Subject Verb Agreement and Error Analysis

Multiple Choice Subject Verb Agreement

1. Michael and I … baking sponge cakes at this time yesterday.

a. were

b. was

2. Whether to buy or rent an apartment … an important financial question.

a. are

b. is

3. … Sasha or her co-workers sleep at work?

a. does

b. do

4. Physics … been my favorite subject since I was 17 years old.

a. has

b. have

5. Influenza usually … through the air.

a. spread

b. spreads

6. My knife … sharp enough.

a. aren’t

b. isn’t

7. Sixty Five percentage of his equipment … old.

a. are

b. is

8. There … many ways to say “thank you”.

a. are

b. is

9. One of her dog … like bone.

a. doesn’t

b. don’t

10. The regional manager, along with his four assistant, … left the room.

a. has

b. have

Error Analysis

Each of the following sentences contains an error ( Subject Verb Agreement ) which has been bold.

1. Forest one of the most important thing that we need to (for) our lifes (life).

2. Without a forest, we cannot life (live) because it contains about (many) plants who produce oxygen and it as a home for animals.

3. it is not just only for life, but also a forest as a lung for earth.

4. In a forest you can find many thing (things) like plants and animals.

5. It use (used) by us to fullfill daily needs.

6. A plant that grow in a forest can produce a food for us and oxygen to breath for human or animal in the world.

7. An animals who life (live) in a forest there.

8. A doctor should wears (wear) a full handed white and coloured apron to treat the patient.

9. There are two big Japanese motorcycles in the parking area. Mine is the one who (which) has a sticker on a tank. It's easy to identify.

10. Nur   : Which sports do you play ?
Abdi  : I prefer playing badminton than (to) others.

11. A plumber fix (fixes) your plumbs and kitchen sinks while a janitor cleans schools, offices, stores and other business places.

12. Waiter   : Would you like to have cold drink, sir?
Customer : No, I don't think so. I'd rather  to have (have) a hot one. A cup of coffee would be fine.

13. sidewalks are very important to (for) pedestrians.

14. Water are (is) the main source of lifes (life) for humans.

15. no employee (employees) are present is (on) this day.