This grammar exercise tests your understanding of rules regarding agreement.
Fill in the blanks.
1Vermin ............... our property and carry disease.
Wrong!
The plural noun "vermin" takes the plural verb "destroy".
2Whose cattle ...............?
Wrong!
The plural noun "cattle" takes the plural verb and plural demonstrative in "are these".
3His means ............... small, but he has no debt.
Wrong!
When "means" refers to wealth or resources, it takes the plural verb "are".
4A new means of communication ............... invented in the 19th century.
Wrong!
The singular phrase "a new means" takes the singular verb "was".
5I bought two ............... mangoes.
Wrong!
After a number, "dozen" stays singular in form, so the correct answer is "dozen".
6Man is the only animal that ............... fire.
Wrong!
The singular noun "animal" takes the singular verb "uses".
7Hunting tigers ............... a favorite sport in this country.
Wrong!
The gerund phrase "Hunting tigers" is singular, so the correct verb is "is".
8There ............... little hope of his recovery.
Wrong!
The uncountable noun "hope" takes the singular verb "is" in this sentence.
9Every one of these chairs ............... broken.
Wrong!
The expression "Every one" takes the singular verb "is".
10He visits us every ............... .
Wrong!
After "every", use the singular noun"week".
11He visits us every three ............... .
Wrong!
After "every three", use the plural noun"days".
12A house divided against ............... cannot stand.
Wrong!
The reflexive pronoun "itself" refers back to the singular noun "house".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Vermin destroy our property and carry disease.
- Whose cattle are these?
- His means are small, but he has no debt.
- A new means of communication was invented in the 19th century.
- I bought two dozen mangoes.
- Man is the only animal that uses fire.
- Hunting tigers is a favorite sport in this country.
- There is little hope of his recovery.
- Every one of these chairs is broken.
- He visits us every week .
- He visits us every three days .
- A house divided against itself cannot stand.
