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


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Today (October 27, 2025) Daily MCQs: 60 questions β€” Showing page 1 of 6

Q1. The novelist and poet ______ dead.

  • is
  • are
  • were
  • have
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'.

Q2. My friend and his father ______ meeting us tomorrow.

  • is
  • was
  • are
  • has
Correct Option: C  [ are ]

Explanation: Two distinct subjects joined by 'and' make a plural subject and take a plural verb: 'are'.

Q3. Microsoft, Starbucks, and Boeing ______ technical graduates.

  • hires
  • hire
  • has hired
  • is hiring
Correct Option: B  [ hire ]

Explanation: A list of multiple companies is plural, so use the plural verb 'hire'.

Q4. Either my mother or my father ______ coming to the meeting.

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

Explanation: With 'either...or', when both subjects are singular the verb is singular. So use 'is'.

Q5. Neither she nor her sisters ______ the temple.

  • visits
  • visit
  • is visiting
  • has visited
Correct Option: B  [ visit ]

Explanation: With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the noun nearest it. 'Sisters' (nearest) is plural, so use 'visit'.

Q6. Either they or he ______ telling a lie.

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

Explanation: In 'either...or' constructions, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. 'He' is singular, so the verb is 'is'.

Q7. Neither Sam nor his friends ______ to miss graduation.

  • wants
  • want
  • is wanting
  • has wanted
Correct Option: B  [ want ]

Explanation: With 'neither...nor', verb agrees with the nearer subject. 'Friends' is plural, so use 'want'.

Q8. The dog or the cats ______ outside.

  • is
  • are
  • was
  • has been
Correct Option: B  [ are ]

Explanation: With 'or', the verb agrees with the subject closer to it. 'Cats' is plural, hence 'are'.

Q9. The team ______ practicing for the championship game.

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

Explanation: Collective nouns like 'team' are usually treated as a single unit and take a singular verb when acting as one entity: 'is'.

Q10. The jury ______ divided in their opinion.

  • is
  • was
  • are
  • has
Correct Option: C  [ are ]

Explanation: A collective noun takes a plural verb when the members act as individuals or hold differing opinions. Here the jury members differ, so 'are' is correct.
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