Subject-verb agreement is a key grammar rule where the subject of a sentence must match the main verb in number. Simply put, singular subjects should pair with singular verbs, while plural subjects should go with plural verbs.
Common mistakes often happen when writers mistake the object of a preposition for the subject, leading to incorrect verb forms.
To avoid these errors, it’s essential to understand the rules of subject-verb agreement and practice isolating prepositional phrases from the subjects. This skill will help you consistently pair subjects with the correct verbs.
Try this quiz to test your mastery of subject-verb agreement.
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Choose the best answers to complete these sentences.
#1. Social studies … my favorite subject.
#2. The news … spread by word of mouth.
#3. One of the students … speaking now.
#4. How … this machine work?
#5. Only two waitresses … serving the customers right now.
#6. Someone … knocking at the door.
#7. … I answered your question?
#8. … there any juice left in the fridge?
#9. Half of the money … going to be used to buy new equipment.
#10. Football players frequently … penalty goals.
#11. There … only one milk bottle in the fridge.
#12. The products you requested … no more available.
#13. … all of this homework have to be finished today?
#14. The police … looking for the suspect.
#15. The advice you gave me … very helpful.
#16. None of the employees … Spanish.
#17. Skydiving and bungee jumping … a lot of adventurers.
#18. I … cycling in the rain.
#19. The one hundred dollars I had in my credit … not enough for my purchase.
#20. My cat … to sleep on the sofa.
#21. My friend … video games.
#22. My friends and I … planning to meet on Friday.
#23. The United Arab Emirates … business people many profitable opportunities.
#24. The work … to be finished on time.
#25. Mary and Sue … a nice room.
#26. One of my relatives … signed a contract with your company.
#27. Everyone in the crowd … enjoying the fireworks.
#28. Mona … in the room when the alarm went off.
#29. There … some cookies left in the box.
#30. My sunglasses … on the table.
#31. All the workers in our company … Arabic.
#32. Most of the students … dropping the course.
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