Contoh Soal Subject Verb Agreement
I.
Multiple
Choice
1. My
Brother will .... to Losari beach tomorrow.
a. Going
b. Went
c. Go
*
2. Most
people ....... to playing games.
a. Like
*
b. Likes
c. Liked
3. The
........ that I got from my teacher was very interesting.
a. Were
b. Went
c. Was
*
4. She
...... cooking.
a. Are
b. Is
*
c. Have
5. Five
...... is to much to pay that bag.
a. Dollar
b. Dollars
*
c. Dollarss
6. We
...... eat noodle soup.
a. Were
*
b. Was
c. Went
7. Eight
hours of sleep ...... enough.
a. Have
b. Is
*
c. Are
8. I
....... submit the homework.
a. Did
b. Do
*
c. Doing
9. I
....... in Makassar.
a. Live
*
b. Lives
c. Lived
10. My
teacher ....... checked the homework.
a. Has
*
b. Have
c. Had
II.
Analysis
Error
1.
My brother and sister is arriving
tomorow.
a. And
b. Is
*
c. Arriving
Answer : two or more subjects
connected by “and” use a plural verb.
2.
One of my sister like to cooking.
a. Of
b. Likes
*
c. Cooking
Answer
: subject in plural verb, then used the singular verb.
3.
My friend have a long history.
a. Family
b. Has
*
c. History
Answer
: collective nouns are words that imply more than one person but that are
considered singular and take a singular verb.
4.
Each book and magazine are listed in the
database.
a. And
b. Is
*
c. Listed
Answer
: “each” is always in the singular noun, although a noun are connected
there are two or more subjects.
5.
There
is many questions.
a. There
b. Are
*
c. Questions
Answer
: the subject comes after the verb, but still used to define single or plural.
6.
The brother walks to campus.
a. The
b. Walks
*
c. Campus
Answer
: subject in singular verb, then used the plural verb.
7.
These trousers is made in china.
a. These
b. Are
*
c. In
Answer
: noun “trousers” should be followed by a plural verb.
8.
My family lived in Bandung.
a. My
b. Live
*
c. In
Answer
: subject in plural verb, then used the singular verb.
9.
Gani is talking to kid who by my noodle.
a. Talking
b. Kids
*
c. Buy
Answer
: the verb after “who” is plural, then use a plural verb.
10.
Whether to buy or rent a house are an
important financial question.
a. Buy
b. Is
*
c. Important
Answer
: two or more subjects connected by “or” use a singular verb.
11.
Either my mother or I will going to the
market.
a. Am
*
b. Will
c. To
Answer
: when “I” was one of the subjects are connected by either/or, as well as the
“I” placed on the second, then follow the subject with the verb am.
12.
All part of the salad have been eaten by
my children.
a. Of
b. Has
*
c. Eaten
Answer
: the object of the prosisi is plural, then use a plural verb.
13.
Either Gani or Dicky have been ready to
go.
a. Or
b. Has
*
c. Go
Answer
: two singular subjects connected by either/or requires a singular verb.
14.
A number of kids comes to my shop and
buy cake.
a. Kids
b. Come
*
c. Buy
Answer :
the phrase the number means the number, followed by a singular verb. While a
number, followed by a plural verb.
15.
Either of us are to speak english.
a. Of
b. is
*
c. speak
Answer
: either the subject of the sentence, then use the singular verb.
