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Subject Verb Agreement

(Home Assignment)
Subject Verb Agreement (Home Assignment)

Directions: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if
any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no
error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

Q1. Answer: C

Explanation:

With words that indicate portions—percent, fraction, part, majority, some, all, none, remainder, and so
forth —look at the noun in the ‘of’ phrase (object of the preposition) to determine whether to use a
singular or plural verb. If the object of the preposition is singular, use a singular verb. If the object of the
preposition is plural, use a plural verb.

Here, ‘have’ is correct.

At least one-third of all women over ninety have sustained a hip fracture.

Q2. Answer: E

Explanation:

Here, since ‘neither’ is used, ‘is’ is correct. So, the given sentence is correct.

Q3. Answer: B

Explanation:

Here, ‘the group’ is a collective noun. So, ‘has been’ is correct.

The group has been notoriously fickle in the past.

Q4. Answer: C

Explanation:

Here, ‘the number’ is singular. So, ‘is generally’ is correct.

The fall in the number of deaths from heart disease is generally attributed to improvements in diet.

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Q5. Answer: E

Explanation:

Here, ‘who’ represents the students who go to everyday, no ‘he’. So, plural verb should be used.

Hence the given statement is correct.

Q6 Answer: C

Explanation:

Here, the subject is Sheela. So, ‘is giving’ is correct.

Sheela, who is one of the successful entrepreneurs, is giving tips for startups.

Q7. Answer: D

Explanation:

Here, ‘frontiers’ is the subject. So, ‘are no longer’ is correct.

Frontiers which have held for over forty years are no longer sacred.

Q8 Answer: B

Explanation:

Here, ‘the actor and comedian’ is a single person. So, ‘was’ is correct.

The most successful actor and comedian was late for the function yesterday because his car was stuck in
the traffic.

Q9. Answer: A

Explanation:

Here, ‘the king’ and ‘the queen’ are two different people. So, ‘the’ should be used before queen.

The king and the queen have announced the wedding of the princess, who is very beautiful.

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Q10. Answer: B

Explanation:

Here, ‘the incident’ is the subject. So, instead of ‘strengthen’, ‘strengthens’ is correct.

The President says that the incident underscores the volatility of the situation on the ground in
Afghanistan but also strengthens their resolve as they continue to deliver urgent assistance across the
country in support of the Afghan people.