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Subject Verb Agreement MCQ for CBSE Class-9 and Class-10
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Today (June 25, 2026) Daily MCQs: 60 questions — Showing page 1 of 6
Q1. Many a student ______ hard to pass his entrance exam.
Correct Option:
B [ tries ]
Explanation: The phrase 'Many a/an' is followed by a singular noun and takes a singular verb: 'tries'.
Q2. That he is honest ______ known to me.
Correct Option:
C [ is ]
Explanation: When a whole clause acts as the subject, treat it as singular. The clause 'That he is honest' is singular and takes 'is'.
Q3. My friend, a philosopher and guide, ______ going abroad.
Correct Option:
B [ is ]
Explanation: When two nouns joined by 'and' refer to the same person, the verb is singular. Here the phrase refers to a single individual, so the singular verb 'is' is required.
Q4. The farmers ______ ploughing the fields.
Correct Option:
C [ were ]
Explanation: The subject 'The farmers' is plural and therefore takes the plural past tense verb 'were'.
Q5. He ______ this scenery.
Correct Option:
B [ likes ]
Explanation: Third-person singular subjects (he/she/it) take the present singular verb, typically ending in -s: 'likes'.
Q6. Honesty ______ the best policy.
Correct Option:
A [ is ]
Explanation: Abstract and uncountable nouns (like 'Honesty') are singular and take singular verbs: 'is'.
Q7. There ______ no chair in the room.
Correct Option:
C [ is ]
Explanation: With existential 'there', the verb agrees with the real subject that follows. 'Chair' is singular, so use 'is'.
Q8. Annie and her brothers ______ at school.
Correct Option:
C [ are ]
Explanation: Two subjects joined by 'and' form a compound plural subject, so use the plural verb 'are'.
Q9. Bread and butter ______ a wholesome food.
Correct Option:
A [ is ]
Explanation: When two nouns joined by 'and' express a single idea or one unit, the verb is singular: 'bread and butter' = one food item, so 'is'.
Q10. The novelist and poet ______ dead.
Correct Option:
A [ is ]
Explanation: If two nouns joined by 'and' refer to the same person (one person described in two ways), the verb is singular: use 'is'.
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