Pronoun-verb agreement

Choose the correct verb form: She _____ to the park every morning.

• go

• goes

• going

• gone

Answer explanation

The pronoun 'she' requires the verb 'go' to be conjugated to 'goes' for proper agreement.

True or False: 'They runs to school every day.' is grammatically correct.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The correct verb form with 'they' is 'run', not 'runs'.

Complete the sentence: The dogs _____ in the yard.

• bark

• barks

• barking

• barked

Answer explanation

The verb 'bark' is used with the plural noun 'dogs' for correct agreement.

Which word best completes this sentence: 'He _____ very fast.'

• run

• runs

• running

• ran

Answer explanation

The singular pronoun 'he' requires the verb 'run' to be conjugated to 'runs'.

True or False: 'We was happy to see her.' is correct usage.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The correct verb form with 'we' is 'were', not 'was'.

Complete the sentence: Everyone _____ welcome to join us.

• is

• are

• be

• being

Answer explanation

The pronoun 'everyone' is singular and takes the verb 'is'.

Identify the correct sentence:

• Neither of the boys were at the party.

• Each of the students have a book.

• Somebody has left their umbrella here.

• The team are winning the match.

Answer explanation

The pronoun 'somebody' is singular, but 'their' is commonly used for gender neutrality, making it correct in informal use.

True or False: 'Either the teacher or the students is responsible.' is correct.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The verb should agree with the closest subject; 'students' is plural, so it should be 'are'.

Choose the correct verb form: Neither the cat nor the dogs _____ hungry.

• is

• are

• was

• were

Answer explanation

The verb agrees with the closest subject; 'dogs' is plural, so the verb is 'are'.

Complete the sentence: The committee _____ reached a decision.

• has

• have

• is

• are

Answer explanation

The word 'committee' is singular when acting as a single entity, so 'has' is used.