make "Subject–Verb Agreemen" flashcard for the "SAT"

Question 1

What is subject-verb agreement?

Answer 1

The grammatical rule that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in number and person.

Question 2

True or False: A singular subject must always have a singular verb.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Fill in the blank: The cat ____ (to be) hungry.

Answer 3

is

Question 4

Choose the correct verb: The team ____ (is/are) winning the game.

Answer 4

is

Question 5

What is the plural form of the noun ‘child’?

Answer 5

children

Question 6

True or False: Collective nouns can be either singular or plural depending on context.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Fill in the blank: Each of the students ____ (to have) a book.

Answer 7

has

Question 8

Choose the correct verb: Neither the dogs nor the cat ____ (was/were) outside.

Answer 8

was

Question 9

What verb form is used with a compound subject joined by ‘and’?

Answer 9

Plural verb form

Question 10

True or False: ‘Everyone’ takes a plural verb.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

Fill in the blank: The list of items ____ (to be) on the table.

Answer 11

is

Question 12

Choose the correct verb: The group ____ (meet/meets) every Thursday.

Answer 12

meets

Question 13

What is the correct form: Many a student ____ (has/have) passed the exam.

Answer 13

has

Question 14

True or False: ‘None’ can be singular or plural depending on what it refers to.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Fill in the blank: A pair of shoes ____ (to be) missing.

Answer 15

is