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Senin, 02 April 2012

QUIZ ENGLAND



Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement

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Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence.

1.  Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator ____ going to have to make a decision.
is
are

2.  ______ my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this grievance?
Is
Are
3.  Some of the votes __________ to have been miscounted.
seem
seems
4.  The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring _____ more than just a nuisance.
are
is
5.  Everyone selected to serve on this jury _____ to be willing to give up a lot of time.
have
has
6.  Kara Wolters, together with her teammates, _________ a formidable opponent on the basketball court.
presents
present

7.  He seems to forget that there __________ things to be done before he can graduate.
are
is

8.  There _______ to be some people left in that town after yesterday's flood.
have
has

9.  Some of the grain __________ to be contaminated.
appear
appears
10.  Three-quarters of the students __________ against the tuition hike.
is
are
11.  Three-quarters of the student body __________ against the tuition hike.
is
are
12.  A high percentage of the population _________ voting for the new school.
is
are
13.  A high percentage of the people _________ voting for the new school.
was
were


Choose the correct verb in each sentence below. 
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1.  Emily and Greg (comes,  come) to my house every Friday for lunch.
2.  There (is,  are) time to watch the movie.
3.  My friends who are in the band (wants,  want) me to play a musical instrument.
4.  My father or my brothers (is,  are) coming with me to the ball game.
5.  Everyone (needs, need) time to relax.
6.  That bag of oranges (looks, look) fresh.
7.  The lacrosse team (hopes, hope) to win the tournament next week.
8.  Your trousers (needs, need) to be cleaned.
9.  Some of the books on the shelf (is, are) dusty.
10.  Even though the students like the class, a few (thinks, think) that it is too complicated.
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1. Psychology __________ a fun course.
is
are
2. All of the students who took Dave's ESL Class __________ passed.
has
have
3. The area __________ dangerous.
was
were
4. There __________ my wife!
go
goes
5. Here __________ some new students.
are
is
6. There __________ a lovely person over there.
are
is
7. __________ you in love?
Are
Is
8. Dave always __________ nice shoes.
wear
wears
9. There __________ one child in Dave's family.
is
are
10. Benjamin __________ funny
is
are


Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.
1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.
21. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.
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