Subject–Verb Agreement Special Cases MCQs for SSC, Banking, PSC, PSC Exams”
Subject–Verb Agreement Special Cases MCQs for SSC, Banking, PSC, PSC Exams”
Section A – Either/Or & Neither/Nor (Q1–10)
Either the manager or the employees _______ responsible for the mistake. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: b) are | Verb agrees with nearest subject → ‘employees’ → plural
Neither the boys nor the girl _______ willing to apologize. a) is b) are c) were d) have Answer: a) is | Verb agrees with nearest subject → ‘girl’ → singular
Either the teacher or the students _______ bringing their books. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: b) are | Verb agrees with nearest subject → ‘students’ → plural
Neither the principal nor the teachers _______ present in the assembly. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: b) are | Verb agrees with nearest subject → ‘teachers’ → plural
Either the CEO or the board of directors _______ making the final decision. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: b) are | Nearest subject is plural → verb plural
Neither Ramesh nor his friends _______ able to solve the problem. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: b) are | Nearest subject → plural → are
Either my father or my brothers _______ coming to the function. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: b) are | Nearest subject → plural → are
Neither the manager nor the accountant _______ at the office today. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: a) is | Nearest subject → singular → is
Either my sister or my mother _______ making dinner tonight. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: a) is | Nearest subject → singular → is
Neither the players nor the coach _______ satisfied with the result. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: a) is | Nearest subject → singular → is
Section B – Indefinite Pronouns (Q11–20)
Everyone in the class _______ submitted the homework. a) have b) has c) are d) were Answer: b) has | Singular indefinite pronoun → singular verb
Somebody among the students _______ absent today. a) are b) is c) were d) have Answer: b) is | Singular → singular verb
None of the boys _______ ready to leave. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: b) are | Plural → plural verb
None of the information _______ useful. a) is b) are c) were d) have Answer: a) is | Uncountable → singular verb
Many a student _______ excelled in the competition. a) have b) has c) are d) were Answer: b) has | ‘Many a’ → singular verb
One of the players _______ injured during the match. a) are b) is c) were d) have Answer: b) is | Singular → singular verb
Each of the candidates _______ answered the question correctly. a) are b) is c) were d) have Answer: b) is | ‘Each’ → singular verb
All of the sugar _______ used in the recipe. a) have b) has c) are d) were Answer: b) has | Uncountable → singular verb
All of the students _______ present in the classroom. a) is b) are c) was d) has Answer: b) are | Plural → plural verb
One of the options _______ correct. a) are b) is c) were d) have Answer: b) is | Singular → singular verb
Section C – Expressions of Time, Money, Distance, Weight (Q21–30)
Ten rupees _______ enough to buy this book. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: a) is | Amount → singular
Fifty kilometers _______ too far to walk. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: a) is | Distance → singular
Five pounds of sugar _______ required for the recipe. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: a) is | Weight → singular
Two hours of work _______ wasted due to the power cut. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: a) is | Duration → singular
Ten percent of the students _______ absent today. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: b) are | Percent + plural noun → plural
Ten percent of the water _______ spilled. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: a) is | Percent + uncountable noun → singular
Half of the cake _______ eaten. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: a) is | Fraction + singular noun → singular
Half of the students _______ absent. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: b) are | Fraction + plural noun → plural
Fifty percent of the work _______ completed. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: a) is | Percent + uncountable → singular
Fifty percent of the employees _______ present. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: b) are | Percent + plural noun → plural
Section D – Titles, Names, and Tricky Cases (Q31–40)
“The Chronicles of Narnia” _______ my favorite book series. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: a) is | Titles → singular
The United Nations _______ working to maintain peace. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: a) is | Organization → singular
Mathematics _______ a difficult subject for many students. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: a) is | Subject → singular
Physics and Chemistry _______ my favorite subjects. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: b) are | Compound plural → plural verb
The Times of India _______ published daily. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: a) is | Newspaper title → singular
“Harry Potter” and “The Hobbit” _______ best-selling books. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: b) are | Compound plural → plural verb
Economics, along with Statistics, _______ a compulsory subject. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: a) is | Singular + as well as → singular
The Prime Minister, as well as the ministers, _______ attending the conference. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: a) is | As well as → singular
The committee, together with the chairman, _______ ready for the presentation. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: a) is | Together with → singular
The jury, along with the lawyers, _______ preparing for the trial. a) is b) are c) was d) have Answer: a) is | Together with → singular