Level 3 Exam-Pattern Test — Subject–Verb Agreement — Mastery
8 Questions • 15 min • Chapter MCQ
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Question 1 of 8
Spot the error: 'Neither of the two proposals are acceptable.'
are → is
Neither is wrong
proposals is wrong
no error
Explanation: 'Neither' is singular → 'is'.
Question 2 of 8
Choose: 'The committee ___ divided in ___ opinions.'
is / its
are / their
was / its
has / their
Explanation: When members act individually, the collective noun takes a plural verb and pronoun.
Question 3 of 8
Which sentence is correct?
A number of question was difficult.
A number of questions were difficult.
The number of questions were difficult.
A number of questions was difficult.
Explanation: 'A number of questions' → plural 'were'.
Question 4 of 8
Fill in: 'Either you or I ___ mistaken.'
is
am
are
was
Explanation: Nearer subject 'I' → 'am'.
Question 5 of 8
Choose: '___ the captain or the players to blame?'
Is
Are
Was
Both A and B depending on order
Explanation: The verb agrees with the nearer subject; here 'players' is nearer → 'Are'. (If reordered, 'Is'.)
Question 6 of 8
Identify the correct verb: 'Bread and butter ___ what I eat for breakfast.'
are
is
were
have
Explanation: 'Bread and butter' is one dish → singular 'is'.
Question 7 of 8
Rearrange: 'is / of / number / falling / the / births'
The number of births is falling.
A number of births is falling.
The number of births are falling.
Of births the number is falling.
Explanation: 'The number of births is falling.' is correct.
Question 8 of 8
Choose: 'Many a student ___ failed because of carelessness.'
have
has
were
are
Explanation: 'Many a + singular noun' takes a singular verb 'has'.