Subject-Verb Agreement #1A

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This quiz is will cover the first lesson posted on my blog. There will be two types of questions, Improving Sentences (IS) and Identifying Sentence Errors (ISE). For the Improving Sentences Questions, select the answer that you think is grammatically correct. For the Identifying Sentence Error Questions, select the bracketed part of the sentence that is incorrect. Other concepts may also be introduced so do not only look for subject-verb agreement errors. Good Luck!

  1. 1

    (ISE) Both major political parties -- [each] (A) eager [to nominate] (B) the next candidate -- [hopes] (C) [to learn from] (D) the results of the most recent election. No error. (E)

  2. 2

    (ISE) Air pollution caused by industrial fumes [has been studied] (A) for years, [but] (B) only recently [has] (C) the harmful effects of noise pollution [become] (D) known. No error. (E)

  3. 3

    (ISE) Eric's new CD [were destroyed] (A) when Paula Ann, running [quickly] (B) [through the office] (C), stepped on [it]. (D) No Error. (E)

  4. 4

    (ISE) The teacher's insistence on high standards and rigorous examinations [are] (A) not, despite what students think, [part of] (B) a plan [to withhold] (C) high grades [from them] (D). No error. (E)

  5. 5

    (IS) One of the most popular and attractive new cars [were available for so little money that people thought something was] wrong.

  6. 6

    (ISE) [In] (A) the United States, the industrial [use of] (B) plastics [is] (C) greater [than steel] (D), aluminum, and copper combined. No error. (E)

  7. 7

    (IS) In the wild, pygmy chimpanzees are found only in an inaccessible region south of the Zaire River, [since such is the case, very few are in captivity.]

  8. 8

    (ISE) To the [sensitive] (A) viewer, the architecture of modern buildings [present] (B) a fascinating [and even paradoxical] (C) balance [between] (D) adventure and complacency. No error. (E)

  9. 9

    (ISE) The quality of multivitamin tablets [is determined] (A) by [how long] (B) [its] (C) potency [can be protected] (D) by the manufacturer's coating material. No error. (E)

  10. 10

    (ISE) [Neither] (A) of the [two magicians] (B) [use] (C) a rabbit, a black hat, or a [wand during performances.] (D) No error. (E)

  11. 11

    (ISE) [Nearly all] (A) of the editors of the magazine [agree] (B) that of the two articles [to be published] (C), Fujimura's is the [more exciting] (D). No error. (E)

  12. 12

    (IS) The harmful effects of smoking on the vascular system [is increasingly well documented.]

  13. 13

    (ISE) While in training, each member of team [were] (A) required to [focus exclusively on] (B) the tasks associated [with] (C) [her] (D) position. No Error. (E)

  14. 14

    (ISE) [Regardless] (A) of what the salesperson [may say] (B), I do not think that either [of the two sets] (C) of earrings [match] (D) my dress. No error. (E)

  15. 15

    (IS) The main reasons students give for failing to participate in the political process [is that they have demanding assignments and work at] part-time jobs.

  16. 16

    (IS) [The bristlecone pine, regarded to be one of the varieties of longest living trees, is native to the American West.]

  17. 17

    (IS) [The art of carving totem poles with fantastic animal figures were practiced by Pacific Northwest Native American tribes.]

  18. 18

    (ISE) The number of awards given [this year] (A) to biochemists [accentuate] (B) the [significant gains] being [made in] (D) the study of the chemistry of living organisms. No error. (E)

  19. 19

    (ISE) None [of the students] (A) on the review board [are qualified] (B) to ascertain [whether] (C) the money was [well spent] (D). No error. (E)

  20. 20

    (IS) [One result of the fire department's new contracts is that they can no longer offer overtime pay on weekends.]

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