Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement

1.  Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator ____ going to have to make a decision. is are You're right! When subjects are connected by or, the subject closer to the verb (which is, in this case, singular) determines the number of the verb.

2.  ______ my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this grievance?
Is
Are

You're right! Again, the subject closer to the verb (my boss) determines the number of the verb.

---

3.  Some of the votes __________ to have been miscounted.
seem
seems

You're right! Some is the subject in this sentence; it is plural because the word votes makes it a countable indefinite pronoun.

---

4.  The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring _____ more than just a nuisance.
are
is

You're right! The subject is tornadoes. You were not confused by the words and phrases that came between the subject and its verb.

---

5.  Everyone selected to serve on this jury _____ to be willing to give up a lot of time.
have
has

You're right! Everyone! seems to be a plural word, but it is always singular.

---

6.  Kara Wolters, together with her teammates, _________ a formidable opponent on the basketball court. presents present The subject here is Kara Wolters (singular). The subject is not compounded by phrases such as along with, together with, and as well as.

7.  He seems to forget that there __________ things to be done before he can graduate.
are
is

You're right! The subject (things, in this case) comes after the verb in constructions that begin with here or there.

---

8.  There _______ to be some people left in that town after yesterday's flood. have has You're right! The subject is people, which is plural, and that determines the verb (not the word there).

9.  Some of the grain __________ to be contaminated.
appear
appears

You're right! Some is the subject of this sentence and, since it is not really countable (you can't count the grain), it is singular.

---

10.  Three-quarters of the students __________ against the tuition hike.
is
are

You're right! Three quarters of the students represents a countable number.

---

11.  Three-quarters of the student body __________ against the tuition hike.
is
are

Three quarters of the student body represents a lump sum, a singular entity.

---

12.  A high percentage of the population _________ voting for the new school.
is
are

You're right! "Percentage" is a mathematical proportion, expressing here a singular lump sum.

---

13.  A high percentage of the people _________ voting for the new school.
was
were

"Percentage" is a mathematical proportion, but here it reflects a countable, therefore plural, quantity.

---

Results: 10 Correct -- 3 Wrong

movie assignment

  Brave
  Responsiblity
  Caring
    
     I like this ending movie because that is an awesome ending for me.
I like when the little girl was scary when truth come out.Emily become a brave person when she try to kill the little girl or well known as a monster.Everyone knows that the little girl was a scary person.we can not easily trust someone only her or him face,because who knows,maybe they are just lie to us.

bel assignment (how the main character relates to me)

~THE THINGS THAT I DID THE LAST SUMMER~


  The main character in this novel is similar or relates to me.The main character's name is James.He is 18 years old and still study in a college.During a summer,he had worked at his uncle's shop to full up his holiday.
  One day,he went to the beach to take some fresh air.There, he met with a girl who was always with baby.Every weeked,he met that girl,Sara.she worked as a babysitter at a rich man's house,Mr John.She was older 2 years than him
  James and Sara had became  a friend.They were too close to each other.They were always shared their problems or happy stories.Day by day,James was falling in love with Sara and the same time,Sara felt the same thing to James.Eventually,he had told his feeling to Sara.They were become a sweet couple.
  But after a few week,Sara become more busy with her job.She did not had enough time for James.James always had called her everytime,but unfortunatetly she did not answers the phone.
  James thought that there were something wrong was happen.After the investigated,he knows now that Sara was not a babysitter anymore and she was married with Mr john.James was very disppointed.With the broken heart,he go away from his sadness love even he still hope Sara will come back to him one day.
  The main character and I have more similarity.Some of them are,we have same age, still study and have a sadness life story.Even though,I am always trying to wake up from the bad day that is always haunted my life.
 

- - LiFe - -

"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present."