English Drills

Identify the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement:

• The group of students is going on a field trip tomorrow.

• The group of students are going on a field trip tomorrow.

• The group of students were going on a field trip tomorrow.

• The group of students has going on a field trip tomorrow.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is 'The group of students is going on a field trip tomorrow.' because 'group' is the subject, which is singular, so the verb 'is' should also be singular.

Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?

• Each of the cats has its own favorite toy.

• Each of the cats have their own favorite toy.

• Each of the cats are having their own favorite toy.

• Each of the cats is having their own favorite toy.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence demonstrating subject-verb agreement is 'Each of the cats has its own favorite toy.' The verb 'has' agrees with the singular subject 'Each.'

Choose the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement:

• Neither of the boys have finished their homework yet.

• Neither of the boys has finished their homework yet.

• Neither of the boys are finished their homework yet.

• Neither of the boys is finished their homework yet.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is 'Neither of the boys has finished their homework yet.' as 'has' agrees with the singular subject 'Neither'.

Identify the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement:

• The number of accidents on the road have decreased this year.

• The number of accidents on the road has decreased this year.

• The number of accidents on the road were decreased this year.

• The number of accidents on the road is decreased this year.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence with subject-verb agreement is: 'The number of accidents on the road has decreased this year.' The verb 'has' agrees with the singular subject 'number.'

Considering the general rules of grammar, choose the correct and effective sentence from the set of sentences.

• Running down the street, the dog chased after the ball.

• Running down the street, the ball was chased after by the dog.

• The dog chased after the ball, running down the street.

• Running down the street, after the ball was chased by the dog.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is 'Running down the street, the dog chased after the ball.' This sentence effectively conveys the action of the dog chasing the ball while providing clear and concise information.

Choose the sentence without a dangling modifier:

• Running through the forest, the trees looked magnificent.

• While driving home, the rain started to pour heavily.

• After studying all night, the exam seemed easy.

• Tired and hungry, the pizza tasted delicious.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'After studying all night, the exam seemed easy.' This sentence does not contain a dangling modifier, unlike the other options.

Identify the sentence where the modifier is correctly placed:

• At the age of ten, my father bought me a bicycle.

• At the age of ten, a bicycle was bought for me by my father.

• My father bought me a bicycle at the age of ten.

• A bicycle was bought for me by my father, at the age of ten.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence where the modifier is correctly placed is: 'My father bought me a bicycle at the age of ten.' The modifier 'at the age of ten' is correctly placed after the subject and verb in this sentence.

Choose the sentence with the properly positioned modifier:

• Having read the novel, the movie was eagerly anticipated by the book club."

• Having read the novel, the book club eagerly anticipated the movie.

• The movie was eagerly anticipated by the book club, having read the novel.

• Having read the novel, by the book club, the movie was eagerly anticipated.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Having read the novel, the book club eagerly anticipated the movie.' as the modifier is properly positioned at the beginning of the sentence.

Choose the error in this news article’s title. Choose “d” if there is no error. ‘The 50 (a) Most Beautiful (b) islands (c) of the Philippines.”

• A

• B

• C

• No error

Answer explanation

The error is in choice B - 'Most Beautiful' should be 'Most Beautifully' to correctly modify the noun 'islands'.

Identify the sentence with the correct capitalization:

• A trip to the Statue of Liberty in new york city is always memorable.

• A trip to the Statue of Liberty in New York City is always memorable.

• A trip to the statue of liberty in New York City is always memorable.

• A trip to the Statue of Liberty in New York city is always memorable.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is 'A trip to the Statue of Liberty in New York City is always memorable.' as it correctly capitalizes 'Statue of Liberty' and 'New York City'.