Subject–Verb Agreement Quiz, Part 5: Can You Get 10/10?

 

1. More than sixty percent of our workforce ____ of the proposed changes.

Workforce is a singular collective noun here, so approves is used.

2. Seventy percent ____ finished, so we only have a little more work to do.

Here, seventy percent refers to one amount or portion, so a singular verb is used.

3. A lot of the donated canned goods ____ been sent to local shelters.

Canned goods is plural, so have is used.

4. Each of the 29 promotions ____ announced on the company's website.

Each is singular, so it takes was.

5. Everyone but the girls ____ received an invitation to the event.

Everyone is grammatically singular. The phrase but the girls does not change the subject.

6. Everything except the potato chips ____ prepared without artificial ingredients.

Everything is singular. The phrase except the potato chips does not control the verb.

7. Neither of the victims' names ____ mentioned during the press conference.

Neither is singular in formal standard English, so was is used.

8. All of the produce ____ inspected before it reaches the supermarket.

Produce is an uncountable noun, so it takes a singular verb.

9. Most, but not all of the students, ____ the story.

Most takes a plural verb when it refers to plural students.

10. None of the players ____ available for the final match.

None of + plural noun commonly takes a plural verb when referring to people individually.

Score: 0 / 10

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