Subject-verb agreement

Question 1: Each of you………a share in the work.

A

to have

B

have

C

having

D

has

Question 2: There are small……………………….between British and American English.

A

differences

B

difference

C

differently

D

different

Question 3: The quality of these recordings __________ not very good.

A

be

B

are

C

am

D

is

Question 4: The number of students in this class …………. limited to thirty.

A

be

B

are

C

is

D

am

Question 5: Not only the air but also the oceans ........... been polluted seriously.

A

have

B

has

C

is having

D

are having

Question 6: Working in the factory ........... not what children should do

A

be

B

is

C

are

D

have been

Question 7: A large number of students in this school………. . English quite fluently

A

speaks

B

is speaking

C

has spoken

D

speak

Question 8: Bread and butter ………. what she asks for

A

is

B

are

C

will be

D

. have been

Question 9: Either John or his wife ………breakfast each morning.

A

make

B

is making

C

makes

D

made

Question 10: Some of the milk I bought last night ........... not fresh anymore.

A

is

B

is being

C

are

D

are

Question 11: The use of credit cards in place of cash ________ increased rapidly in recent years.

A

to have

B

have

C

has

D

having

Question 12: Neither of the answers ……………….. correct.

A

are

B

is

C

be

D

have been

Question 13: The weather in the southern states ………….. very hot during the summer.

A

get

B

have got

C

is got

D

gets

Question 14: Each of the residents in this community ........... responsible for keeping this park clean.

A

is

B

am

C

are

D

were

Question 15: Anything __________ better than going to the movies tonight.

A

is

B

are

C

am

D

were

Question 16: What time __________ the news on TV?

A

is

B

am

C

are

D

were

Question 17: The effects of cigarette smoking _________ been proven to extremely harmful.

A

have

B

has

C

to have

D

having

Question 18: Advertisements on TV ________ becoming more competitive than ever before.

A

is

B

are

C

was

D

was

Question 19: One of the countries I would like to visit ……….Italy

A

be

B

are

C

am

D

is

Question 20: A pair of jeans _______ in the washing machine this morning.

A

is

B

are

C

have been

D

were

Question 21: Three weeks …………not enough for the holiday.

A

are

B

were

C

was

D

be

Question 22: Linguistics……..out the ways in which languages work

A

find

B

founded

C

finds

D

finding

Question 23: The Philippines………of more than 7000 islands.

A

consist

B

consisting

C

consisted

D

consists

Question 24: The police ……….. to interview Fred about a robbery.

A

want

B

wants

C

wanting

D

has wanted

Question 25: Can I borrow your scissors? Mine …….not sharp enough.

A

is

B

are

C

isn’t

D

aren’t

Question 26: A number of workers … asked for a rise since last month.

A

have

B

has

C

having

D

to have

Question 27: Some foods … him ill.

A

to make

B

making

C

makes

D

make

Question 28: There … only a few people at the meeting last night.

A

been

B

were

C

are

D

was

Question 29: Collecting old coins and paper notes … one of my hobbies.

A

being

B

were

C

are

D

is

Question 30: Mr. Thomson with his wife and his three children … abroad

A

to be

B

have bee

C

are

D

is

Subject-verb agreement - Topic 3

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