Subject-Verb Agreement-Practice Test

 

Subject-Verb Agreement-Practice Test

Dear readers, in the previous post we discussed some of the common errors associated with Errors due to Proximity in terms of Subject-Verb Agreement that English as non-native speakers encounter in their daily conversation. In this present post let us have a practice session on the subject-verb agreement.

1.   One of my friends ……….. (was/were) selected in placement.

2.   Slow and steady ……….. (wins/win) the race.

3.   Each and every ……….. (subject/subjects)…… (is/are) important.

4.   None of the boys ………. (was/were) appreciated.

5.   The quality of pens ………. (are/is) good.

 

 

Answers:

1.   was

2.   wins

3.   subject, is

4.   was

5.   is

Let us do a similar exercise on the same topic in the next post.

Author:

Dr. K. Nandhakumar

Assistant Professor of English

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)

Coimbatore- 641 020