Minggu, 17 April 2016

Soal Subject-Verb Agreement

A. Multiple Choice

1. Septina and I … baking sponge cakes at this time yesterday.
a. were
b. was
c. are
d. is
correct : a. were
2. Whether to buy or rent a house … an important financial question.
a. is
b. are
c. was
d. were
Correct : a. is
3. … Tika or her co-workers sleep at work?
a. do
b. does
c. did
d. is
Correct : b. does
4. Physics … been my favorite subject since I was 15 years old.
a. has
b. have
c. had
d. it’s
Correct : a. has
5. Mumps usually … through saliva.
a. spread
b. spreads
c. spread’s
d. spreading
Correct : b. spreads
6. My shears … sharp enough.
a. aren't
b. isn't
c. wasn’t
d. weren’t
Correct : a. aren’t
7. Eighty percentage of his furniture … old.
a. is
b. are
c. was
d. were
Correct : a. is
8. There … many ways to say “thank you”.
a. is
b. are
c. was
d. were
Correct : b. are
9. One of her cats … like tuna.
a. doesn't
b. don't
c. didn’t
d. not
Correct : a. doesn’t
10. The central office manager, along with his two assistant, … left the room.
a. has
b. have
c. had
d. it’s
Correct : a. has

 B. Error anaysis

1       1..  This convenience store closes at midnight. The other stores (close) at 9:00.
         
         2. Gus complains about everything. He even (complain) about the color of the sky.

         3. My sisters play musical instruments. My brother and his friend (play) with their iPods.
  
         4. I care about her very much. She (care) about no one but herself.

         5. This coffee tastes like gasoline. You (taste) it and tell me what you think.

         6. Our refrigerator leaks. Water (leak) onto the floor and loosens the vinyl.

         7. Every afternoon, they hurry down to the station to meet their mother. She (hurry) home from work.

         8. Merdine carries a leather pouch filled with quarters. The police officers (carry) clubs.

         9. We raise okra and peanuts on our farm. My brother (raise) the gate before the sun rises.

        10. Felicity criticizes everyone she works with. She never (criticize) herself.

        11. The flakes in this cereal (tastes) like sawdust.

        12. The decisions of the judge (seems) questionable.

        13. Jack and Sawyer often (argues) with each other.

        14. Talent (develops) in quiet places.

        15. She (follows) a different drummer.

 Answer : (1) close; (2) complains; (3) play; (4) cares; (5) taste; (6) leaks; (7) hurries; (8) carry; (9) raises; (10) criticizes; (11) taste; (12) seem; (13) argue; (14) develops; (15) follows.

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