Verb Test 60

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Verb Test 60

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Question 1
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Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
The basket of mangoes __________ to be cleaned. [Intermediate]

A
has

B
have

C
are

D
need
Question 2
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Identify the verb which will fill the blank suitably:
The girl or her parents _______ required to come to the college.

A
is

B
are

C
both

D
none of these
Question 3
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[passage-header]Select the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, select No Error:[/passage-header]

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(a) The voice of sanity and patriotism (b) are important to (c) dispel the prevalent confusion.

A
(a)

B
(b)

C
(c)

D
No error

Solution

In part (a), the subject is "The voice", which is a singular noun. The phrase, 'of sanity and patriotism' acts as an adjective for the said noun. Hence, the verb which follows should agree with the singular noun and also be in singular form. However, in part (b) the word, 'are' is the plural form of the word, 'be'. The singular form of the verb 'be' is: 'is'. Hence, part (b) is incorrect.

The correct sentence is: '(a) The voice of sanity and patriotism (b) is important (c) to dispel the prevalent confusion'. Hence, option B is the correct answer and options A and C are incorrect.
Option D is incorrect as part (b) contains an error.
Question 4
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Fill in the blank with the verb that agrees with its subject:

_______ a lot of people here today.

A
There's

B
There are

C
There is

D
None of the above

Solution

The basic rule of Subject-Verb agreement is that a singular subject takes a singular verb while a plural subject takes a plural verb. The verb must always agree with the subject of a sentence.
Option B is correct. The plural subject "a lot of people" requires a plural verb, namely, "are". Thus, "There are" is correct.
Options A and C are incorrect. "There's" is a contraction of "There is". In both options, the singular verb "is" does not match the plural subject "people". Thus there is no subject-verb agreement.
Option D is incorrect as the answer lies in B.
Question 5
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Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:
Smita _______ English for seven years now.

A
have been teaching

B
had been teaching

C
taught

D
has been teaching

Solution

In order to select the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence, let's understand the subject-verb agreement. Subject and verb should agree with each other, i.e., if the subject is singular, the verb should also be in its singular form; and if the subject is plural, the verb should also be in its plural form.
Option A - 'Have' is a plural verb, which is used with plural subjects. Here, 'Smita' is a singular subject, hence we can't say that 'Smita have been teaching English for seven years now.' Thus option A is incorrect.
Option B - The word 'now' in the sentence explains to us that the sentence is in present tense. 'Had been teaching' is past perfect continuous tense. Hence, we can't use 'had' here. Thus option B is incorrect.
Option C - 'Taught' is the past form of the verb 'teach'. As the sentence is in present tense, we can't use past tense. Thus, option C is incorrect.
Option D - 'Smita' is a singular subject and hence we need a verb in its singular form. 'Has been teaching' can be used here because the action started in the past and continues in the present. Hence, we can conclude 'Smita has been teaching English for seven years now' is correct as the subject and the verb agree in the sentence. Thus option D is the correct answer.
Question 6
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Choose the correct present tense verb for the following sentence:

Time and tide ______ for no man. (wait)

A
waits

B
wait

C
waited

D
had waited

Solution

The basic rule of Subject-Verb agreement is that a singular subject takes a singular verb while a plural subject takes a plural verb. The verb must always agree with the subject of a sentence.
In the given sentence, there are two singular nouns "time" and "tide". Usually, two or more singular nouns joined by "and" require a plural verb. But if the nouns suggest one idea to the mind, the verb is singular. Thus, Option A is correct. "Time and tide" suggest one idea - time. Thus, it requires the singular form of the verb "wait" which is "waits". As a result, option B is incorrect.
Options C and D are incorrect as the sentence is a universal proverb which is always in present tense, not past.
Question 7
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Fill in the blank with the correct present tense verb:

Not only the Kumars, but also Tanya ______ agreed to try one of the world-famous chocolate-apple muffins.

A
has

B
have

C
had

D
None of the above

Solution

We would be understanding the subject-verb agreement in this case. When the subjects joined and have different persons, the verb will agree in person and number with the noun nearest to it. In this case, it is near to "Tanya" which is in a singular form. Thus, the verb would also be singular.
Have is the root verb and is generally used alongside the pronouns I / You / We / Ye and They and plural noun. It is the wrong option.
Has is used alongside the pronouns He / She / It and Who and singular. It is the correct option.
Had is only used in the past tense.
Option A is correct.
Question 8
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Fill in the blank with a suitable verb:
Mathematics _____ my favourite subject. [Intermediate]

A
is

B
are

C
were

D
been

Solution

In order to select the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence, let's understand the subject-verb agreement. Subject and verb should agree with each other, i.e., if the subject is singular, the verb should also be in its singular form; and if the subject is plural, the verb should also be in its plural form.
Option B - Though 'mathematics' has an 's' in the end, it's not a plural word. It is the name of a subject, and hence it is a singular subject. We must fill in the blank with a singular verb. As 'are' is a plural verb form, we can't use it here. Hence, option B is incorrect.
Option C - 'Were' is a plural verb form. As explained above, 'mathematics' is a singular subject and so, we need a singular verb form. Hence, option C is incorrect.
Option D - 'Been' is a singular as well as a plural auxiliary verb which is used with both singular as well as plural subject. 'Been' is always accompanied by a helping verb like - has, have or had. It is often used in perfect o perfect continuous tenses. Hence, option D is incorrect.
Option A - Since 'mathematics' is a singular subject, 'is' is a singular verb form. As both the subject and the verb agree in the sentence, we can say - 'Mathematics is my favourite subject.' Hence, option A is the correct answer.
Question 9
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Choose the correct form of the verb given in the options:
The singer along with her music director and other musicians ________ going to Switzerland for shooting.

A
am

B
is

C
are

D
were

Solution

A word used to describe an action, state or occurrence which forms the main part of the predicate, in a sentence is a verb. In this sentence we would understand the usage of verbs. This is a sentence with third person as a subject and the sentence is in the future tense. When the sentence is in the third person, the verb used is singular. Option C and D are in plural forms. “Am” is a verb that is only used for first person. It is the wrong option as well.
Option B is correct
Question 10
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank from the given alternatives.
A: Did Priya apologize after the argument?
B: No, but she ________ do that soon.

A
Had better

B
Would rather

C
Better had to

D
Should rather

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Question 1

has

have

are

need

Question 2

is

are

both

none of these

Question 3

(a)

(b)

(c)

No error

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Question 4

There's

There are

There is

None of the above

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Question 5

have been teaching

had been teaching

taught

has been teaching

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Question 6

waits

wait

waited

had waited

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Question 7

has

have

had

None of the above

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Question 8

is

are

were

been

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Question 9

am

is

are

were

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Question 10

Had better

Would rather

Better had to

Should rather

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