Agreement Rules Quiz 19 (30 MCQs)

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1. Choose the correct present-tense verb to complete the sentence:The principal ..... for the students on the stage.
2. Janet ..... a better suggestion than John.
3. Gymnastics ..... a sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and endurance.
4. Rule 4:Singular indefinite pronouns require ..... verbs.
5. Fill in the blank:The percentage of employees who called in sick and the number of employees who left their jobs within 2 years ..... reflective of the level of job satisfaction. (Use the correct form of the verb to agree with the compound subject.)
6. The paper in those boxes (is, are) for the copy machine.
7. Either the workers or the boss (deliver, delivers) the merchandise.
8. Given the noun "profesoras" (female teachers), which adjective form correctly agrees in gender and number?
9. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
10. A compound subject joined by and is almost always ..... and should take a ..... verb.
11. The committee (work, works) hard for better schools.
12. English (is, are) an important language to learn and (requires, require) students to analyze and understand questions well.Which rule is used here?
13. Although exceptional academic performance is commendable, what really should define a human being (is, are) his compassion for others.Choose the correct verb.
14. Someone at the stables ..... the horses every morning.
15. Oats and barley ..... well in sandy soil.
16. According to the Australian organization ReachOut, which provides mental health service online to young people and their parents, resilient teens have the proper tools to lessen the impact of negative situations.Choose YES if the sentence is correct and NO if it is not.
17. Some of that movie (was / were) extremely boring.
18. Plenty of mangoes and bananas (is, are) available this season.
19. My parents, along with my friends, (is, are) attending my cousin's birthday party.
20. Your tutors (care, cares) about you.
21. Both Carla and Mike ..... (enjoy, enjoys) playing chess.
22. An antecedent is a(n) .....
23. Which sentence correctly demonstrates adjective placement in Spanish?
24. Vern and Fred (need, needs) a ride to work.
25. Fill in the blank:Interviews ..... one way to collect data and ..... researchers to gain an in-depth understanding of participants. (Use the correct forms of the verbs to agree with the plural subject.)
26. My two homework ..... easy.
27. Either a dropcloth or newspapers (protect, protects) the carpet from paint spills.
28. Carrots and spinach ..... our eyes and bones to be strong.
29. (What's the subject in the following sentence?)Most of the exercises (was / were) too difficult for me to perform.
30. The problems (was/were) due to a misunderstanding.