Subject-Verb Agreement Quiz

You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests some of the material covered on the Subject-Verb Agreement page in our grammar section.

1. If the subject of a sentence is plural, the verb must be

singular
plural
multiple
a) singular b) plural c) multiple

2. Most of her students _______ from Asia.

come
comes
coming
a) come b) comes c) coming

3. One of her students _______ from Africa.

come
comes
coming
a) come b) comes c) coming

4. Ken and Barbie _______ near the beach.

living
lives
live
a) living b) lives c) live

5. Neither Barbie nor Ken _______ in the city.

living
lives
live
a) living b) lives c) live

6. Economics _______ difficult for most of us to understand.

is
are
were
a) is b) are c) were

7. Where _______ everyone?

were
are
is
a) were b) are c) is

8. All of them _______ already gone home.

having
have
has
a) having b) have c) has

9. We have three kids, but only one of them _______ with us now.

was living
are living
is living
a) was living b) are living c) is living

10. Around half of the whales stuck on the beach _______ saved.

were
was
is
a) were b) was c) is

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Correct answers:

Matt Errey Contributor: Matt Errey. Matt is the author of several books including 1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context and Common English Idioms for learners, and Matt's ESL Games and Quizzes for teachers.