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Pretest - Subject-Verb Agreement
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1
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)These Boston terriers runs fast.
B)These Boston terriers run fast.
2
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)The Jeep Cherokee resembles the Explorer.
B)The Jeep Cherokee resemble the Explorer.
3
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)The prime minister has twenty-four cabinet ministers.
B)The prime minister have twenty-four cabinet ministers.
4
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)Ahmed's apple pies tastes better than Romulus's.
B)Ahmed's apple pies taste better than Romulus's.
5
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)The Carters travel to Newfoundland each fall and visit relatives.
B)The Carters travel to Newfoundland each fall and visits relatives.
6
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)Aisha gets up each morning and writes three letters.
B)Aisha gets up each morning and write three letters.
7
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)Several trees was burned in brush fires.
B)Several trees were burned in brush fires.
8
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)The Trudeau boys were proud that their father was prime minister.
B)The Trudeau boys were proud that their father were prime minister.
C)The Trudeau boys was proud that their father was prime minister.
9
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)The seniors graduates late in May, but final exams are held early in the month.
B)The seniors graduate late in May, but final exams is held early in the month.
C)The seniors graduate late in May, but final exams are held early in the month.
10
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)My brother want to run for public office, but his wife doesn't think it is a good idea.
B)My brother wants to run for public office, but his wife doesn't think it is a good idea.
C)My brother wants to run for public office, but his wife don't think it is a good idea.
11
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)The problems we face are numerous, but mathematics offer us many solutions.
B)The problems we face is numerous, but mathematics offers us many solutions.
C)The problems we face are numerous, but mathematics offers us many solutions.
12
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)Three deer runs across this road each morning and feeds on the meadow grass.
B)Three deer run across this road each morning and feed on the meadow grass.
C)Three deer run across this road each morning and feeds on the meadow grass.
13
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)As the study proves, the exercises increases endurance.
B)As the study prove, the exercises increase endurance.
C)As the study proves, the exercises increase endurance.
14
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)Mozart's Piano Sonata in A Major have three movements and is often recorded by famous pianists.
B)Mozart's Piano Sonata in A Major has three movements and are often recorded by famous pianists.
C)Mozart's Piano Sonata in A Major has three movements and is often recorded by famous pianists.
15
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)Pablo Casals were the premier interpreter of Bach's Suites for Unaccompanied Cello; he was once invited by President Kennedy to play at the White House.
B)Pablo Casals was the premier interpreter of Bach's Suites for Unaccompanied Cello; he was once invited by President Kennedy to play at the White House.
C)Pablo Casals were the premier interpreter of Bach's Suites for Unaccompanied Cello; he were once invited by President Kennedy to play at the White House.
16
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)Each year, floods along the Mississippi River causes damage, but this year the flooding has been severe.
B)Each year, floods along the Mississippi River cause damage, but this year the flooding have been severe.
C)Each year, floods along the Mississippi River cause damage, but this year the flooding has been severe.
17
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)The forwards get a lot of attention because they scores most of the goals in soccer, but the goalies also deserve a lot of credit.
B)The forwards get a lot of attention because they score most of the goals in soccer, but the goalies also deserves a lot of credit.
C)The forwards get a lot of attention because they score most of the goals in soccer, but the goalies also deserve a lot of credit.
18
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)The bees swarms around their queen and protect her against harm.
B)The bees swarm around their queen and protects her against harm.
C)The bees swarm around their queen and protect her against harm.
19
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)At the back of the human eye sit the optic nerve, along which move nerve impulses to the visual processing areas of the brain.
B)At the back of the human eye sits the optic nerve, along which moves nerve impulses to the visual processing areas of the brain.
C)At the back of the human eye sits the optic nerve, along which move nerve impulses to the visual processing areas of the brain.
20
Choose the item with correct subject-verb agreement.
A)The ninety-two chemical elements included in Mendeleyev's original periodic table is no longer all-inclusive because other, synthetically created elements now exist.
B)The ninety-two chemical elements included in Mendeleyev's original periodic table are no longer all-inclusive because other, synthetically created elements now exist.
C)The ninety-two chemical elements included in Mendeleyev's original periodic table are no longer all-inclusive because other, synthetically created elements now exists.







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