Subject Verb Agreement

 Name : Farah Tri Maharani

NPM : 13213229

Class : 4EA13 

 Subject Verb Agreement

 

1.                  Nowadays, there _____ a very big problem in the job market.

       A. will be                B. is                       C. are                  D. being

2.                  Some reports on TV _____ the number of casualties is around 100 people.

      A. claim                  B. claims                C. claiming        D. will claiming

3.                  Everybody _____ obligated to participate in the competition.

      A. is                       B. have                    C. are                  D. having

4.                  Some of the water _____ contaminated by the toxic waste.

       A. can                    B. are                        C. is                   D. am

5.                  Neither the workers nor their boss _____ the problem in the proposal.

      A. understand           B. understanding            C. understands          D. will understood

6.                  There _____ some reasons why people become unmotivated in their work.

      A. is                           B. are                           C. have               D. has

7.                  My jeans _____ made locally using cheap materials.

      A. is                            B. has                            C. are                  D. have

8.                  There _____ money to be made from the creative industry.

       A. is                           B. are                              C. it’s                   D. its

9.                  Either my father or my brothers _____ coffee everyday.

      A. drinks                      B. drinking                      C. drink              D. drunk

10.              The teacher of the students _____ tried to make the class more fun.

      A. has                          B. have                            C. are                  D. is

Answer list:     1B, 2A, 3A, 4C, 5C, 6B, 7C, 8A, 9C, 10A

ERROR ANALYSIS

1        Everyone have done his or her English assignments.
                            A      B      C                                D

          Answer   : A. have --- > has 
          Analysis : Everyone is considered singular, so the verb should be singular : has.

2.         A lot of the oil are produced in Indonesia.
           A            B      C      D
        Answer  : C. are --- >is
        Analysis : oil is uncountable , so the verb should be singular : is

3.             Some of the children is crying
          Answer : C. is --- > are
          Analysis : some of the children means more than one child, so the verb shoud be plural : are

4.              Each of the participants are doing their best in the competition.
              A                                  B     C       D
           Answer : B. are --- > is 
           Analysis : Each is considered singular, so the verb should also be singular : is

5.              Either my father or my brother are going to start a business.
                            A                                B     C           D
           Answer : B. are --- > is
           analysis : if either - or is used, the verb should follow / match the subject which is closer to the predicate / verb positon.    

6.            Neither my mother nor my sisters likes drinking coffee.
         Answer :C. like --- > like

         Analysis : if neither - nor is used,  the verb should follow / match the subject which is closer to the predicate / verb position.

7.            There are water on the table.
              A     B    C                D
          Answer : B. are --- > is 
          Analysis : water is uncountable , so the verb should be singular : is

8. There is some bananas in the kitchen.
     Answer : A. is --- > are
     Analysis : " some bananas " is plural , so the verb must also be plural : are

9. The students in the class practices speaking English every week.
             A                    B           C           D
    Answer : C. practices --- > practice
    Analysis : the subject of the sentences is " the student " which is plural, so the verb should also be plural : practice



10. The pen under the papers are mine.
            A                      B        C  D
      Answer :  the subject of the sentences is " the pen " which is singular, so the verb should also be singular : is.

11.  My glasses is not new.
               A        B  C    D 
        Answer : B. is --- > are
        Analysis : the subject of the sentence is " my glasses : which is plural, so the verb should also be plural : are .

12. Economics study production, consumption, and transfer of wealth.
              A           B                               C                        D
      Answer : study --- > studies  
      Analysis : Economics is singular, so the verb must also be singular : studies .
  

13. Are either my brother or my friends coming to my birthday?
        A       B                      C                       D
      Answer : A. are --- >  is
      Analysis : " my brother " is closest to the verb, so the verb should be singular : is .

14. The teacher who the students talked to yesterday were a Harvard graduate.
            A                          B              C                            D
     Answer : D. were --- > was
     Analysis : the subject of the sentences is " the teacher " which is singular , so the verb should also be singular : was .

15.  Two plus two are four.
         A    B            C    D
      Answer : C. are --- > is
      Analysis : four in this sentence is singular, so the verb should also be singular : is