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Subject Verb Agreement MCQ for CBSE Class-9 and Class-10


Every girl and every boy ________ given a silver medal.

  • are
  • was
  • has
  • have
  • Correct Option: B  [ was ]

    Remark: If a subject is modified by the words "each" or "every" that subject is singular and will take a singular verb.

I _______ tennis every Sunday morning.

  • playing
  • play
  • am playing
  • am play
  • Correct Option: B  [ play ]

    Remark:

The news ___ very surprising.

  • is
  • are
  • have
  • has
  • Correct Option: A  [ is ]

    Remark: "News" is an uncountable noun and always takes a singular verb.

Our Principal and Chairman of the occasion ________ arrived.

  • is
  • has
  • have
  • are
  • Correct Option: B  [ has ]

    Remark:

The team _______ playing well.

  • have
  • were
  • is
  • are
  • Correct Option: C  [ is ]

    Remark: "team" is a collective noun and should be treated as a singular entity. Therefore, the verb "is" (singular) used.

The furniture in this room _______ made of teak.

  • are
  • have
  • is
  • No correction
  • Correct Option: C  [ is ]

    Remark: Furniture is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural, so furniture is a singular subject.

Everyone _______ at the party.

  • dance
  • dances
  • are dances
  • have dances
  • Correct Option: B  [ dances ]

    Remark: "everyone" is considered a singular pronoun (subject), singular verb should be used.

Neither the books nor the magazine ________ on the shelf.

  • were
  • have
  • have been
  • was
  • Correct Option: D  [ was ]

    Remark: The verb agrees with the closer part of the subject, which is "magazine" in this case. Here "Magazine" is singular subject, so "was" used.

The public _______ the thief red-handed.

  • catch
  • caught
  • is caught
  • catching
  • Correct Option: B  [ caught ]

    Remark:

Each of the students ___ to submit their assignments.

  • have
  • has
  • is
  • are
  • Correct Option: B  [ has ]

    Remark: "Each" is a singular subject, so it takes a singular verb.

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