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. The news … spread by word of mouth.
#2. All the workers in our company … Arabic.
#3. The police … looking for the suspect.
#4. One of my relatives … signed a contract with your company.
#5. None of the employees … Spanish.
#6. Mona … in the room when the alarm went off.
#7. The United Arab Emirates … business people many profitable opportunities.
#8. … there any juice left in the fridge?
#9. Only two waitresses … serving the customers right now.
#10. Most of the students … dropping the course.
#11. My cat … to sleep on the sofa.
#12. The advice you gave me … very helpful.
#13. I … cycling in the rain.
#14. … I answered your question?
#15. Social studies … my favorite subject.
#16. My sunglasses … on the table.
#17. Everyone in the crowd … enjoying the fireworks.
#18. The work … to be finished on time.
#19. The one hundred dollars I had in my credit … not enough for my purchase.
#20. Mary and Sue … a nice room.
#21. Football players frequently … penalty goals.
#22. One of the students … speaking now.
#23. My friends and I … planning to meet on Friday.
#24. … all of this homework have to be finished today?
#25. There … some cookies left in the box.
#26. There … only one milk bottle in the fridge.
#27. Someone … knocking at the door.
#28. The products you requested … no more available.
#29. Half of the money … going to be used to buy new equipment.
#30. My friend … video games.
#31. How … this machine work?
#32. Skydiving and bungee jumping … a lot of adventurers.
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