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Advanced Subject-Verb and Pronoun Agreement

Practice difficult subject-verb agreement and pronoun usage rules including collective nouns, compound subjects, and pronoun case.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

What (A) is (B) the criteria (C) for deciding who (D) gets the prize? (E) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
  5. (E)
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

(A) None of the (B) two contestants (C) was ready (D) for compromise. (E) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
  5. (E)
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

It is (A) I (B) who (C) has saved the team from (D) another defeat. (E) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
  5. (E)
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

(A) Whom do people think (B) is (C) the better of the two candidates (D) for the chief minister’s post? (E) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
  5. (E)
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

(A) The minister redeemed (B) him in the eyes of the public (C) after (D) resigning. (E) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
  5. (E)
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

(A) In the evening (B) the lane is full (C) of people from (D) one end to another. (E) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
  5. (E)
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

(A) One of the one who (B) placed it there (C) has returned the (D) one called pinto. (E) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
  5. (E)
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

(A) The matter is (B) to be decided (C) between (D) you and I. (E) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
  5. (E)
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

(A) When one misses (B) one's bus, (C) he is (D) very disappointed. (E) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
  5. (E)
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

The principal and teacher (A) have (B) a soft corner (C) for (D) students. (E) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
  5. (E)
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

(A) The jury of the federal court (B) were divided (C) in its verdict (D) over the recounting of disputed votes. (E) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
  5. (E)
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

The critic and the intellectual (A) has expressed his (B) grave concern over communalization (C) of (D) politics. (E) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
  5. (E)
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has a part underlined. The part may have error of grammar and/or syntax. Identify the error and select the option that rectifies the error.

If you run your own business, trying to organize your activities, finances, and personal contacts are some of the most difficult things you'll ever have to do.

  1. are some of the most difficult things you'll ever have
  2. is one of the most difficult things one ever has
  3. are some of the hardest things you're likely to ever have
  4. is among the most difficult things a person ever has
  5. is one of the most difficult things you ever have
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has a part underlined. The part may have error of grammar and/or syntax. Identify the error and select the option that rectifies the error.

Nothing but fraud and double dealing are discernible in his actions.

  1. Nothing but fraud and double dealing are discernible in his actions.
  2. Nothing except fraud and double dealing are discernible in his actions.
  3. Nothing but fraud and double dealing is discernible in his actions.
  4. Anything but fraud and double dealing is discernible in his actions.
  5. Nothing but frauds and double dealings are discernible in his actions.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has a part underlined. The part may have error of grammar and/or syntax. Identify the error and select the option that rectifies the error.

Tropical forests exist close to the equator, where both high temperature and abundant rainfall occurs year-round.

  1. Tropical forests exist close to the equator, where both high temperature and abundant rainfall occurs year-round.
  2. Tropical forests exist closer to the equator, where both high temperature and abundant rainfall occurs year-round.
  3. Tropical forests exist close to the equator, where both high temperatures and abundant rainfalls occur year-round.
  4. Tropical forests exist close to the equator, where both high temperature and abundant rainfall occur year-round.
  5. Tropical forest exists closer to the equator, where both high temperature and abundant rainfall occurs year-round.
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

You are (A) the person (B) who (C) wish to bail him out (D) of the problem. (E) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
  5. (E)
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has a part underlined. The part may have error of grammar and/or syntax. Identify the error and select the option that rectifies the error.

Precisely because photographs are produced by mechanical devices, a camera's image now seem to some artists a perfect means for expressing the modern era.

  1. now seem to some artists perfect means for expressing the modern era
  2. now seems to some artists a perfect means for expressing the modern era
  3. now seem to some artists a perfect means for expressing the modern era
  4. now seem to some artists perfect mean for expressing the modern era
  5. now seem to some artists perfect means to expressing the modern era
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has a part underlined. The part may have error of grammar and/or syntax. Identify the error and select the option that rectifies the error.

Designers of athletic footwear finely tune each category of shoes to their particular activity by studying human motion and physiology.

  1. finely tune each category of shoes to their particular activity
  2. finely tune each category of shoes to their particular activities
  3. fine tune each category of shoes to their particular activity
  4. finely tune each category of shoes to its particular activity
  5. finely tune all categories of shoe to their particular activity
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has a part underlined. The part may have error of grammar and/or syntax. Identify the error and select the option that rectifies the error.

Ensconced in multiple layers of sponge, none of the Chinese potteries were broken when the worker inadvertently dropped the crate.

  1. none of the Chinese potteries were broken when the worker inadvertently dropped the crate
  2. none of the Chinese pottery broke away when the worker inadvertently dropped the crate
  3. none of the Chinese pottery was broken when the worker inadvertently dropped the crates
  4. none of the Chinese potteries got broken when the workers inadvertently dropped the crate
  5. none of the Chinese pottery was broken when the worker inadvertently dropped the crate
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has a part underlined. The part may have error of grammar and/or syntax. Identify the error and select the option that rectifies the error.

The contest judges were told to give the prize to whomever draw the best picture.

  1. to give the prize to whomever draw the best picture
  2. to give the prize to whoever drew the best picture
  3. to give whomever drew the best picture the prize
  4. to give to whomever drew the best picture the prize
  5. to give the prize to whomever it was who drew the best picture
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has a part underlined. The part may have error of grammar and/or syntax. Identify the error and select the option that rectifies the error.

Undergraduates, as well as us graduate students, are at the low end of the academic totem pole.

  1. Undergraduates, as well as us graduate students
  2. Undergraduates, as well as us graduates
  3. Undergraduates, as well as we graduates
  4. Undergraduates, as well as we graduate students
  5. Undergraduates students, as well as us graduate students
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has a part underlined. The part may have error of grammar and/or syntax. Identify the error and select the option that rectifies the error.

Magnesium, the lightest of our structural metals, has an important place among common engineering materials because of their weight.

  1. has an important place among common engineering materials because of their weight
  2. have an important place among common engineering materials because of their weight
  3. has an important place between common engineering materials because of their weight
  4. has an important place among common engineering materials because of its weight
  5. has an important place among common engineering materials because of their weights
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct and mark it as your answer.

Every teacher and every student (A) have their (B) own views (C) about deteriorating relationship (D) between teachers and students. (E) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
  5. (E)

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