Question Subject Verb Agreement And Error Analysis
1. The cost of all essential articles
………………………………….. risen.
a) have
b) has
c) do
d) does
answer : b
2. The jury …………………………………. divided in their
opinions.
a) are
b) is
c) was
d) were
answer : a
3. ‘Tales of the South Pacific’ ………………………………..
exciting.
a) was
b) were
c) have
d) has
answer : a
4. Robert Louis Stevenson’s books …………………………….
always exciting.
a) is
b) are
c) does
d) do
answer : b
5. Each of the suspected men ………………………………. arrested.
a) was
b) were
c) is
d) are
answer : a
6. The cow, as well as the horse, ………………………………….. on
grass.
a) feed
b) feeds
c) fix
d) fixed
answer : b
7. Neither his father nor his mother ………………………………….
alive.
a) is
b) are
c) have
d) had
answer : a
8. Many cattle ………………………………… suffering from a
disease called BSE.
a) is
b) are
c) was
d) been
answer : b
9. The police …………………………………….. looking for a
black-haired man in his forties.
a) is
b) are
c) have
d) do
answer : b
10. Your jeans …………………………………….. too tight.
a) is
b) are
c) was
d) has
answer : b
Error
Analysis
1.
There wasn’t some directory in the telephone box from which I was phoning.
a. Wasn’t
b. Some
c. The
d. Form
b. Some
c. The
d. Form
answer
: b. some
2.
The man who I was waiting for didn’t turn up.
a. The man
b. Who
c. Was
d. For
b. Who
c. Was
d. For
answer
: b.who
3.
Women wear make-up to beautiful themselves.
a. Wear
b. Make-up
c. Beautiful
d. Themselves
b. Make-up
c. Beautiful
d. Themselves
answer
: c.beautiful
4.
Mai and Lan have a row because they have misunderstood one another.
a. Have
b. Because
c. Misunderstood
d. One another
b. Because
c. Misunderstood
d. One another
answer
:d.one another
5.
The worker are building a new bridge which is 150 meters in high.
a. Building
b. A new bridge
c. Which
d. High
b. A new bridge
c. Which
d. High
answer
:d. high
6.
Its no use asking them keep quiet.
a. No use
b. Asking
c. Them
d. Keep
b. Asking
c. Them
d. Keep
answer
:d. keep
7.
This text is too long for me to read it.
a. Is
b. Long
c. To read
d. It
b. Long
c. To read
d. It
answer
:d.it
8.
I can’t get used to doing so difficult exercise.
a. Can’t
b. Used
c. Doing
d. So
b. Used
c. Doing
d. So
answer
:d.so
9.
My father doesn’t know speak English.
a. My
b. Doesn’t
c. Speak
d. English
b. Doesn’t
c. Speak
d. English
answer
:c.speak
10.
She behaves as if she was a baby.
a. Behaves
b. As if
c. Was
d. A
b. As if
c. Was
d. A
answer
:c. was
11.
You wanted me to tell you about what I was doing here and how was my life.
a. To tell
b. About
c. Was doing
d. Was
b. About
c. Was doing
d. Was
answer
:d.was
12.
The course is good but more hard than I thought.
a. Is
b. But
c. More hard
d. Tough
b. But
c. More hard
d. Tough
answer
:c.more hard
13.
Sleeping all day, to eat too much and never going out is unhealthy.
a. Sleeping
b. To eat
c.Much
d. Never
b. To eat
c.Much
d. Never
answer
:b.to eat
14.
The dentist gave me a check up and then telling me I needed two fillings.
a. Me
b. Check up
c. Telling
d. Feelings
b. Check up
c. Telling
d. Feelings
answer
:c.telling
15.
These engines used being started by hand. But now they are started by
electricity.
a. Used
b. Being
c. But now
d. Are
b. Being
c. But now
d. Are
answer
:b.being
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