Subject-Verb Agreement

English Language

Subject-Verb Agreement starts at 3 and continues till grade 10. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Subject-Verb Agreement. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.

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Choose the correct verb: The list of items (is/are) on the desk.

Choose the correct verb: The news (has/have) been confirmed.

Choose the correct verb: The number of books (is/are) increasing.

Choose the correct verb: The scissors (is/are) on the table.

Choose the correct verb: The team (is/are) winning the match.

Choose the correct verb: The trousers (is/are) too tight.

Explain the rule for subject-verb agreement when the subject is a collective noun.

Explain why 'The number of students are increasing' is incorrect.

If a sentence begins with 'There', how do you decide whether to use a singular or plural verb?

Select the correct verb: The criteria (is/are) strict.

Select the correct verb: The data (shows/show) a clear trend.

Select the correct verb: The furniture (is/are) expensive.

Select the correct verb: The information (was/were) useful.

Select the correct verb: The news (is/are) surprising.

Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence: "The committee, along with its advisors, (meet/meets) every month to discuss new policies."

Explain the subject-verb agreement rule when the subject is an indefinite pronoun such as 'everyone', 'someone', or 'nobody'.

Explain why the sentence "The team have won the championship" may be correct in British English but not in American English.

Identify the error in subject-verb agreement in the following sentence and correct it: "Neither of the solutions work for this problem."

In the following context, choose the correct verb: "There ________ a number of reasons for the decline in sales." (is/are)

Select the correct verb: "The data collected by the researchers (suggest/suggests) a new trend in global temperatures."