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Subject Verb Agreement C2 (E)

Description: S-V Agreement C2 (E)
Number of Questions: 15
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Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. Since neither of the companies

  2. had submitted the necessary documentation,

  3. each were required to reapply

  4. for the project the following year.

  5. No error


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Each is a singular pronoun and will take the singular verb 'was'.

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. A career in the management field,

  2. which requires a huge amount of investment of

  3. time and money, do not guarantee success

  4. as there is so mush competition in this field today.

  5. No error


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The main subject 'a career' is singular and will take singular verb 'does'.

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. The possibility of massive bomb blasts

  2. on the eve of Independence Day

  3. are regarded by most police officers

  4. with a mixture of scepticism and caution.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

“The possibility …'is' regarded…”

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. The Prime Minister,

  2. along with his retinue

  3. of ministers and secretaries,

  4. are on a tour of ASEAN countries.

  5. No error


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Here the main subject is the Prime Minister, which is singular and will take singular verb 'is'.

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. The numerous restrictions

  2. placed on the citizenry

  3. has made it difficult for them

  4. to engage in normal social activities such as going to parties.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

“Restrictions ….have made it difficult…”

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. What other steps can be taken

  2. to expedite the recovery of loans

  3. are being discussed by Bank Chairmen

  4. at their meeting

  5. No error


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The subject is singular 'what'. So, the verb will be 'is being'.

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. For the teenager,

  2. who had lost his mother immediately after his birth,

  3. both his mother and his father

  4. have been John and John alone.

  5. No error


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

John has served both as mother and father, and John is singular, which will take singular verb 'has been'.

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. A proper reply to the management

  2. were not forthcoming from the

  3. accountant as he found the statement to be very

  4. confusing and beyond his comprehension


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct usage shall be 'was not forthcoming…' The subject (A proper reply) is singular and hence, needs a singular verb.

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. Everyone in the crowded shopping arcades, in the grocery stores

  2. and in the food stores, as well as

  3. those who visit the departmental stores down the hill,

  4. were looking for bargains.

  5. No error


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

“Everyone…was… since "as well as " takes the first subject .Since ‘everyone’, is the first subject we will use a singular verb.

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. More than one student

  2. are deciding to complain

  3. about the treacherous acts

  4. of the maid to the head warden.

  5. No error


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(1) (is deciding). The expression “More than one” always takes a singular verb. So, the correct sentence structure will be;

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. Majority of Indians either goes for a

  2. walk or take physical exercises

  3. as they find life to be

  4. very stressful that needs special attention


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct usage will be “Majority of Indians either go for a …”.

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. The chairman and managing director was

  2. not very happy with the performance

  3. of their team as it could not achieve

  4. the target set by them.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Reading the sentence as a whole gives us an idea ('their team' and 'them') that 'chairman' and 'managing director' are different persons. The correct usage would be 'The chairman and the managing director were…'

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. He along with his family has

  2. decided to settle down in a new

  3. country as he finds the facilities there to be

  4. excellent that provide greater opportunities


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct usage will be '…that provides greater…'

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. Everybody in the family was in agreement

  2. with the idea of going for a new car but

  3. was reluctant to agree to the model suggested

  4. by me which were the latest.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct usage will be '…suggested by me which was the latest'. Singular subject (model) will take a singular verb (was) as compared to the plural verb (were).

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. The burgeoning demand for food,

  2. shrinking farmlands, and stagnating crop yield

  3. has all but ensured that the poor will struggle

  4. to put food on the table.

  5. No error


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Error of subject-verb agreement; the sentence has a plural subject (demand for food, shrinking farmlands, and stagnating crop yields) and hence requires the plural verb - 'have'.

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