Subject-Verb Quiz #1 Slides 1 &2

Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence.

1. Everyone ______going to eat spaghetti and meatballs for lunch today.
is
are

2. ______everybody from English class on time for the Friday breakfast?

Is
Are

3. Some of the votes ______to have been miscounted.
seem
seems

4. The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring _____ more than just a nuisance.
are
is

5. Everyone selected to serve on this jury _____ to be willing to give up a lot of time.
have
has

6. Carmello Anthony, together with his teammates, ______a formidable opponent on the basketball court.
presents
present

7. He seems to forget that there ______things to be done before he can graduate.
are
is

8. All of the students______to pass their English exams.
want
wants

9.  Some of the grain ______to be contaminated.
appear
appears

10. Carmella and Nico ______Batman and Robin for Halloween.
were
was

This quiz was adapted from: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/sv_agr_quiz.htm