Subject-Verb Agreement Quiz

What is the cornerstone rule of subject-verb agreement?

• Subjects and verbs must agree in number

• Subordinate clauses affect subject-verb agreement

• Prepositional phrases affect subject-verb agreement

• Sentences starting with 'there' or 'here' have different subject-verb agreement

Which of the following does not affect subject-verb agreement?

• Subordinate clauses

• Prepositional phrases

• Adverbs

• Adjectives

In sentences starting with 'there' or 'here', where is the subject placed?

• Before the verb

• After the verb

• Between the verb and the object

• It can be placed anywhere

Which verb form should be used in questions where the subject doesn't come before the verb?

• Singular form

• Plural form

• It depends on the context

• None of the above

What verb form is used when two subjects are joined by 'and'?

• Singular form

• Plural form

• It depends on the context

• None of the above

When do subjects connected by 'or', 'nor', 'neither/nor', 'either/or', or 'not only/but also' take a singular verb form?

• When both subjects are singular

• When both subjects are plural

• When the subjects refer to the same person or thing

• When the subjects are indefinite pronouns

Which of the following pronouns typically take singular verbs?

• Few

• Many

• Several

• Everybody

When are gerunds used as the subject of a sentence?

• When they are linked by 'and'

• When they are used with 'neither/nor'

• When they are used with 'either/or'

• When they are used alone

What verb form is used with collective nouns?

• Singular form

• Plural form

• It depends on the context

• None of the above

Which verb form is used with titles of books, movies, novels, etc.?

• Singular form

• Plural form

• It depends on the context

• None of the above