This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Subject And Verb Agreement – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subject And Verb Agreement Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the subject? :Only once have there been more excitement in this city about a sporting event. A) Excitement. B) One. C) This city. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excitement. 2. Which choice is the corrected sentence? :The box of cartridges for the printer have been misplaced. A) The box of cartridges for the printer have been misplacing. B) The box of cartridge for the printer have been misplaced. C) The box of cartridges for the printer has been misplaced. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The box of cartridges for the printer has been misplaced. 3. A singular subject needs a ..... verb. A) Singular. B) Plural. C) Collective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Singular. 4. Pick the one with the correct parenthesis postion according to Rule 5. A) Joe and his trusty mutt (was always welcome). B) (Joe and his trusty mutt) was always welcome. C) Joe (and his trusty mutt) was always welcome. D) (Joe) nd his trust mutt was always welcome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joe (and his trusty mutt) was always welcome. 5. An average condor ..... a wingspan of more than nine feet. A) Have. B) Has. C) Is. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has. 6. The road ..... too rough and uneven. A) Were. B) Are. C) Is. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 7. Book clubs are very popular social activities.What is the head noun of the subject? A) Very. B) Are. C) Book clubs. D) Social activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Book clubs. 8. Write the correct form of the verb in parentheses to complete the sentence. Berkley ..... for a new football. (wish) A) Wishes. B) Wishies. C) Wishs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wishes. 9. What is the antecedent of the RED pronoun? My mother ate her salad. A) My. B) Mother. C) Ate. D) Salad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mother. 10. When you see "and" in a sentence, what should you immediately do? A) Know that the verb is ALWAYS plural. B) Look to the last subject to know which verb to use. C) Ignore it. D) Pretend it says "or". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Know that the verb is ALWAYS plural. 11. What is the subject of this sentence? Kayla and Jacob hike through the woods. A) Hike. B) Woods. C) Kayla and Jacob. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kayla and Jacob. 12. Subject-verb-agreement rule 1 states:when two or more subjects are joined by and, it acts as a plural compound subject and takes a plural verb unless the subject's intended sense is singular, then it takes a singular verb. Keeping that in mind, choose the suitable verb. Belize and Australia ..... known to have the most beautiful coral reefs in the world. A) Are. B) Is. C) Have. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 13. Which verb belongs on the blank line? Penelope and Priscilla played tennis all day and ..... exhausted when they came home. A) Be. B) Is. C) Were. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 14. While the students enjoyed the play, they preferred reading the book. A) Fragment. B) Run-On. C) Sentence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence. 15. Is the subject in this sentence singular or plural. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer. A) Singular. B) Plural. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Singular. 16. The children ..... in the garden right now. A) Is playing. B) Plays. C) Play. D) Are playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are playing. 17. What change, if any, should be made to this sentence? The chess club captain, as well as her teammates, feels anxious about the tournament's results. A) Change feels to feel. B) No change. C) Change club to clubs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No change. 18. Neither you nor I ..... going to do this project. A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am. 19. Which of the following nouns is different? A) Equipment. B) Grass. C) Transportation. D) Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transportation. 20. What is the correct present tense for the following sentence? A newspaper writer ..... for a new music director. A) Asks. B) Askes. C) Ask. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asks. 21. The teacher and director of the school ..... very friendly person. A) Are. B) Were. C) Is. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 22. They ..... my friends also. A) Is. B) Are. C) Have. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 23. Each of the man's children knows the value of money and frequently refers to the adage "A penny saved is a penny earned." A) Knows. B) Refers. C) Saved. D) Earned. E) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) No error. 24. What is the correct tense for the following sentence? The word Cherokee ..... people who live in the mountains. A) Mean. B) Means. C) Meaned. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Means. 25. While his parents ..... at the factory, Julian and Terese ..... their brother and sister. A) Work, babysit. B) Works, babysit. C) Works, babysits. D) Work, babysits. 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