Subject Verb Agreement

Multiple Choice Subject Verb Agreement

1.      Anything ……better than going to another movie tonight.

a.      Are

b.      Is *

c.       Was

d.      Were

2.      There ….. some people at the meeting last night.

a.      Was

b.      Were *

c.       Are

d.      Is

3.      Each student ……. Answered the first three questions.

a.      Have

b.      Has *

c.       Here

d.      Are

4.      After she had perused the matrial, the secretary decided that everything …… in order.

a.      Was *

b.      Were

c.       Has

d.      Have

5.      I ….. submit the task.

a.      Doing

b.      Do *

c.       Does

d.      Do it

6.      The manager …… checked the documents.

a.      Is

b.      Are

c.       Has *

d.      Here

7.      My family will …… to Anyer Beach tomorrow.

a.      Going

b.      Gone

c.       Went

d.      Go *

8.      Most people …… to listening music.

a.      Like *

b.      Liked

c.       Likes

d.      Liker

9.      One of his cats …. like tuna.

a.      Don’t

b.      Doesn’t *

c.       Isn’t

d.      Aren’t

10.  The police …… been called.

a.      Was

b.      Were

c.       Have *

d.      Has

Error Analysis

11.      (-) Error           : Him and I have been good friends now for many years.

  (-) Correct       : He andI have been good friends now for many years.

12.      (-) Error           : No one in the class is better at computer programming than her.

  (-) Correct       : No one In the class is better at computer programming than she.

13.      (-) Error           : When I only three years old, my mother taught me to play basketball.

  (-) Correct       : When I was only three years old, my mother taught me to play basketball.

14.      (-) Error           : Miley looks more better than Sisca in a leather coat.

  (-) Correct       : Miley looks better than Sisca in a leather coat.

15.      (-) Error           : Anybody who wants more dessert should give their order to the pastry chef.

  (-) Correct       : Anybody who wants more dessert should give his or her order to the pastry chef.

16.      (-) Error           : By the end of this month, my sister arrives from eropa.

  (-) Correct       : By the end of this month, my sister will arrive from eropa.

17.      (-) Error           : A doctor should wears a full handed white and coloured apron to treat the patient.

  (-) Correct       : A doctor should wear a full handed white and coloured apron to treat the patient.

18.      (-) Error           : Recently, the work had been being done by William Parker.

  (-) Correct       : Recently, the work has been being done by William Parker.

19.      (-) Error           : The decisions of the judge seems questionable.

  (-) Correct       : The decisions of the judge seem questionable.

20.     (-) Error           : I asked the clerk if the store had Stevie Wonders latest CD.

  (-) Correct       : I asked the clerk if the store had Stevie Wonder’s latest CD.          

21.     (-) Error           : When turning on the ignition, the car backfired.

  (-) Correct       : When I turned on the ignition, the car backfired.

22.  (-) Error     : The Sony camrecorder demo was fun and impressive, but it is not as better as Microsoft’s.

 (-) Correct   : The Sony camrecorder demo was fun and impressive, but it is not as good as Microsoft’s.

23.    (-) Error           : I hated to ask Luna, whom is a very stingy person to lend me money.

 (-) Correct       : I hated to ask Luna, who is a very stingy person to lend me money.

24.    (-) Error           : Trying to get outside quickly, the poor dog caught it’s tail in the door.

 (-) Correct       : Trying to get outside quickly, the poor dog caught its tail in the door.

25.   (-) Error           : The little boy spoke so quiet that I could hardly hear him.

(-) Correct       : The little boy spoke so quietly that I could hardly hear him.