Subject Verb Agreement
She ____________ what it means to feel ignored.
(know/knows)
knows
Neither of the children __________ to go to bed yet.
(want/wants)
wants
Some volleyballs and a net ________ stored in the basement closet.
(is/are)
are
A. Shaking hands
B. are the usual greeting
C. in most countries.
D. (No Error)
B. are the usual greeting
CORRECT: is the usual greeting
Contributions to the hunger center __________ up in the weeks before Thanksgiving.
(go/goes)
go
At every performance, a few of the audience members _________ the actors a standing ovation.
(give/gives)
give
Neither the editor nor the writers _______ willing to reveal sources for the article.
(was/were)
were
A. Three-tenths of the precipitation
B. during the last two months have
C. been in the form of snow.
D. (No Error)
B. during the last two months have
CORRECT: during the last two months has
Bank fees on the typical customer's account _________ every year.
(rise/rises)
rise
One of the authors __________ agreed to field questions after the panel discussion.
(has/have)
has
Every car and truck on the road _________ to air pollution.
(contribute/contributes)
contributes
A. The couple is
B. required to skate together
C. except for direction or position changes.
D. (No Error)
D. (No Error)
This plane ________ two stops between Cleveland and San Diego.
(make/makes)
makes
Some of the root beer in those bottles ____________ too sweet for me.
(taste/tastes)
tastes
Franks and beans ___________ a traditional dish for picnics.
(is/are)
is
A. For the free dance,
B. the pair choose its own music and tempo
C. as well as dance steps.
D. (No Error)
B. the pair choose its own music and tempo
CORRECT: the pair chooses its own music and tempo
Clocks, especially those that come from Switzerland, __________ me.
(fascinate/fascinates)
fascinate
Much of the crowd ____________ exiting out the side door.
(is/are)
is
The Camera Club and the Chess Club __________ to the mountains next weekend for a joint campout.
(retreat/retreats)
retreat
A. Before figure skating,
B. another sixty years pass
C. before ice dancing becomes an Olympic event.
D. (No Error)
B. another sixty years pass
CORRECT: another sixty years passes