Sentence Completion (Grammar) Subject Verb Agreement Solved MCQs (Set-I)
Choose the auxiliary verb form from the given options to fill in the blanks below.
01. The students and instructors each ________for a new facility by next year.
(a) hopes
(b) hope
(c) has hoped
(d) none of these
Answers with Reason
(b) When ‘each’ or ‘every’ comes after the compound subject, a plural verb – ‘hope’ – is appropriate.
02. Either my mother or my father ________ coming to the meeting.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) have been
(d) none of these
Answers with Reason
(a) “either…or” referring to one person so singular verb will be used. (father or mother=both singular)
03. The dog or the cats __________ outside.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) was
(d) none of these
Answers with Reason
(b) In this case when one subject is singular and the other is plural, “The dog or the cats”, we use verb agrees with the one before the blank.
04. Either my shoes or your coat _________ always on the floor.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) were
(d) none of these
Answers with Reason
(a) In this case when one subject is singular and the other is plural, “Either my shoes or your coat” we use verb agrees with the one before the blank.
05. One of my sisters _______ going on a trip to France.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) have been
(d) none of these
Answers with Reason
(a) The subject of this sentence is ‘one,’ which is, of course, singular.