WorksheetsSV-agreement final quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5mins
A bouquet of yellow roses lends color and fragrance to the room. What SV rule is applied in the sentence?
indefinite pronoun
prepositional phrase
collective noun
gerund
They are currently in a managerial role at the organization. Which is the subject/verb in the sentence?
role
they
are currently
are
The committee agrees on the quality of the writing. Which is the subject in the sentence?
(a)
The colors of the rainbow are beautiful. Which is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?
rainbow are beautiful
are beautiful
of the rainbow
the colors of the rainbow
There is a problem with the balance sheet. Why is the verb in singular form?
because of the modifier there
because its subject is singular
because of the subject problem
because of its prepositional phrase
Either Jessica or Christian is to blame for the accident. Which is the nearer subject?
(a)
To walk and to chew gum (require/requires) great skill. Which is the correct verb in the parenthesis?
(a)
Swimming in the ocean and playing drums are my hobbies. What do you call the underlined words?
(a)
The herd is stampeding. What do call the underlined word?
gerund
infinitive
collective
indefinite pronoun
Neither the lion nor the bears (have/has) escaped from the zoo. Which is the correct verb in the parenthesis?
(a)
The student, as well as the committee members, is excited. What do you call the underlined words?
prepositional phrase
intervening expressions
correlative conjunction
subordinate clause
The doctoral student and the committee members write every day. Which is/are the subject/subjects in the sentence?
doctoral student
doctoral/committee
doctoral student/committee members
student/members
The doctoral student and the committee members ______ every day. Which is the correct verb for the blank?
meets
meet
does
do
Few (were,was) left alive after the flood. Which is the correct verb in the parenthesis?
(a)
My friend and his mother are in town. Which is/are the subject/s in the sentence?
(a)
Mr. Ram accompanied by his wife Sita and his brother, was banished to the forest. Which rule is applied in this sentence?
When the subjects joined by ‘either or’ or ‘neither nor’ are of different persons, the verb will agree in person and number with the noun nearest to it.
When the percentage or a part of something is mentioned with plural meaning the plural verb is used.
When two subjects are joined by ‘and’, the verb is plural.
If connectives/appositives like along with, together with, as well as, accompanied by etc. are used to combine two subjects, the verb agrees with the subject mentioned first.
He eats frequently. That’s why he is obese. Which rule is applied in this sentence?
Words that come between subject and verb do not affect the number (singular or plural) of the verb.
Singular subject takes singular verb and plural subject takes plural verb.
A compound subject comprising of two or more nouns joined by ‘and’ requires a plural verb.
Use a singular verb form after ‘none’ when the word means ‘no one’ or ‘not one’.
The brown pair of shoes on the top shelf _____too expensive. Which is the correct verb for the blank?
are
is
does
have
There were five books on the shelf. What rule is applied in this sentence?
The following words may be singular or plural, depending upon their use in a sentence: some,any, all, most.
Collective nouns may be singular or plural, depending on their use in the sentence.
Subjects joined by “and” are plural. Subjects joined by “or” or “Nor” take a verb that agrees with the last subject.
“There” and “here” are never subjects.In sentences that begin with these words, the subject is usually found later on in the sentence.
Standing on the water was a bad idea. Change the sentence to infinitive.
(a)
