This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Subject And Verb Agreement – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subject And Verb Agreement Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. These scissors ..... useless. A) Are. B) Was. C) To be. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 2. Which of the given explanations is wrong? A) Gerund and infinitive clauses take plural verbs. B) When two subjects are connected by both and, use a plural verb. C) The number of, takes a singular verb. D) With quantifiers each, every, and every one, use a singular verb, whether the noun is singular or plural. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund and infinitive clauses take plural verbs. 3. My friends and I ..... to the beach every Sunday. A) Goes. B) Go. C) Gone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go. 4. If you're trying to find the SUBJECT of a sentence, what is a trick for you to do? A) Close your left eye and turn your head to the right. B) Look for the ending punctuation. C) Locate the verb and ask yourself who or what is performing that action. D) There are no tricks; you know all the subjects in the world by heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Locate the verb and ask yourself who or what is performing that action. 5. Are additional words put in between on the subjects and verb but does not agree the agreement. A) Singualrity. B) Duality. C) Mid sentence Phrase or Clause. D) Collective Nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mid sentence Phrase or Clause. 6. Choose the correct subject for this sentence ..... donate both time and money to help residents of the community. A) Neither Jim nor Pam. B) The student. C) Jack and his friends. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jack and his friends. 7. A compound subject using OR/NOR to connect the subjects, and the FIRST subject is PLURAL but the SECOND subject is SINGULAR takes a ..... verb. A) Special. B) Plural. C) Singular. D) Stationary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Singular. 8. My parents ..... in Kerala. My sister also ..... in Kerala. A) Lives, lives. B) Live, live. C) Live, lives. D) Lives, live. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Live, lives. 9. My luggage ..... lying at the bus stand. A) Are. B) Were. C) Is. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 10. Which of the following sentences is untrue? A) Every one of the students is on time. B) The number of students taking the exam is 175. C) A number of student is taking the TOEFL Test today. D) Each book has a code number. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A number of student is taking the TOEFL Test today. 11. My brother ..... in the army. A) Serving. B) Serves. C) Serve. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Serves. 12. The man in brown shoes ..... running. A) Is. B) Were. C) Are. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 13. What is the SUBJECT of this sentence? "My mom loves playing soccer with my cousin" A) Loves. B) Playing. C) Cousin. D) Mom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mom. 14. What is the subject of the following sentence? Large corporations have purchased many of the successful farms. A) Purchased. B) Farms. C) Corporations. D) Large. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Corporations. 15. Read the following sentences.Sentence 1:The assortment of shoes were bought by Selena Gomez.Sentence 2:Last night the audience was larger.Sentence 3:Our family argue about the volume of the television.Sentence 4:Does your club have a photographer? Which sentence has incorrect subject-verb agreement? A) Sentence 1 because assortment is used as a singular noun and were is used as a plural verb. B) Sentence 2 because audience is used as a plural noun and was is singular. C) Sentence 3 because family is used as a singular noun and argue is plural. D) Sentence 4 because club is used as a singular noun and have is plural. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence 1 because assortment is used as a singular noun and were is used as a plural verb. 16. Select the intervening phrase (sits between the subject and verb) in each sentence.The neighbor across the street grows roses. A) The neighbor. B) Grows roses. C) Across the street. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Across the street. 17. Rule 6 states:Each, either/neither and one of takes a singular verb.Choose the correct verb form for the sentence above. Each of us ..... how to play baseball. A) Knows. B) Know. C) Is knowing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knows. 18. Marine life ..... increased fivefold turning Cabo Pulmo into a tourist attraction, making it the most successful marine reserve in the world. A) Has. B) Have. C) Are. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 19. Rule 8 states:The plural form of verbs is used with the following:many of, a few of, both of.Which statement is correct? A) A few of them was sent home. B) Many of the students runs to the shop. C) Both of us swim in the river. D) Both of them buys a pizza for 25 dollars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of us swim in the river. 20. Researchers ..... discovered mealworms are able to break down the material quickly. A) Have. B) Has. C) Hasn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have. 21. The students or the teacher ..... everyday. A) Write. B) Writes. C) Wrote. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writes. 22. These scissors ..... less than your scissors. A) Costs. B) Cost. C) X. D) X. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cost. 23. What change should be made to correct the problem of subject-verb agreement? My informal survey of seventeen fishermen reveal that afternoon is the best time to catch trout. A) Change reveal to reveals. B) Change catch to catches. C) No change. D) Change is to are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change reveal to reveals. 24. All birds ..... special colors and songs. A) Has. B) Have. C) Are. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 25. What is the mistake in this sentence? :The contracts signed by the company has been voided because some stipulations were not met. A) Were. B) Has. C) Signed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has. 26. I ..... fifteen years old. A) Is. B) Are. C) Am. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am. 27. All children ..... love. A) Need. B) Needed. C) Are needing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Need. 28. If the subject has a prepositional phrase, locate the head noun to the left of the first preposition.Which of the following sentences is an example of this explanation? A) The child, not her parents, was an avoid reader. B) A child who likes to read books and whose parents encourage reading does better in school. C) People who usually follow current events are also likely to read books. D) Another poll of Americans' reading an attitudes was taken in 2005. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Another poll of Americans' reading an attitudes was taken in 2005. 29. Select the intervening phrase (sits between the subject and verb) in each sentence.The picnic feast that we brought tasted delicious. A) Tasted delicious. B) The picnic feast. C) That we brought. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That we brought. 30. Which of the following verbs complete the sentence? I ..... tired after school. A) Feels. B) Feel. C) Felted. D) Feeled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feel. 31. Which type of verb is describe as a verb that tell what action something or someone is performing? A) Linking Verb. B) Action Verb. C) Tweety Verb. D) Helping Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action Verb. 32. What is the verb of the sentence below? Jince usually cheers loudly for his team in gym class. A) Gym. B) Cheers. C) Jince. D) Loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cheers. 33. Which verb is added before another verb to make it a verb phrase? A) Linking Verb. B) Helping Verb. C) Verberry. D) Action Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helping Verb. 34. Which of the following is the correct verb for the sentence, "The student or the committee members ..... every day." A) Writing. B) Wrote. C) Write. D) Writes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Write. 35. The room was full of students. Some students ..... sitting quietly, and some students ..... talking with their friends. A) Are; are. B) Were; were. C) Is; is. D) Was; was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were; were. 36. A compound subject using AND to connect the subjects takes a ..... verb. (ex:the boy and girl) A) Fluffy. B) Plural. C) Prepositional. D) Singular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plural. 37. Fill in the blank in the sentence below.Hector ..... to the library every Sunday. A) Gos. B) Goes. C) Gow. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Goes. 38. What is the correct tense for the following sentence? The show about Australia ..... at 7:00. A) Beginned. B) Begins. C) Begin. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Begins. 39. He ..... many movies. A) Watches. B) Watch. C) Watching. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watches. 40. Select the intervening phrase (sits between the subject and verb) in each sentence.The singers as well as the dancers worked very hard on the show. A) As well as the dancers. B) Worked very hard. C) On the show. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As well as the dancers. 41. Rule 7 states:Indefinite pronouns use the singular form of verbs.Which statement is correct? A) Can somebody takes my book to the class?. B) Everyone is selfish. C) Can somebody takes my book to the class?. D) Nobody write the newspaper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everyone is selfish. 42. Rule 3 states:Collective nouns (team, couple, staff, etc.) take either a singular or plural verb, depending on whether the emphasis is on the individual units or on the group as a whole. If the emphasis is on the individual units, you must use a plural verb. If the emphasis is on the group as a whole, you must use a singular verb. Choose the correct verb for for the following sentence.The members of the company ..... discussing the project. A) Is. B) Are. C) Has. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 43. Some sentences are written with unnecessary words or phrases such that are not part of the subject. Which sentence is replaced with the correct singular verb. A) Excitement is the cause of her shaking. B) Excitement, as well as nervousness, is the cause of her shaking. C) Excitement and nervousness, is the cause of her shaking. D) Excitement and nervousness, is the cause of her shaking as well. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excitement, as well as nervousness, is the cause of her shaking. 44. What is the correct tense for the following sentence? The Cherokee ..... to the west in the 1880s. A) Moving. B) Move. C) Moves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moves. 45. The ladies living in the apartment next to my patio is planning to look for another job aftertheir immediate supervisor retires from the company. A) Their. B) Living. C) No error. D) Retires. E) Is planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Is planning. 46. In which sentence do the subject and verb agree? A) The King and I were performed as the spring play this year. B) A short story, "The Pit and the Pendulum" seem scary. C) "Heart and Soul" are being played on the piano right now. D) B.J. and the Martians sounds like a funny TV show. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B.J. and the Martians sounds like a funny TV show. 47. Which verb correctly completes the sentence? Grandma and Grandpa ..... Jenny. A) Hug. B) Hugs. C) Look. D) Looks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hug. 48. Which verb correctly completes the sentence? The plane ..... at the airport. A) Fly. B) Flies. C) Land. D) Lands. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lands. 49. A compound subject is where ..... use the same ..... A) Two or more subjects, verb. B) One subject, verb. C) Two or more adjectives, noun. D) One verb, noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two or more subjects, verb. 50. Which is the correct verb for the sentence? Each of the students, including Matt and Tyra, ..... after school at the local library. A) Work. B) Working. C) Works. D) Are working. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Works. 51. Choose the correct verb to complete the following sentence:Either Mom or Dad ..... the dishes A) Does. B) Do. C) Did. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does. 52. Choose the correct verb form for the sentence below.Macaroni and cheese ..... my sister's favorite meal to cook when mom is not at home. A) Is. B) Are. C) Were. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 53. The Morrison's ..... some nice friends. A) Has. B) Have. C) Are. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 54. Read the following sentences.Sentence 1:The collection of baseball cards were worth a small fortune.Sentence 2:All of the herds eat hay from the barn.Sentence 3:The church choir practice every day.Sentence 4:Some of the powder spill on the table every day.Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement? A) Sentence 1 because the collective noun used as the subject is considered plural. B) Sentence 2 because the indefinite pronoun used as the subject is considered plural. C) Sentence 3 because the collective noun used as the subject is considered plural. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence 2 because the indefinite pronoun used as the subject is considered plural. 55. Which answer choice correctly uses plural verbs with plural subject or singular verbs for singular subjects? A) The computer menu, which contained five items allows us variety. B) The computer menu, which contains five items, allowed us variety. C) The computer menu, which contained fived items, allowed us freedom. D) The computer menu, which contains five items, allows us variety. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The computer menu, which contains five items, allows us variety. 56. The roads ..... too rough and uneven. A) Is. B) Was. C) Are. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 57. Male blue jays ..... a different color than female blue jays. A) Is. B) Have. C) Has. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 58. She is one of the girls who ..... long hair. A) Has. B) Have. C) Is having. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 59. A collective subject names a group all working together as one, like "team" or "class, and takes a ..... verb. A) Pretty. B) Singular. C) Plural. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singular. 60. Which verb correctly completes the sentence? A plane ..... through the sky. A) Fly. B) Flies. C) Land. D) Lands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flies. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesSubject And Verb Agreement Quiz 1Subject And Verb Agreement Quiz 3Subject And Verb Agreement Quiz 4Subject And Verb Agreement Quiz 5Subject And Verb Agreement Quiz 6Subject And Verb Agreement Quiz 7Subject And Verb Agreement Quiz 8Subject And Verb Agreement Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books