Ready for a Skills Test?

Then I’ve got just the thing for you: a quiz on subject-verb agreement. If you read my last post and/or you’re a grammar natural, you should have no problem acing it. And feel free to share your score–or any other observations–in the comments.

Quiz originally posted on Quia.com:

Subject-Verb Agreement Quiz

Choose the correct verb for each sentence below.

 

Someone at the stables _________ the horses every morning. (1 point) grooms groom

Each of the Girl Scouts _______ a community service project. (1 point) does do

Your hands and feet _________ nearly half the bones in your body. (1 point) contains contain

Most of the newspaper _______ wet. (1 point) is are

The books and the magazine ________ placed on the table. (1 point) was were

Few of the apartments _________ ever vacant at this time of year. (1 point) is are

My mother and my sister__________ watch TV except for the evening news. (1 point) doesn’t don’t

Rain or sleet ______ predicted for tomorrow. (1 point) is are

_________ he have the directions? (1 point) Doesn’t Don’t

Several of the field hockey players also _______ to the track team. (1 point) belongs belong

Either string beans or broccoli ______ my favorite vegetable. (1 point) is are

Both of my pencils ________ an eraser (1 point) has have

Gold coins and silver bars _____ found in the sunken pirate ship. (1 point) was were

Phobos and Deimos _______ the two moons of Mars. (1 point) is are

Any of those nails ______ fine. (1 point) is are

Some of the forest _________ patches of poison ivy. (1 point) has have

Neither the lion tamer nor the clowns _________ signing any autographs tonight. (1 point) is are

Everybody at the Fourth of July parade _____ carrying an American flag. (1 point) was were

All of the guests _____ gone to the concert in the park. (1 point) has had

A flute or trumpets ______excitement in music. (1 point) creates create

Answers:

(1.) grooms (2.) does (3.) contain (4.) is (5.) were (6.) are (7.) don’t (8.) is (9.) Doesn’t (10.) belong (11.) is (12.) have (13.) were (14.) are (15.) are (16.) has (17.) are (18.) was (19.) had (20.) create