Deck 15: Agreement

Question 1

A pronoun must agree in _______ with its antecedent.​

A) ​person
B) ​number
C) ​gender
D) ​all of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

All of the following sentences have correct pronoun-antecedent agreement except ​

A) ​Freshmen and sophomores fill their schedules with mostly general education courses.
B) ​Nathan or Jared completed his part of the survey.
C) ​Not only the chemistry student but also his professor is rated on their performance.
D) ​She ordered her graduation regalia back in March.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following sentences avoids sexism?​

A) ​Each tutor should contact his or her study group.
B) ​The tutors should contact their study groups.
C) ​Each tutor should contact his study group.
D) ​both a and b

Answer 3

D

Question 4

All of the following sentences with two or more subjects are correct except ​

A) ​Either the advisor or the professor signs the registration form.
B) ​Not only students but also a parent signs the financial aid form.
C) ​Neither a professor nor a parent may review a students' academic record without permission.
D) ​Counselors and instructors meets the qualifications for writing a recommendation.

Question 5

The pronouns I and you ​

A) ​usually take plural verbs.
B) ​usually take singular verbs.
C) ​are both plural.
D) ​none of the above

Question 6

All of the following sentences with indefinite pronouns are correct except ​

A) ​Each of these students want to join the soccer club team.
B) ​One of the members wishes to be nominated for captain.
C) ​Everything about the game sounds wonderful to me.
D) ​Not one of the players wants to play defense.

Question 7

If a sentence has two or more subjects joined by or or nor , the verb should​

A) ​be plural.
B) ​be singular.
C) ​agree with the last subject.
D) ​agree with the first subject.

Question 8

Agreement in writing means​

A) ​subjects and verbs must match in number.
B) ​plural subjects must have plural verbs and singular subjects must have singular verbs.
C) ​pronouns need to agree with their antecedents.
D) ​all of the above

Question 9

All of the following sentences with indefinite pronouns are correct except ​

A) ​Several of the football players follow the careers of professional players.
B) ​Most of the team goes to practice twice a day.
C) ​Most of the teams go to practice twice a day.
D) ​Some of the players goes to weight training as well.

Question 10

Which of the following is true?​

A) ​Plural subjects often end in - s .
B) ​Plural verbs usually do not end in - s .
C) ​Some verbs are made plural by added - es or by changing a y to i and adding - es .
D) ​all of the above

Question 11

The pronouns both, few, many , and several ​

A) ​take a singular or plural verb.
B) ​take a plural verb.
C) ​take a singular verb.
D) ​match the subject.

Question 12

Which of the following pronouns correctly agrees with the antecedent in this sentence?  "One of the students left _______ books under the chair.​

A) ​their
B) ​her
C) ​them
D) ​theirs

Question 13

All of the following sentences have correct pronoun and verb agreement except ​

A) ​I am going to take physics next semester.
B) ​You was going to take the bus until you saw that it was too crowded.
C) ​They were given special permission to take a graduate class.
D) ​He was heading to the gym before his class began.

Question 14

When the words one, each, either , and neither are followed by a prepositional phrase containing a plural object, the verb should​

A) ​agree with the nearest subject.
B) ​agree with the nearest noun.
C) ​be plural.
D) ​be singular.

Question 15

Singular indefinite pronouns​

A) ​take a singular or plural verb.
B) ​take a plural verb.
C) ​take a singular verb.
D) ​none of the above

Question 16

Someone, anyone, no one, everyone , and each are​

A) ​plural pronouns.
B) ​singular indefinite pronouns.
C) ​definite pronouns.
D) ​indefinite nouns.

Question 17

Application of Skills Direction: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 15 to select the best answer for the following questions ​.
​All of the following sentences have correct subject/verb agreement except

A) ​All of the new students thinks that cramming is the best way to study.
B) ​Actually a student who over-learns material will often be more successful.
C) ​Someone who tries to space out study sessions will retain information for a longer period of time.
D) ​A student who wishes to try new study strategies should practice a new technique for at least two weeks.

Question 18

The pronouns all, any, half, part, most, none , and some ​

A) ​take a singular or plural verb.
B) ​take only a plural verb.
C) ​take only a singular verb.
D) ​match the subject.

Question 19

Which of the following sentences states the meaning correctly, clearly, and without confusion?​

A) ​In our college, he says that Martin Luther King Day is a holiday.
B) ​My roommate said that he could use theirs.
C) ​Linda and Marta, they both are confused about the assignment.
D) ​Cheryl and Nanette loaned their bicycles to the girls who live next door.

Question 20

Which of the following verb choices is correct? "The financial aid applicant _______ his or her income with tax records from the previous academic year."​

A) ​verify
B) ​verifys
C) ​verifies
D) ​none of the above