SUBJECT- VERB AGREEMENT
Some agricultural products___ in most
EXERCISES
1. Scientists___ of comet dust captured
by the spacecraft Stardust reported a
big surprise on Monday.
(A) who studies particles
(B) studying particles
(C) are studying particles
(D) studied particles
2. ____ that comet ISON had burned up
and disintegrated during a close
encounter with the sun, NASA now
believes the comet may have survived
the heat.
(A) Despite of the earlier
evidence
(B) However the earlier
confidence
(C) Despite the earlier evidence
(D) Yet the evidence earlier
3. Chemicals in paint that pose a fire
hazard ___ as combustible, flammable
or extremely flammable.
(A) are listed
(B) listed
(C) being listed
(D) they are listed
4. Many internationally well known
chemists are not sure ___
(A) how precisely can cold fusion
occur.
(B) cold fusion can occur
precisely how.
(C) precisely how cold fusion
can occur.
(D) can cold fusion occur
precisely how
5. ____ have been found packed into
about two hectares of ecuadorian rain
forest.
(A) One hundred bad species
more than
(B) Than one hundred bad species
more
(C) More than one hundred
bad species
(D) As more than one hundred
bad species
6.
large supermarket across the United
States and Canada.
(A) now can purchase
(B) can now be purchase
(C) now to purchase
(D) the purchase
7. By the end of that century, a university
____, perhaps resulting from the
barring of English students from the
University of Paris about 1167
(A) the establishment
(B) was well established
(C) established
(D) has been established
8. Many animal sea scientist believe that
Tuna, ____, may weight up to 1.000
ounds.
(A) is the sea giant
(B) can be giants of the sea
(C) one of the sea giants
(D) the sea of the giant
9. There are wide variety of hypotheses
relating to the age-old question of why
they are ____ in the temprate regions.
(A) more species in the tropics
than
(B) more species in the tropics
rather than
(C) in the tropics more than
species
(D) than more species in the
tropics
10. ___ is designed to help you create
readable, professional – looking
documents for bussines and personal
projects.
(A) Software the word processing
(B) To word processing software
(C) The software is word processing
(D) Word processing software
11. Air ______ the carbon dioxide 17. Virtually__________species have
necessary for photosynthensis enters biological clocks that regulate their
leaves through tiny surface openings. metabolism over 24-hour period.
(A) contains A. all there are
(B) contained B. all
(C) containing C. all are
(D) it contains D. they all

12. ____ Social Security Act 1945 was 18. _________need for new schools
written to insure workers against following the second world war that
unemployment. provided the sutained thrust for the
(A) The architectural program in Columbus,
(B) For the Indiana.
(C) Because the A. Since the
(D) What the B. To be the
C. The
13. In the field of mathematics, many D. It was the
believe that a variable is a symbol
(A) and respresenting 19. In addition to_________a place where
(B) respresents business deals are made, a stock exchange
(C) that respresents collects statistics, publishes prices
(D) respresents that quotations, and sets rules and standards
for trading.
14. And android ______ an opportunity A. being
for convenient and effecient work at B. it is
any place. C. that which
(A) provides D. where is
(B) to be providing
(C) which provides 20. Some of the shops I wanted to
(D) providing it see_______no longer in the city.
A. Is C. have
15. ______ that 10 percent of these taking B. Are D. Were
the quantitative methods portion of the
CPA examination fail that sectioon. 21. The police ______investigating the crime.
(A) An estimation A. is
(B) It is estimated B. are
(C) Estimated to be C. to be
(D) Is estimated D. was

16. Just as remote-controlled satellites can 22. Nothing went wrong when the director
be employed to explore outer was gone,_______?
space,________employed to A. did it
investigate the deep sea. B. didn’t it
A. can be robots C. was it
B. robots can be D. wasn’t it
C. can robots
D. can robots that are
23. Built at the beginning of the century, the 30. It is essential to change the company’s
library congress house on the policy related to women workers
largest______ …………which the spirit of the equality
A. and fine law.
B. and finest a. does not obey
C. or finest b. not obey
D. yat fine c. not obeying
d. it does not obey
24. Some monkeys,________use their tails in
a way similar to a hand. 31. Either the management or the education
A. like the spider monkey system of our institute
B. spider monkey likes ……………to be received to increase the
C. to the spider monkey number of graduates next year.
D. the monkey likes the spider a. the needs
b. needs
25. True hibernation takes place only c. to need
among______animals. d. needing
A. whose blood is warm
B. blood warm 32. The way he talk and smokes of
C. warm-blooded his father.
D. they have warm blood a. reminds
b. remainding
26. The way he smiles and talk always c. it reminds
…………many girls. d. remind
a. to attracts
b. attracts 33. The name of the river passing through
c. attracting some big towns…………….the little of a
d. attract very popular Indonesian song.
a. it has become
27. One of the problem faced by foreign b. having become
businessman………….. the c. has become
frequent changing of regulation. d. have become
a. are
b. is being 34. Mrs. Rianti’s way of teaching and dealing
c. is with students …………….her
d. to be the name of the model teacher.
a. has earned
28. At the beginning of the semester, each of b. to have earned
the students…………. given a c. have been earning
new time-table. d. has to earn
a. he is
b. they are 35. Either the football players nor their coach
c. are satisfied with the refere’s decision.
d. is a. be
b. were
29. The number of students……….. c. was
graduating from our university d. being
over the past few years.
a. they have increased
b. has increased
c. it has increased
d. have increased
36. The painting that ------ by Picasso -----
- worth of exhibition in the art gallery.
a. was made / was considering
b. would have been made / will be
considered
c. was making / being considered
d. was made / was considered
37. All the songs on this new album
…………….by Lisa herself, and the
album ……….live during her recent
successful concert tour.
a. written / recorded
b..wrote / recorded
c. were written / was recorded
d. was written / was recorded
38. It ---- that the victim ---- with poison.
A) was thought / had been killed
B) thought / had been killed
C) is thought / has killed
D) is thought / must killed
E) was thought / must have killed
39. It ---- that too little money ---- by the
government on roads.
A) is said / spends
B) has said / is spent
C) was said / spent
D) is being said / is being spent
40. Mary ---- the mechanic ---- her car
yesterday.
A) had / to repair
B) got / to repair
C) will have / repair
D) got / repair
41. My bike which ---- was brought back
only when a 20-pound-reward ---- .
A) had / to repair
B) got / to repair
C) will have / repair
D) got / repair
42. The criminal ---- for further
questioning but as he had a heart
attack during the first questioning he --
-- to hospital for a week.
A) has held / was sent
B) has been held / has been sent
C) was to have been held / was sent
D) is to hold / be sent
43. Look at Susan's fair hair. She has had
it ---- .
A) dye
B) to be dyed
C) being dyed
D) dyed
44. Epilepsy ---- to be caused by poor air,
which ---- to be carried by the veins to
the brain.
A) is believed / thought
B) believes / is thought
C) was believed / was thought
D) is believing / is thinking
45. The Wii, which is a video game
console ---- by Nintendo ---- on
November 19, 2006.
A) made / was released
B) is made / was released
C) was made / will release
D) makes / released
46. The committee has met twice and
_______
A. they reached a final decision
B. a final decision was reached
C. its decision was reached
D. it has reached a final decision
47. The manager won't be able to attend
the shareholders' meeting tomorrow
because _________
A. he must to give a lecture
B. he will be giving a lecture
C. of he will give lecture
D. he will have giving a lecture
48. Brenda's score on the test is the
highest in class ________
A. She should study hard last night.
B. She should have studied hard last night.
C. She must have studied hard last night.
D. She had to study hard last night
49. To answer accurately is more
important than ________
A. to finish quickly
B. a quick finish
C. you finish it quickly
D. quick finish
 50. Having been served lunch __________ 56. _________ a bee colony gets, the more the
A. the problems were discussed by the queen's egg laying capability diminishers.
participants. A. It is more overcrowded.
B. the participants discuss the problems. B. The more overcrowded.
C. it was discussed by the participants. C. More overcrowded than.
D. A discussion of the problems were made D. More than overcrowded.
by the participants.
57. The chairwoman requested that
51. East Kalimantan relies heavily on income ____________
from oil and natural gas, and _________ A. the participants studied more careful the
A. Aceh province also. problem.
B. Aceh province too. B. the participants study the problem more
C. Aceh province is as well. carefully.
D. so does Aceh province. C. the participants studied the problem
with more careful.
52. The participants have had some problems D. the problem be studied more carefully.
deciding __________
A. when they should announce the result of 58. Unlike the earth, which rotates once every
the meeting. twenty-four hours _________ once
B. when are they are going to announce the every ten hours.
result of the meeting. A. the rotation of Jupiter
C. when should they announce the result of B. Jupiter rotates
the meeting. C. Jupiter rotation
D. the time when the result of the meeting to D. Jupiter rotate
announce.
59. Jackson ______ capital of Mississippi, is
53. This year will be more difficult for our the largest city in the state.
organization because ___________ A. the
A. we have less money and volunteers than B. it is the
last year. C. is the
B. there is a little money and volunteers D. where the
than last year.
C. it has less money and fewer volunteers 60. The various types of bacteria are classified
than it had last year. according to _______ shapes.
D. it has fewer money and less volunteers A. whose
than it had last year. B. how they are
C. have
54. Professor Baker told his students that D. their
___________
A. they can turn over their reports on 61. The North Pole ___________ a latitude of
Mondays. 90 degrees north.
B. the reports can turn over on Monday. A. it has
C. they could hand in their reports on B. is having
Monday. C. which is having
D. the reports they can hand in on Monday. D. has

55. The adder is a venomous snake ______ 62. The city of Beverly Hills is surrounded on
bite may prove fatal to humans. ________ the city of Los Angeles.
A. its A. its sides
B. whom its B. the sides are
C. that C. it is the side of
D. whose D. all sides by
63. ________ greyhound, can achieve speeds 70. Some economists now suggest that home
up to thirty-six miles per hour. equity loans are merely a new trap to
A. The push consumers beyond ________.
B. The fastest A. they can afford
C. The fastest dog B. they can afford it
D. The fastest dog, the C. what is affordable
D. able to afford
64. Marmots spend their time foraging among
meadow plants and flowers or ________ 71. People who reverse the letters of words
on rocky cliffs. ________ to read suffer from dyslexia.
A. gets sun A. when trying
B. sunning B. if they tried
C. the sun C. when tried
D. sunny D. if he tries

65. The greenhouse effect occurs ________ 72. Featured at the Henry Ford Museum
heat radiated from the Sun. ________ of antique cars dating from 1865.
A. when does the Earth’s atmosphere trap A. is an exhibit
B. does the Earth’s atmosphere trap B. an exhibit
C. when the Earth’s atmosphere traps C. an exhibit is
D. the Earth’s atmosphere traps D. which is an exhibit

66. The Rose Bowl, ________ place on New 73. Rubber ________ from vulcanized
Year’s Day, is the oldest postseason silicones with a high molecular weight is
collegiate football game in the United States. difficult
A. takes to distinguish from natural rubber.
B. it takes A. is produced
C. which takes B. producing
D. took C. that produces
D. produced
67. Experiments ________ represent a giant
step into the medicine of the future. 74. ________ appears considerably larger at
A. using gene therapy the horizon than it does overhead is
B. use gene therapy merely an optical illusion.
C. they use A. The Moon
D. gene therapy uses B. That the Moon
C. When the Moon
68. ________ off the Hawaiian coastline are D. The Moon which
living, others are dead.
A. While some types of coral reefs 75. According to the World Health
B. Some types of coral reefs Organization, ________ there to be an
C. There are many types of coral reefs outbreak of
D. Coral reefs any of the six most dangerous diseases, it
could be cause for quarantine.
69. Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark gray A. were
clouds ________ forecast rain. B. they were
A. what C. there were
B. which D. were they
C. what they
D. which they