Subject verb agreement quiz question for any competitive exam [Set 2]

Preposition Quiz
She .......... kind and cooperative.
is
are
✅ Singular subject (she) take singular verb i.e. is'
They could ............nothing except watching the scene.
do
does
✅ Modal auxiliary verbs such as can/ could/shall/should/will/would/ may/might /must/ ought to/need to/dare to/used to, etc. are always followed by plural verbs even if the subject is singular'
All you need to .......is complete this form.
do
does
✅ Modal auxiliary verbs such as can/ could/shall/should/will/would/ may/might /must/ ought to/need to/dare to/used to, etc. are always followed by plural verbs even if the subject is singular'
The father as well as his sons ........... industrious.
is
was
✅ Two or more subjects joined by ‘as well as’, ‘with’, ‘together with’, ‘along with’, accompanied by’, ‘including’, ‘in addition’, ‘no less than’, etc. take verb according to the former subject'
Kate, and not you, .......... won the prize.
has
have
✅ Two or more subjects joined by ‘as well as’, ‘with’, ‘together with’, ‘along with’, accompanied by’, ‘including’, ‘in addition’, ‘no less than’, etc. take verb according to the former subject'
Statistics ............ insights into patterns hidden within data.
provides
provide
✅ Some nouns ending in –s are plural in form, but singular in meaning like: mathematics, linguistics, statistics, economics, ethics, politics, gymnastics '
Syphilis ......... a sexually transmitted infection that can have serious consequences.
is
are
✅ Some nouns ending in –s are plural in form, but singular in meaning like: measles, shambles, rabies, AIDS, mumps, tuberculosis, syphilis, paralysis, crisis, diabetes, shingles, rickets [Diseases and Injuries]'
Table tennis ........... quick reflexes and precise shots.
demands
demand
✅ Use singular verb (V5: gets, demands/has/is/was) for GAMES and SPORTS like: rounders, table tennis, checkers/ draughts, noughts and crosses, musical bumps, fives, billiards, bowls, darts, dominoes, etc. '
Dominoes ........... matching numbers on tile ends in a game.
uses
use
✅ Use singular verb (V5: gets, demands/has/is/was) for GAMES and SPORTS like: rounders, table tennis, checkers/ draughts, noughts and crosses, musical bumps, fives, billiards, bowls, darts, dominoes, etc.'
Vermin .......... problems for farmers.
cause
causes
✅ Some nouns like staff, cattle, livestock, people, vermin, poultry, sheep, deer, salmon, fish, police, outskirts, stairs, arms, swine, gentry and clergymen take plural verb [V1: go/eat/look/eat/are (were/have)]'
The outskirts ............ quieter than the city center.
are
is
✅ Some nouns like staff, cattle, livestock, people, vermin, poultry, sheep, deer, salmon, fish, police, outskirts, stairs, arms, swine, gentry and clergymen take plural verb [V1: go/eat/look/eat/are (were/have)]'
Every teacher, parent and student .......... conscious about quality education.
is
are
✅ Two or more nouns qualified by each or every, joined by ‘and’ require singular verb: V5 (goes/eats/has/is/was) '
Neither you nor Amrita ............ me.
helps
help
✅ Two or more nouns/pronouns corrected by ‘either.....or.....’ and ‘neither......nor......’ take verb according to the latter subject'
A herd of deer ........... grazing on the ground.
both
is only
are only
✅ Phrases beginning with -a crowd of / a band of/ a group of / a herd of / a flock of / a gang of / a regiment of / a set of / a team of / a pack of / a pride of +plural nouns take both plural and singular verbs.'
Ten meters of cloth .......... required to cover the area.
is
are
✅ Subjects that are about specific quantity or amount, distance, measurement and arithmetic sums often have a singular verb (is/was/has/equals/means)'
Scissors .......... used for cutting various materials.
are
is
✅ Scissors, shorts, pants, jeans, trousers, binoculars, tongs, and pliers take plural verbs (are/were/have). However, when referred to as "a pair of," they take a singular verb (is/was/has).'
A pair of pliers .......... missing from the toolbox.
is
are
✅ Scissors, shorts, pants, jeans, trousers, binoculars, tongs, and pliers take plural verbs (are/were/have). However, when referred to as "a pair of," they take a singular verb (is/was/has). '
The committee ........... decided to close the restaurant.
both (has/have)
has only
have only
✅ The subjecy 'committee' can take both singular and plural verbs depending on whether you're referring to it as a single entity or its individual members. For example, "The committee is meeting" (singular) and "The committee are discussing their opinions" (plural)'
One of the girls ........... so brilliant in this class.
is
are
✅ If the subject of a sentence begins with ‘either of / neither of / each of / one of / everyone of + plural nouns, it must be followed by singular verb [V5: goes/plays (is/was/has)] '
What ......... happened to you?
has
have
✅ WH + singular verb + singular noun'
There .......... five doctors in the room.
are
is
✅ There + plural verb + plural noun'
Who .......... liable to do this?
was
were
✅ WH + singular verb + singular noun'
Cows .......... grass.
eat
eats
✅ Plural subject (cows) take plural verb (eat)'
He must ..........the work.
finish
finishes
✅ Modal auxiliary verbs such as can/ could/shall/should/will/would/ may/might /must/ ought to/need to/dare to/used to, etc. are always followed by plural verbs even if the subject is singular '
Bread and butter ............ his only food.
is
are
✅ When the noun, even joined by 'and', suggests one idea to the mind or refers to something, the verb is singular'
I, together with my assistants, ............ busy in works.
am
are
✅ Two or more subjects joined by ‘as well as’, ‘with’, ‘together with’, ‘along with’, accompanied by’, ‘including’, ‘in addition’, ‘no less than’, etc. take verb according to the former subject '
Ethics ............ our choices based on moral principles.
shapes
shape
✅ Some nouns ending in –s are plural in form, but singular in meaning like: mathematics, linguistics, statistics, economics, ethics, politics, gymnastics'
Diabetes ........... careful management of blood sugar levels.
requires
require
✅ Some nouns ending in –s are plural in form, but singular in meaning like: measles, shambles, rabies, AIDS, mumps, tuberculosis, syphilis, paralysis, crisis, diabetes, shingles, rickets [Diseases and Injuries]'
Musical bumps ............. everyone dancing until the music stops, then it's a rush to find a seat.
gets
get
✅ Use singular verb (V5: gets, demands/has/is/was) for GAMES and SPORTS like: rounders, table tennis, checkers/ draughts, noughts and crosses, musical bumps, fives, billiards, bowls, darts, dominoes, etc. '
Staff ............ diligently behind the scenes.
work
works
✅ Some nouns like staff, cattle, livestock, people, vermin, poultry, sheep, deer, salmon, fish, police, outskirts, stairs, arms, swine, gentry and clergymen take plural verb [V1: go/eat/look/eat/are (were/have)] '
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