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Subject–Verb Agreement: Fill-in-the-Blank Quiz

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Question 1
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Agree with the singular subject committee. The committee of volunteers ______ ready.

Question 2
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Context check: The head noun committee is singular; volunteers is inside a phrase. Complete the sentence: The committee of volunteers ______ ready.

Question 3
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Agree with the plural subject notes. The notes on the desk ______ mine.

Question 4
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Context check: The head noun notes is plural. Complete the sentence: The notes on the desk ______ mine.

Question 5
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Agree with the singular subject machine. The machine with two sensors ______ power.

Question 6
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Context check: The head noun machine is singular. Complete the sentence: The machine with two sensors ______ power.

Question 7
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Agree with the plural subject students. The students in the hall ______ instructions.

Question 8
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Context check: The head noun students is plural. Complete the sentence: The students in the hall ______ instructions.

Question 9
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Use singular agreement with either/or when the nearer subject is singular. Either the assistants or the manager ______ available.

Question 10
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Context check: The nearer subject manager is singular in this exercise. Complete the sentence: Either the assistants or the manager ______ available.

Question 11
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Use plural agreement with either/or when the nearer subject is plural. Either the manager or the assistants ______ available.

Question 12
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Context check: The nearer subject assistants is plural in this exercise. Complete the sentence: Either the manager or the assistants ______ available.

Question 13
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Agree with singular equipment. The equipment in the lab ______ a label.

Question 14
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Context check: Equipment is an uncountable singular noun here. Complete the sentence: The equipment in the lab ______ a label.

Question 15
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Agree with plural results. The results from the trial ______ a clear pattern.

Question 16
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Context check: Results is plural. Complete the sentence: The results from the trial ______ a clear pattern.

Question 17
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Agree with singular software. The software on these computers ______ offline.

Question 18
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Context check: Software is treated as singular here. Complete the sentence: The software on these computers ______ offline.

Question 19
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Agree with plural questions. The questions at the end ______ unanswered.

Question 20
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Context check: Questions is plural. Complete the sentence: The questions at the end ______ unanswered.

The subject is made explicit when a prepositional phrase or either/or could distract from the agreement.

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