Subject Verb Agreement

The church members ------- attending the Public Speaking session as of the moment.

• is

• are

• was

• were

Answer explanation

That is correct! We use are since the subject church members are plural in number.

Children usually ______________ at the playground in the afternoon.

• had played

• play

• played

• plays

Answer explanation

Eureka! That is a correct answer. The verb play agrees with the subject which is plural in number. Additionally, we use play (as present tense of the verb) since the thought of the sentence expresses habitual action.

She __________ happier than before.

• seems

• seem

• seemed

• had seemed

Answer explanation

That is correct the verb seems agrees with the subject SHE.

Oxygen Peroxide ___________ wounds.

• cleans

• clean

• cleaned

• has cleaned

Answer explanation

That is correct---the verb cleans agrees with the subject. It also bears factual information.

Happiness ___________ a state of mind.

• none of these

• are

• is

• had

Answer explanation

Happiness is an abstract noun therefore it requies singular form of the verb.

The class __________ their projects on different days.

• had submitted

• submits

• submit

• none of these

Answer explanation

The thought of the sentence tells us that the class submits their projects on different days so we use the plural form of the verb.

Politics _____________ a society organized.

• makes

• make

• made

• had made

Answer explanation

Politics is a special noun that requires singular form of the verb.

In Greek Mythology, The Argonauts ________ a movie about Jason's adventure to retreive the golden fleece.

• is

• are

• none of these

Answer explanation

Title of a movie that ends in -s requires singular form of the verb.

His eyeglasses _________ broken yesterday.

• was

• were

• is

• are

Answer explanation

That is correct. Eyeglasses is expressed individually not as a pair so therefore it takes plural verb.

-Seventy percent of the voters ________ composed of ages 18-25.

• is

• are

• none of these

Answer explanation

Following the fraction is a countable noun therefore it takes plural form of the verb.