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Subject and Verb Agreement Quiz

1. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subjects and verbs have been correctly identified and in which the subjects and verbs agree. The subjects are in bold and the verbs are underlined.

 A) The teacher or student are going to appear on stage first.
 B) The teacher or student are going to appear on stage first.
 C) The teacher or student is going to appear on stage first.
 D) The teacher or student is going to appear on stage first.

2. 

 A) The mother duck, along with all her ducklings, swim so gracefully.
 B) The mother duck, along with all her ducklings, swims so gracefully.
 C) The mother duck, along with all her ducklings, swims so gracefully.
 D) The mother duck, along with all her ducklings, swim so gracefully.

3. 

 A) Each of those dresses are beautiful.
 B) Each of those dresses is beautiful.
 C) Each of those dresses is beautiful.
 D) Each of those dresses are beautiful.

4. 

 A) The folder, not the letters, was misplaced.
 B) The folder, not the letters, were misplaced.
 C) The folder, not the letters, was misplaced.
 D) The folder, not the letters, were misplaced.

5. 

 A) Here is the three doughnuts that you wanted.
 B) Here are the three doughnuts that you wanted.
 C) Here is the three doughnuts that you wanted.
 D) Here are the three doughnuts that you wanted.

6. 

 A) Five hundred dollars is the price that the dealer is asking.
 B) Five hundred dollars is the price that the dealer is asking.
 C) Five hundred dollars are the price that the dealer is asking.
 D) Five hundred dollars are the price that the dealer is asking.

7. 

 A) Three-fourths of the pies have been eaten.
 B) Three-fourths of the pies has been eaten.
 C) Three-fourths of the pies have been eaten.
 D) Three-fourths of the pies has been eaten.

8. 

 A) The majority of the state are Republican.
 B) The majority of the state is Republican.
 C) The majority of the state is Republican.
 D) The majority of the state are Republican.

9. 

 A) A golden retriever is one of those dogs that are always faithful.
 B) A golden retriever is one of those dogs that is always faithful.
 C) A golden retriever is one of those dogs that are always faithful.
 D) A golden retriever is one of those dogs that is always faithful.

10. 

 A) Every one of the dancers is very limber.
 B) Every one of the dancers is very limber.
 C) Every one of the dancers are very limber.
 D) Every one of the dancers are very limber.

11. 

 A) The original document, as well as subsequent copies, were lost.
 B) The original document, as well as subsequent copies, was lost.
 C) The original document, as well as subsequent copies, was lost.
 D) The original document, as well as subsequent copies, were lost.


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