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


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Today (November 13, 2025) Daily MCQs: 60 questions β€” Showing page 4 of 6

Q31. 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'.

Q32. 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'.

Q33. 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'.

Q34. 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'.

Q35. 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'.

Q36. 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'.

Q37. 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'.

Q38. 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'.

Q39. 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'.

Q40. 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 use 'is'.
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