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


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Today (November 29, 2025) Daily MCQs: 60 questions β€” Showing page 2 of 6

Q11. My friend, a philosopher and guide, ______ going abroad.

  • are
  • is
  • am
  • were
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.

Q12. The farmers ______ ploughing the fields.

  • was
  • is
  • were
  • has been
Correct Option: C  [ were ]

Explanation: The subject 'The farmers' is plural and therefore takes the plural past tense verb 'were'.

Q13. He ______ this scenery.

  • like
  • likes
  • are liking
  • have liked
Correct Option: B  [ likes ]

Explanation: Third-person singular subjects (he/she/it) take the present singular verb, typically ending in -s: 'likes'.

Q14. Honesty ______ the best policy.

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

Explanation: Abstract and uncountable nouns (like 'Honesty') are singular and take singular verbs: 'is'.

Q15. There ______ no chair in the room.

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

Explanation: With existential 'there', the verb agrees with the real subject that follows. 'Chair' is singular, so use 'is'.

Q16. Annie and her brothers ______ at school.

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

Explanation: Two subjects joined by 'and' form a compound plural subject, so use the plural verb 'are'.

Q17. Bread and butter ______ a wholesome food.

  • is
  • are
  • were
  • have been
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'.

Q18. 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'.

Q19. 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'.

Q20. 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'.
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