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subject-verb-agreement

Q1. Find the odd one out.
Measles
Boils
Rashes
Sores
Q2. Which statement is true for the sentence?  Either of the boys was responsible for the mayhem in the class.
Many boys are responsible for the mayhem in the class.
Two boys are responsible for the mayhem in the class.
Only one out of the two boys is responsible for the mayhem in the class.
The sentence is grammatically incorrect.
Q3. Which option can be used for the blank? ______ are reared by the farmer for commercial purposes.
Sheep
Cattle
Poultry
All of the above
Q4. Which statement is true for the given statement? Rachna Tripati is one of those English novelists in the country who have expressed solidarity towards the victims of the tragedy.
The verb ‘have’ agrees with ‘Rachna Tripati’.
The verb ‘have’ agrees with ‘country’.
The verb ‘have’ agrees with novelists.
The verb ‘have’ agrees with English novelists.
Q5. Which statement is not true about the sentence? Three hours are enough for you to complete your exam.
‘Three hours’ is the subject of the sentence.
The verb ‘are’ agrees with ‘Three hours’.
The sentence is incorrect.
The sentence exhibits correct agreement between the subject and the verb.
Q6. Fill in the blank with an appropriate verb. Mary is one of those people who never ________ the value of good friendship.
understand
understands
are understanding
is understanding
Q7. Pick the grammatically correct option.
All of Keats’ poetries are found in this book.
All of Keats’ poems are found in this book.
All of Keats’ poem are found in this book.
All of Keats’ poetries is found in this book
Q8. Which statement is not true about the sentence? Each of the men working in the factory leaves when they complete their 12-hour shift.  
‘Each’ is the subject in the sentence.
‘leaves’ is the verb that agrees with ‘Each’.
The noun ‘men’ agrees with the verb ‘working’.
The sentence is grammatically incorrect.
Q9. Fill in the blank with the correct verb. The doctor deployed at the children’s medical camp by the hospital authorities ________ an expert in paediatric medicine.
was
were
have
being
Q10. Fill in the blank with the correct verb. Susan’s sisters-in-law _______ close by.  
live
lives



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