Subject-Verb Agreement

Mathematics __________ my favorite subject.

• is

• are

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

Measles ______ a highly contagious and acute viral respiratory illness.

• is

• are

• was

• were

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.4

The trousers ________ dirty.

• is

• are

Answer explanation

Trousers, pants, scissors, sunglasses and headphones are examples of plural-only nouns. With these nouns, we use only plural verbs.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

My glasses ______ on the kitchen table this morning, but where _____ they now?

• was / is

• was / are

• were / is

• were / are

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

The Prime Minister, together with his wife, ________ the press cordially.

• greet

• greets

Answer explanation

When there are commas separating the first noun from the second, we always only refer to the first noun to see if a singular or plural verb should be used. Since the Prime Minister is one person, we use the singular verb 'greets'.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RL.6.4

My older sister, like my parents, ________ not allow me to sleep over at my friend's place.

• do

• does

• has

• have

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

Everyone in the nearby towns _______ willing to participate in the upcoming event.

• is

• are

• was

• were

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

Everyone in my family ______ durians, except me.

• are liking

• were liking

• like

• likes

No one _______ able to do the examination.

• has

• have

• was

• were

Nobody ______ what to do.

• is knowing

• are knowing

• know

• knows