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English Language — Subject-Verb Agreement — Questions with Answers
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Q1.
The new car, along with its accessories, ______ quite expensive.
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Answer: A. is
When two subjects are joined by 'along with', 'as well as', 'together with', 'in addition to', etc., the verb agrees with the first subject. Here, 'The new car' is singular, so the verb must be singular.
Q2.
Everyone in the class ______ to submit their assignments by Friday.
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Answer: B. has
Indefinite pronouns like 'everyone', 'everybody', 'each', 'either', 'neither', 'anyone', 'anybody', 'no one', 'nobody', 'someone', 'somebody' always take a singular verb.
Q3.
Neither the manager nor the employees ______ happy with the new policy.
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Answer: C. are
When subjects are joined by 'neither...nor' or 'either...or', the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. Here, 'the employees' is plural, so the verb must be plural.
Q4.
A number of students ______ qualified for the scholarship this year.
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Answer: C. have
'A number of' is followed by a plural noun and takes a plural verb. In contrast, 'The number of' is followed by a plural noun but takes a singular verb.
Q5.
The committee ______ decided to postpone the meeting until next week.
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Answer: C. has
Collective nouns (like committee, team, jury, family, audience) take a singular verb when they act as a single unit, and a plural verb when their members act individually. In this sentence, the committee is acting as a single unit (deciding), so a singular verb is required.
Q6.
Bread and butter ______ his favourite breakfast.
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Answer: C. is
When two nouns joined by 'and' refer to a single idea, person, or thing, the verb is singular. 'Bread and butter' is considered a single dish or concept here.
Q7.
Many a student ______ failed the difficult entrance exam.
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Answer: C. has
The phrase 'many a' is always followed by a singular noun and takes a singular verb.
Q8.
It is I who ______ responsible for this mistake.
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Answer: B. am
When a relative pronoun (who, which, that) is the subject of a clause, the verb in that clause agrees with the antecedent of the relative pronoun. Here, the antecedent of 'who' is 'I', so the verb must agree with 'I' (am).
Q9.
There ______ many challenges that we need to overcome.
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Answer: D. are
In sentences beginning with 'there' or 'here', the verb agrees with the actual subject that follows it. Here, the subject is 'many challenges' (plural), so the verb must be plural.
Q10.
Two-thirds of the city's population ______ affected by the recent floods.
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Answer: B. was
When a fraction, percentage, or part of something is the subject, the verb agrees with the noun in the 'of' phrase. Here, 'population' is a collective noun treated as singular (referring to the whole population as one entity affected), so a singular verb is used.
Q11.
Mathematics ______ his favourite subject, despite its difficulty.
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Answer: C. is
Nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning (e.g., names of subjects like Mathematics, Physics; diseases like Measles, Mumps; countries like the United States, the Philippines) take a singular verb.
Q12.
More than one candidate ______ interviewed for the position.
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Answer: D. was
The phrase 'more than one' is always followed by a singular noun and takes a singular verb.
