Contoh Soal Subject Verb Agreement
I. Multiple Choice
1. Most
people ………. to listening music.
a. Like*
b. Likes
c. Liked
2. She …… working.
a. are
b. is*
c. have
3. We ……. eat salad.
a. were*
b. was
c. went
4. I ……. submit the job.
a. did
b. do*
c. doing
5. My boss ……. checked the
files.
a. has*
b. have
c. had
6. My family ……. in Depok.
a. live*
b. lives
c. lived
7. Eight hours of sleep …….
enough.
a. have
b. is*
c. are
8. Ten ……. is to much to
pay that book.
a. dollar
b. dollars*
c. dollarss
9. The ……. that I got from
my teacher was very interesting.
a. were
b. went
c. was*
10. My sister will ……. to
Sawarna Beach tomorrow.
a. going
b. went
c. go*
II.
Analysis Error
1. My mother and father is arriving today.
1. My mother and father is arriving today.
A
B C
Answer : B (is)
ð two
or more subjects connected by “and” use a plural verb.
2. One of my
sister like to reading book.
A B
C
Answer : B (likes)
ð subject
in plural verb, then used the singular verb.
3. The boys walks to school.
A
B C
Answer : B (walk)
ð subject
in singular verb, then used the plural verb.
4. Each book and magazine are listed in
the database.
A
B C
Answer : B (is)
ð “each”
is always in the singular noun, although a noun are connected there are two or
more subjects.
5.
My friends lives in Yogyakarta.
A
B C
Answer : C (live)
ð subject in plural verb, then
used the singular verb.
6.
Wether
to buy or rent a car are an important financial
question.
A B C
A B C
Answer : B (is)
ð two or more subjects connected
by “or” use a singular verb.
7. All part of the
cake have been eaten by my sister.
A B
C
Answer : B (has)
ð the object of the prosisi is
plural, then use a plural verb.
8. A number of kids comes to
my shop and buy chocolate.
A B
C
Answer : B (come)
ð the phrase the number means
the number, followed by a singular verb. While a number, followed by a plural
verb.
9. Either of us are able
to speak English.
A B
C
Answer : B (is)
ð either the subject of the
sentence, then use the singular verb.
10. Either sarah or susan have been
ready to go.
A
B
C
Answer : B (has)
ð two
singular subjects connected by either/or requires a singular verb.
11. Either my father or I will going to the market.
A
B C
Answer : A (am)
ð when “I” was one of the
subjects are connected by either/or, as well as the “I” placed on the second,
then follow the subject with the verb am.
12. Rani is talking to
the kid who buy my cake.
A
B C
Answer : B (kids)
ð the
verb after “who” is plural, then use a plural verb.
13. These trousers is made of wool.
A
B C
Answer : B (are)
ð noun
“trousers” should be followed by a plural verb.
14. There is many questions.
A
B
C
Answer : B (are)
ð the
subject comes after the verb, but still used to define single or plural.
15. My family have a
long history.
A
B
C
Answer : B (has)
ð collective
nouns are words that imply more than one person but that are considered
singular and take a singular verb.
