Nama: Rumaisha Safitri
NPM: 18213132
Kelas: 4EA11
Contoh soal Subject Verb Agreement
NPM: 18213132
Kelas: 4EA11
Contoh soal Subject Verb Agreement
Multiple Choice
1.
Mr Amir … checked the rooms
a. Are
b. Is
c.
Has
d. Had
2.
I have one brother, … twenty years old
a. He
was
b.
He
is
c. He
are
d. He
were
3.
My books … borrowed by my bother
a.
Were
b. Was
c. Are
d. Is
4.
The singer … singing
a.
Was
b. Were
c. Are
d. Is
5.
We … students
a. Were
b. Was
c. Is
d.
Are
6.
Roses … flowers
a. Is
b.
Are
c. Were
d. Was
7.
Alice … her hair every morning
a. Brush
b.
Brushes
c. Was
brush
d. Is
brush
8.
Boris always pays his bills on time
a.
Pays
b. Pay
c. Is
pay
d. Are
pay
9.
She is
sitting down
a. Are
b.
Is
c. Was
d. Were
10.
He leaves
school and go home at 10:00
a. Leaved
b. Leave
c.
Leaves
d. Leaving
Error analysis
1.
Nirwan and I is listening Coldplay songs at this
time yesterday
1 2
3
4
5
Answer
: 2 (were)
Because the subject of the sentence is plural then use plural verb. The
sentence is past tense so the answer is "were".
2.
Whether to buy or rent a car are an important financial question
1 2
3 4
Answer
: 3 (is)
Because two or
more singular subject connected by "or" use the singular verb.
3.
They live in Bandung
1
2 3
Answer : 2 (lives)
Because the subject is plural, so add -s
in the end of verb.
4.
She are sitting
down
1 2
3
Answer : 2 (is)
Because the subject
of the sentence is singular and the sentence is present tense so the answer is
"is".
5.
We is studens
1 2
3
Answer : 2 (are)
Because the subject of the sentence is
plural then we must use plural verb too.
6.
There is many ways to say sorry
1
2
Answer : 1 (are)
In this sentence “there” is not subject. Word “way” add –s
in the end so the verb to be is “are”
7.
My friend have a
long journey
1 2 3
Answer : 2 (has)
Collective
nouns are words that imply more than one person, but that are considered
singular and take a singular verb.
8.
Physics have been
my favorite subject since I was 11 years old
1
2
Answer : 2 (has)
Scientific
branches with ends –ics meaningful singular, followed by singular verb.
9.
Do Iwa or his co-workers sleep at work?
1 2 3
Answer : 1 (does)
Verb adopted to the compound subject (using or), which is
the closest position whether singular or plural.
10. Ninety percentage of her furniture are old
1 2 3
4
Answer : 3 (is)
Noun after
“… percentage of” determines whether followed by a singular or plural verb.
11. Flu usually spread through the air
1
2
Answer : 2 (spreads)
Name of disease, meaning singular so
that using a singular verb with end –s.
12. My shears isn’t
sharp enough
1 2
3
Answer : 2 (aren’t)
The subject is
plural so the verb using plural verb too.
13. There is
many reasons
1
2
Answer
: 1 (are)
Because “reason” use –s in the end, so
verb to be is “are”
14.
Either Gala or Gael have been ready to go
1 2
Answer
: 2 (has)
Singular subject following by singular
verb.
15.
Roses
is flowers
1
2 3
Answer
: 2 (are)
Because
the subject use –es in the ends, it means plural subject. Plural subject
following by plural verb.
