Choose The Correct Option-Verb
Choose the correct option of the following:
Sel-assessment Test No 1 (Subject-verb Agreement)
There are four options (A, B, C, D), and only one of them is grammatically correct.
1. Why you went there in this condition?
The Poet is: Why did you go there in this condition. Use the structure of the Past Indefinite Tense.
2. The lesson is easier from that.
The correct is: The lesson is easier than that.
3. I and you will go to Muree.
The correct is: You and I will go to Muree. (2,3,1 personal pronouns in sequence in positive action.
4. He came to take my leave.
The Correct is He came to take a leave me.
5. Bad news usually spread fast.
The Correct is: Bad news usually spreads fast. ('news' is a singular noun)
6. He is braver than any man.
The Correct is: He is braver than any other man.
7. If he would have come, I would have helped him.
The Correct is: If he had come, I would have helped him. (third conditional)
8. He availed of the chance.
The Correct is: He availed himself of the chance. (reflexive transitive verb)
9. Many a man have died fighting for the good cause.
The Correct is: Many a man has died in fighting for a good cause.
10. None of the students in this class have failed.
The Correct is: None of the students in this class has failed.
11. She no sooner saw him, she ran away.
The Correct is: She no sooner saw him than ran away.
12. I dislike you abusing others.
The Correct is: I dislike your abusing others.
13. Neither she comes nor writes.
The Correct is: Neither she comes nor does she write.
14. We went to the fair and enjoyed much.
The Correct is: We went to the fair and enjoyed ourselves much.
15. I told her that he will help her.
The Correct is: I told her that he would help her. (Structure of past tense with past tense)
16. I shall make him to obey me.
The Correct is: I shall make him obey me. (structure of causative verb)
17. She is older than me.
The Correct is: She is older than I. (subjective case in comparison)
18. It should be between you and I.
The Correct is: It should be between you and me. (objective case is used with 'between')
19. He is suffering from a fever for a week.
The Poet is He has been suffering from a fever for a week. (Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
20. You as well as I is ill.
The Correct is: You as well as I are ill
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