06 Subject Verb Agreement Part 1 MCQs

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Question 1

Choose the correct simple present form: Neither the superintendent nor the clerks _____ the keys to the record room.

Accepted Answer

With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject, 'clerks'. Therefore, 'keep' is required despite the singular first subject.

Question 2

Choose the correct simple present form: A pair of scissors _____ kept beside the dispatch register.

Accepted Answer

The head noun 'pair' is singular, so 'is' is required. Scissors alone takes a plural verb, but 'a pair of scissors' takes a singular verb.

Question 3

Using British English collective-noun agreement, choose the pair that best matches the stated meanings in the simple present: The jury, acting as a single body, _____ one verdict; the committee, sharply divided among themselves, _____ conflicting personal views.

Accepted Answer

delivers; express. A collective noun acting as one unit takes a singular verb, giving 'delivers'. When members are explicitly viewed as divided individuals, British English permits plural agreement, giving 'express'.

Question 4

Choose the pair that correctly completes both clauses in the simple present: None of the equipment _____ without electricity, whereas all of the emergency lamps _____ on batteries.

Accepted Answer

works; run. 'None of' followed by the uncountable 'equipment' requires singular 'works'. 'All of' followed by plural 'lamps' requires plural 'run'.

Question 5

Choose the correct simple present form: Ten kilometres _____ too far for an injured runner to cover on foot.

Accepted Answer

A distance viewed as one total amount takes a singular verb. Here, ten kilometres represents one distance, so 'is' is required.

Question 6

Choose the correct simple present form: The rich _____ a greater share of the cost under this proposal.

Accepted Answer

'The rich' denotes rich people collectively and takes a plural verb. Thus 'bear' is correct; 'bears' wrongly treats the group expression as singular.

Question 7

Choose the pair that correctly completes the sentence in the simple present: More than one trainee _____ that two-thirds of the allotted time _____ spent on checking measurements.

Accepted Answer

reports; is. 'More than one' followed by a singular noun normally takes a singular verb, giving 'reports'. A fraction of uncountable 'time' also takes a singular verb, giving 'is'.

Question 8

Choose the pair that correctly completes the sentence in the simple present: The circulars which _____ revised instructions, as well as the covering letter, _____ the director's signature.

Accepted Answer

contain; bear. 'Which' refers to plural 'circulars', requiring 'contain'. The main subject is also 'circulars'; the 'as well as' phrase does not change it, so 'bear' is required.

Question 9

Choose the pair that correctly completes both clauses in the simple present: Some of the luggage _____ to the visiting athletes, while some of the sealed parcels _____ to their coach.

Accepted Answer

belongs; belong. With 'some of', the following noun determines agreement: uncountable 'luggage' takes 'belongs', while plural 'parcels' takes 'belong'. The same quantifier does not require the same verb form in both clauses.

Question 10

Choose the correct simple present form: Mathematics _____ a compulsory component of this recruitment examination.

Accepted Answer

Mathematics names a field of study and takes a singular verb despite its final 's'. Therefore, 'is' is required.

Question 11

Choose the correct simple present form: The principal, along with two invigilators, _____ the examination halls every hour.

Accepted Answer

An 'along with' phrase does not change the number of the subject. The singular 'principal' requires 'inspects', not 'inspect'.

Question 12

Choose the pair that correctly completes both clauses in the simple present: Harleen is one of those officers who _____ every disputed entry, but she alone _____ the final correction.

Accepted Answer

check; authorises. 'Who' refers to the plural 'officers', so the first verb is 'check'. The second subject is the singular 'she', which requires 'authorises'.

Question 13

Choose the pair that correctly completes the sentence in the simple present: Every inspector and every constable _____ a badge that _____ a unique identification number.

Accepted Answer

wears; carries. Singular subjects joined by 'and' take a singular verb when each is introduced by 'every', so 'wears' is required. 'That' refers to the singular 'badge' and takes 'carries'.

Question 14

Choose the correct simple present form: There _____ three vacant posts in the revenue office.

Accepted Answer

In this construction, the verb agrees with the following subject, 'three vacant posts'. That plural subject requires 'are', not 'is'.

Question 15

Choose the pair that correctly completes both clauses in the simple present: Dev is the only one of the volunteers who _____ the old script, and the documents that he translates _____ valuable historical evidence.

Accepted Answer

understands; provide. In 'the only one ... who', the relative clause singles out 'one', requiring 'understands'. The plural subject 'documents' takes 'provide'.

Question 16

Choose the correct simple present form: These trousers _____ too loose for the recruit.

Accepted Answer

Trousers is a plural noun and takes 'are'. A singular verb would be appropriate with 'a pair of trousers', which is not the subject here.

Question 17

Choose the correct simple present form: Most of the information supplied by the helpline _____ accurate.

Accepted Answer

With 'most of', agreement follows the noun referring to what is being measured. Information is uncountable and singular, so 'is' is required.

Question 18

Choose the correct simple present form: Many a passenger _____ this connection because the first train arrives late.

Accepted Answer

'Many a' is followed by a singular noun and a singular verb. Hence 'misses' is required despite the expression referring to numerous passengers.

Question 19

Choose the correct simple present form: 'Gulliver's Travels' _____ on the upper shelf of the college library.

Accepted Answer

A title referring to a single book takes a singular verb, even if it contains a plural word. Therefore, 'is' agrees with this title.

Question 20

Choose the correct simple present form: One of the buses on the Ludhiana route _____ near the district hospital.

Accepted Answer

The subject is the singular 'one', so the verb is 'stops'. The plural noun after 'one of' does not make the subject plural.

Question 21

Choose the correct simple present form: The furniture in these government quarters _____ regular maintenance.

Accepted Answer

Furniture is an uncountable singular noun and takes 'requires'. 'Quarters' belongs to a modifying phrase and does not determine agreement.

Question 22

Choose the correct simple present form: Each of the applicants _____ required to produce an identity card.

Accepted Answer

Each is singular even when followed by 'of + plural noun', so it takes 'is'. The plural noun 'applicants' does not control the verb.

Question 23

Choose the correct simple present form: The number of complaints received through the portal _____ unusually high.

Accepted Answer

'The number of' has the singular head noun 'number' and takes 'is'. It differs from 'a number of', which takes a plural verb.

Question 24

Choose the correct simple present form: A number of candidates _____ additional practice before the typing test.

Accepted Answer

'A number of' means 'several' and takes a plural verb with 'candidates'. Hence 'need' is correct, whereas 'needs' incorrectly treats the expression as singular.

Question 25

Choose the correct simple present form: Either the guards or the caretaker _____ the museum gate at nine every morning.

Accepted Answer

The nearer subject in 'either...or' is the singular 'caretaker', which takes 'opens'. The plural 'guards' does not control this verb.

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