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Subject Verb Agreement Mock Test - 1
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1)(A) Neither of them/ (B) are going to attend/ (C) the party on 10th October./ (D) No error
Ans- (b) Use is' in place of 'are! The noun / pronoun following 'neither' is plural, but the verb following the noun / pronoun must be singular.
2)(A) He walked five miles which are really a great distance/ (B) for a man like him who is not only old but also ill./ (D) No error
Ans- (a) Here, '5 miles' is singular as it is taken as a singular unit. Hence singular verb ‘Is' will be used.
3)(A) Either my colleague/ (B) or a peon are coming home/ (C) with the material today./ (D) No error
Ans- (b) Use ‘is' in place of ‘are’ When two subjects are joined by ‘either or', 'neither nor', ‘or' or 'nor’, the verb will agree with the nearest subject.
4)(A) The rise and fall/ (B) of the tide are due/ (C) to lunar influence./ (D) No error
Ans- (b) "The rise and fall" is a singular subject. Hence singular verb 'is' will be used,
5)(A) Many a man/ (B) have succumbed/ (C) to this temptation./ (D) No error
Ans- (b) 'Many a' is singular and will take singular noun, verb and pronoun.
6)(A) The introduction of tea, coffee/ (B) and such other beverages/ (C) have not been without some effect./ (D) No error
Ans- (c) The verb must agree with the main subject. ‘Introduction' is a singular subject and hence will take singular verb 'has'.
7)(A) The newer type of automatic machines/ (B) wash/ (C) clothes faster./ (D) No error
Ans- (b) The verb must agree with the main subject. 'Newer type' is a singular subject and hence will take singular verb ‘washes'.
8)(A) Each of the students in the computer class/ (B) has to type/ (C) their own research paper this semester./ (D) No error
Ans- (c) Use 'his' in place of their. The noun / pronoun following ‘each of... ' is plural, but the verb following the 'noun / pronoun' must be singular.
9)(A) Everyone of the films/ (B) you suggested/ (C) are not worth seeing./ (D) No error
Ans- (c) Verb will be according to the subject, 'everyone' 'Everyone' is singular. Thus singular verb is should be used.
10)(A) The Secretary and Principal of the college/ (B) are attending/ (C) the District Development Council Meeting at the Collectorate./ (D) No error
Ans- (b) Here 'the' is used only before 'secretary'. This means the same person is the secretary as well as principal. Here singular verb will be used.
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