Subject-Verb Agreement – Advanced Cases

Grade 11 English — Subject-Verb Agreement – Advanced Cases: 25 practice questions with instant scoring and explanations.

1. 'The news _____ shocking.' Choose the correct verb.
2. 'Either the students or the teacher _____ responsible.' Fill in correctly.
3. 'Neither the manager nor the employees _____ present.' Choose correctly.
4. 'A number of students _____ absent today.' Fill in the blank.
5. 'The number of applicants _____ increased this year.' Choose correctly.
6. 'Bread and butter _____ his usual breakfast.' The verb is singular because:
7. 'Each of the boys _____ given a prize.' Choose the correct form.
8. 'Mathematics _____ my favourite subject.' Which verb is correct?
9. 'The committee _____ divided in its opinion.' Choose correctly.
10. 'The committee _____ arguing among themselves.' Choose correctly.
11. 'Ten kilometres _____ a long distance to walk.' Fill in the blank.
12. 'One of my friends _____ going abroad.' Choose the correct verb.
13. 'The poet and philosopher _____ dead.' (referring to one person)
14. 'The poet and the philosopher _____ debating.' (referring to two people)
15. 'Not only the students but also the teacher _____ surprised.' Choose correctly.
16. 'Many a student _____ failed in this exam.' Fill in correctly.
17. 'The United States _____ a powerful country.' Choose the correct verb.
18. 'Gulliver's Travels _____ written by Jonathan Swift.' Fill in the blank.
19. 'The furniture in the rooms _____ been rearranged.' Choose correctly.
20. 'Every boy and every girl _____ to participate.' Fill in the blank.
21. 'Physics _____ deals with matter and energy.' Choose correctly.
22. 'The audience _____ clapping loudly.' (acting as a unit)
23. 'Two-thirds of the work _____ completed.' Choose correctly.
24. 'None of the milk _____ left.' Fill in the blank.
25. 'None of the students _____ submitted their assignments.' Choose correctly.