Writer's Choice Grade 9

Unit 16: Subject-Verb Agreement

True or False

Decide which of the following statements are True and which are False. Select True for correct statements and False for incorrect statements.

1.
A verb must agree with its subject in number and person.
A)True
B)False
2.
The verb can be affected by the number and person of the object of a prepositional phrase.
A)True
B)False
3.
When a predicate nominative is different in number from the subject, the predicate nominative affects the number of the linking verb.
A)True
B)False
4.
An inverted sentence is a sentence in which the subject follows the verb.
A)True
B)False
5.
Scissors is a plural noun.
A)True
B)False
6.
Mathematics is a plural noun.
A)True
B)False
7.
A title of a work of art is always singular.
A)True
B)False
8.
When a noun of amount refers to a total that is considered one unit, the noun is singular.
A)True
B)False
9.
All indefinite pronouns are singular.
A)True
B)False
10.
Compound subjects agree only with plural verbs.
A)True
B)False
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