Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement
Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The
word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence. Don't use the HINT
buttons unless you really need them.
2. ______ my boss or my sisters in the
union going to win this grievance?
Is
Are
3. Some of the votes __________ to
have been miscounted.
seem
seems
4. The tornadoes that tear through
this county every spring _____ more than just a nuisance.
are
is
5. Everyone selected to serve on this
jury _____ to be willing to give up a lot of time.
have
has
7. He seems to forget that there __________
things to be done before he can graduate.
are
is
9. Some of the grain __________ to be
contaminated.
appear
appears
10. Three-quarters of the students
__________ against the tuition hike.
is
are
11. Three-quarters of the student
body __________ against the tuition hike.
is
are
12. A high percentage of the population
_________ voting for the new school.
is
are
13. A high percentage of the people
_________ voting for the new school.
was
were