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


One person __________ and several others were injured as the police opened fire on protesters.

  • were killed
  • was killed
  • had killed
  • was killing
  • Correct Option: B  [ was killed ]

    Remark:

Mother ________ to talk to you.

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

    Remark: Subject is "Mother" a Singular noun, go with singular verb.

Everyone ___ happy with the results.

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

    Remark: "Everyone" is a singular indefinite pronoun, so it takes a singular verb.

___________ many times every winter in

  • It snows
  • It snowed
  • It is snowing
  • It is snow
  • Correct Option: A  [ It snows ]

    Remark:

The children ___ playing in the park.

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

    Remark: "Children" is a plural noun, so it takes a plural verb.

Neither the teacher nor the students ___ present.

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

    Remark: The verb agrees with the subject closer to it. Here, "students" is plural, so the verb should be "are."

The Prime Minister with all the members of his cabinet __________ arrived.

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

    Remark:

Neither of the two stores _________ open.

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

    Remark: Sentence begins with "neither" or "either" without the "or/nor" combination, the verb is singular.

The jury _______ divided in their opinion.

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

    Remark: "jury" is treated as a collective noun, and when referring to the group as a whole, generally we use a singular verb "was."

All the planets ________ around the earth.

  • moving
  • moves
  • move
  • has moves
  • Correct Option: C  [ move ]

    Remark:

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