':Neither the teacher nor the students (was/were) aware of the change. A) Is. B) Am. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 8. Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence.Everyone ..... done his or her homework A) Has. B) Have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 9. The newspaper often prints news that ..... sensationalist. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 10. What is the effect of 'each' or 'every' on a compound subject? A) It has no effect on the verb. B) It requires a singular verb. C) It requires a plural verb. D) It allows for either singular or plural verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It requires a singular verb. 11. Man and woman ..... complementary to each other. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 12. Neither the coach nor the players (a) happy with the referee's decision. A) Was. B) A. were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. were. 13. Fill in the blank:Each of the participants ..... willing to be recorded. A) Are. B) Was. C) Is. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 14. ..... the game on a six or seven? A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 15. How should titles be treated in terms of verb agreement? A) Depends on the context. B) Always plural. C) Always singular. D) Treated as plural if prestigious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Always singular. 16. In the sentence below, select the verb that agrees in number with its subject. Neither this chemical nor that one ..... what we need. A) Is. B) Has. C) Are. D) Will has. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 17. Cecilia and Richard are preparing for ..... wedding on the 21st of January 2020. A) They're. B) Them. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 18. Attached in this email ..... my application letter. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 19. My toothbrush and hairbrush ..... to be replaced. A) Need. B) Needs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Need. 20. (What's the subject in the following sentence?)One of those students (needs / need) a new lunch ticket. A) One. B) Students. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 21. The number of issues (seem/seems) to be increasing. A) Seems. B) Seem. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seems. 22. (What's the correct verb in the following sentence?)Most of the books (is / are) overdue. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 23. Rule 9:Noncount nouns take a singular verb. Fill in the blank:The information obtained from the business owners ..... relevant to include in the study. A) Were. B) Are. C) Is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 24. He (take, takes) forever to get ready. A) Take. B) Takes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Takes. 25. The children ..... their tasks early. A) Finish. B) Finishes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finish. 26. The teachers and their principal ..... to attend the seminar. A) Need. B) Needs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Need. 27. The contents of this vlog ..... been curated for my viewers. A) Has. B) Have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 28. The birds (live, lives) on my street. A) Live. B) Lives. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Live. 29. The team ..... new uniforms. A) Wear. B) Wears. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wear. 30. (What's the subject in the following sentence?)Many of my dreams (involves / involve) amusement parks. A) Many. B) Dreams. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many. 31. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch. A) Take. B) Takes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Takes. 32. The boy and girl (study/studies) together. A) Study. B) Studies. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Study. 33. The colors of the rainbow (is/are) beautiful. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 34. Fill in the blank:No one ..... available to meet with me at the preferred times. A) Was. B) Is. C) Were. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 35. A ..... noun should be replaced with a ..... pronoun. A) Singular, singular. B) Singular, plural. C) Plural, singular. D) Plural, plural. E) Singular, singular AND plural, plural. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Singular, singular AND plural, plural. 36. Neither of the contestants (a) nervous before the competition. A) A. looks. B) Look. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. looks. 37. Helping in this endeavor (is, are) the teachers who know the context of the students.Choose the correct verb. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 38. Your pants ..... at the cleaners. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 39. What is the feminine plural form of 'grey'? A) Gris. B) Grises. C) Grise. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grises. 40. The organization ..... on a picnic every year. A) Put. B) Puts. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Puts. 41. What happens to the verb when two singular subjects are joined by 'and'? A) It becomes singular. B) It can be either singular or plural. C) No change is needed. D) It becomes plural. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It becomes plural. 42. Choose the sentence with correct agreement:Any of the water (is/are) safe to drink. A) Are safe to drink. B) Is safe to drink. C) Have been safe to drink. D) Were safe to drink. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is safe to drink. 43. Either the cat or the dogs (a) the food from the kitchen. A) A. have taken. B) Has taken. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. have taken. 44. The chef, along with his assistants, (a) the meals for the event. A) A. prepares. B) Prepare. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. prepares. 45. How should you handle verbs when the subject is interrupted by additional phrases? A) Always use a singular verb. B) Change the verb to plural. C) The verb should agree with the nearest noun. D) Ignore the interruptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ignore the interruptions. 46. Each student ..... one bonus point. A) Gets. B) Get. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gets. 47. The chef, who works at several restaurants, ..... a lot of awards. A) Win. B) Wins. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wins. 48. (What's the subject in the following sentence?)One of the plates in that set (has / have) a chip off the rim. A) One. B) Plates. C) Set. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 49. What is the missing verb:The cat, along with her kittens, ..... napping in the sun. A) Is. B) Am. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 50. A ..... subject takes a ..... verb. A) Singular, singular. B) Singular, plural. C) Plural, singular. D) Plural, plural. E) Singular, singular AND plural, plural. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Singular, singular AND plural, plural. 51. Far off the shore, a fleet of ships (move, moves) away from the island one by one. A) Move. B) Moves. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Move. 52. I ..... on the chair. A) Sit. B) Sits. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sit. 53. His class moderator nor his classmate (was, were) at school today. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 54. Sally ..... to the park every day. A) Runs. B) Run. C) Running. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Runs. 55. The jury ..... different points of view about this matter. A) Has. B) Have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 56. Neither his nephews nor his niece ..... the Holy Rosary. A) Prays. B) Pray. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prays. 57. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence.3. The number of deceased soldiers ..... not listed in the record book. A) Is. B) May. C) Can. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 58. Which sentence correctly matches a singular antecedent with a singular pronoun? A) The students finished its homework. B) The dog lost their collar. C) The dogs lost their collar. D) The dog lost its collar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dog lost its collar. 59. A number of young men ..... reported to have disappeared on the battlefield. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 60. I (love, loves) you. A) Love. B) Loves. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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