Subject verb agreement quiz question for any competitive exam [Set 5]

Preposition Quiz
She can ......... a song alone.
sing
sings
✅ 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'
She and I ........... working together.
are
am
✅ Two or more nouns or pronouns joined by ‘and’ often require a plural verb.'
James, together with his friends, ........... present.
was
were
✅ 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'
Paralysis ........... in loss of muscle function and sensation in specific body areas.
results
result
✅ 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] '
Noughts and crosses ........... for a line of Xs or Os on a grid.
aims
aim
✅ 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. '
Bowls ........... rolling biased balls on a green with accuracy.
entails
entail
✅ 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. '
Swine ........... farmed for their meat.
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)]'
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 i.e. V5 (is/was/has/goes/wants)'
A group of girls ........... kidding each other.
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 miles ......... a long distance.
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)'
Eighty dollars .......... a lot of money.
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)'
A pair of pants ......... needed for the event.
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). '
A pair of pliers .......... required for the job.
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). '
Each and every dog ......... its day.
has
have
✅ Two or more nouns qualified by each or every, joined by ‘and’ require singular verb'
Every one of the students ............ my class.
entertains
entertain
✅ 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)]'
A number of students in the class ......... forty.
are
is
✅ A number + plural noun + plural verb'
A pair of shoes .......... to me.
belongs
belong
✅ Pair + singular noun + singular verb '
Each of these books .......... written by foreign writers.
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 i.e. V5 (is/was/has/goes/wants)'
Fish ............ the clear waters of the lake.
inhabit
inhabits
✅ 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)]'
Rabies ........... a viral disease that can be transmitted through animal bites.
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] '
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