Writer's Choice Grade 8

Unit 16: Subject-Verb Agreement


1.	The subject and verb of a sentence must agree in ______.
		A)	argument
		B)	number
		C)	compounds
		D)	gender


2.	In an inverted sentence, the subject _____.
		A)	is understood
		B)	always has an auxiliary verb
		C)	comes before the verb
		D)	follows the verb


3.	A/An ______ does not refer to a specific person, place, or thing.
		A)	personal pronoun
		B)	relative pronoun
		C)	definite pronoun
		D)	indefinite pronoun


4.	When two or more subjects are joined by both...and, use a ______ verb.
		A)	neutral
		B)	compound
		C)	plural
		D)	singular


5.	When two or more subjects are joined by neither…nor, the verb agrees with the subject that is _____ .
		A)	farthest from it
		B)	closest to it
		C)	singular
		D)	plural


6.	For some indefinite pronouns, like all, any, most, none, and some, look at the ______ to determine whether the verb should be singular or plural.
		A)	direct object of the verb
		B)	placement of the verb
		C)	object of the preposition
		D)	None of the above


7.	When a subject is a collective noun and it refers to the group as a whole, the verb should be ______.
		A)	indefinite
		B)	plural
		C)	singular
		D)	relative


8.	A title of a book or work of art is always ______.
		A)	subjected
		B)	subordinate
		C)	plural
		D)	singular


9.	In some interrogative sentences, a/an ______ comes before the subject.
		A)	direct object
		B)	auxiliary verb
		C)	infinitive
		D)	past participle


10.	When the word here or there begins a sentence, it is ______.
		A)	singular
		B)	plural
		C)	sometimes the subject
		D)	almost never the subject