This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Agreement Rules – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agreement Rules Quiz 25 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Compound antecedents joined by or/nor take a pronoun that agrees with the antecedent ..... to the pronoun. A) Farthest. B) Closest. C) Both closest AND farthest. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closest. 2. Fill in the blank:Neither alternative hypothesis ..... accepted. A) Was. B) Were. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 3. Richard and Cecilia's dog, Sammy, will carry the ring. Sammy is dressed in coat and tie. He looks cute in ..... A) It. B) Its. C) Them. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Them. 4. The news these days ..... always so depressing. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 5. (Why is the word "runners" NOT the subject in this sentence?)Several of the best runners have not shown up. A) It comes after the word "Several". B) It's inside a prepositional phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's inside a prepositional phrase. 6. Choose the correct present-tense verb to complete the sentence:He ..... his hands above his head. A) Raise. B) Raises. C) Raising. D) Raised. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Raises. 7. Inverted subjects are ..... and should always agree with the verb. A) Subjects that are upside down. B) Subjects that follow the verb. C) Subjects that are written backwards. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subjects that follow the verb. 8. Kindness and not good grades (is, are) what really makes a difference in somebody's life.Choose the correct verb. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 9. A few students ..... finished reading the book. A) Have. B) Has. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have. 10. Everyone, not just the students who admit to having problems at school and at home, still have to talk to the Guidance Counselor to express themselves.Choose YES if the sentence is correct and NO if it is not. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 11. A ..... or ..... between the antecedent and pronoun does not change the number of the antecedent. A) Subject, verb. B) Phrase, clause. C) Pronoun, antecedent. D) Adjective, adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phrase, clause. 12. Each hour and minute of this day ..... been spent thinking of my ill friend. A) Has. B) Have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 13. 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. 14. Collective nouns agreement:The committee (has/have) decided on the new policy. A) Has. B) Is. C) Have. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. My grandfather ..... farming. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 18. 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. 19. Subject-verb agreement with 'neither/nor':Neither the teacher nor the students (was/were) aware of the change. A) Was. B) Is. C) Am. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. Brent, together with Charles, (join, joins) the basketball team. A) Join. B) Joins. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joins. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAgreement Rules Quiz 1Agreement Rules Quiz 2Agreement Rules Quiz 3Agreement Rules Quiz 4Agreement Rules Quiz 5Agreement Rules Quiz 6Agreement Rules Quiz 7Agreement Rules Quiz 8Agreement Rules Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books