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Subject Verb Agreement MCQ for CBSE Class-9 and Class-10


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Today (November 04, 2025) Daily MCQs: 60 questions β€” Showing page 2 of 6

Q11. Neither of the candidates ______ prepared for the debate.

  • was
  • were
  • have been
  • are
Correct Option: A  [ was ]

Explanation: Distributive pronouns like 'neither' are singular and require a singular verb: 'was'.

Q12. Mathematics ______ an easy subject.

  • are not
  • is not
  • were not
  • have not been
Correct Option: B  [ is not ]

Explanation: Names of academic subjects, though singular in form, take a singular verb. 'Mathematics is not...'.

Q13. The news ______ groundbreaking.

  • are
  • were
  • is
  • have been
Correct Option: C  [ is ]

Explanation: Some nouns like 'news' are always singular despite ending in -s; they take singular verbs: 'is'.

Q14. "The Arabian Nights" ______ interesting stories.

  • has
  • have
  • are having
  • is having
Correct Option: A  [ has ]

Explanation: Titles of works are treated as single entities; even if plural in form, the title takes a singular verb: 'has'.

Q15. Measles ______ an infectious disease.

  • are
  • were
  • is
  • have
Correct Option: C  [ is ]

Explanation: Some disease names that look plural (measles, mumps) are singular in meaning and take singular verbs: 'is'.

Q16. ______ the news on at five or six?

  • Are
  • Is
  • Was
  • Were
Correct Option: B  [ Is ]

Explanation: The noun 'news' is singular, so in a question it takes the singular auxiliary 'Is'.

Q17. One of the girls ______ singing.

  • were
  • was
  • are
  • have been
Correct Option: B  [ was ]

Explanation: In 'one of + plural noun' constructions the real subject is 'one', which is singular. Use 'was'.

Q18. The man with all the birds ______ on my street.

  • live
  • lives
  • are living
  • have lived
Correct Option: B  [ lives ]

Explanation: The verb agrees with the main subject ('The man'), not the noun in the prepositional phrase. 'Man' is singular so 'lives'.

Q19. Sohan as well as his brother ______ come.

  • have
  • has
  • are
  • were
Correct Option: B  [ has ]

Explanation: Phrases like 'as well as' do not make a compound subject; verb agrees with the first subject (Sohan), so singular 'has'.

Q20. The players, as well as the captain, ______ to win.

  • want
  • wants
  • is wanting
  • has wanted
Correct Option: A  [ want ]

Explanation: Intervening phrases like 'as well as the captain' do not affect the number of the verb. Subject is 'players' (plural), so 'want'.
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