Free Subject-Verb Agreement MCQs with Answers

21. Tania, accompanied by her brother, __________ at the party.

• A. is
• B. are
• C. was
• D. were

Explanation: The subject is “Tania,” which is singular; “accompanied by her brother” is only an additional phrase and does not change the subject. Since the sentence refers to a past event, “was” is required.

22. Everyone at the party __________ amazed by his performance.

• A. is
• B. are
• C. were
• D. was

Explanation: Everyone is a singular indefinite pronoun, even though it refers to several people. Therefore, the singular verb was is required.

23. While Pakistan has earned record revenue this year, __________ well behind in exports.

• A. it still lag
• B. it still lags
• C. it lag still
• D. it lags still

Explanation: The subject it is singular, so the present-tense verb must be lags, not lag. Still is correctly placed before the main verb to show contrast.

24. _______there a restaurant near here?

• A. Are
• B. Have
• C. Do
• D. Is

Explanation: The noun after “there” is the singular noun “restaurant,” so the verb must be “is.” “Are” would be used with a plural noun such as “restaurants.”

25. We're lost. ________ knows where we are.

• A. Either of us
• B. Neither of us
• C. Not any of us
• D. None of above

Explanation: Neither of us means not one of the two people, and neither takes a singular verb in formal standard English, so knows is correct. None of above is unnecessary because option b forms a complete and grammatical sentence.

26. Either Sana or her friends ______ present there.

• A. was
• B. were
• C. is
• D. none

Explanation: With either...or, the verb generally agrees with the subject nearer to it. “Friends” is plural and therefore takes “were.”

27. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) "burns" less efficiently than gasoline.

• A. burn
• B. burns
• C. should burn
• D. would burn

Explanation: LNG is a singular uncountable substance, so it takes the singular verb burns. The quotation marks around burns do not change the subject-verb agreement.

28. Maryam, accompanied by her brother, __________ at the party.

• A. is
• B. are
• C. was
• D. were

Explanation: The subject is Maryam, which is singular; the phrase accompanied by her brother is additional information and does not change the subject. Since the sentence refers to an event in the past, was is required.

29. ______ no need to buy traveller's cheques since most countries take credit cards.

• A. It is
• B. It has
• C. You are
• D. There is

Explanation: There is no need is the standard existential construction used to state that something is unnecessary. It is and you are require a different grammatical structure, while it has is incorrect here.

30. It will rain soon, _________?

• A. will it
• B. won't it
• C. would it
• D. wouldn't it

Explanation: A positive statement takes a negative question tag: “It will rain soon, won’t it?” The tag repeats the auxiliary “will” in its negative form.