SOAL SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT BESERTA ERROR ANALSYS

A.      Multiple Choice

1 ) Everyone ________ finished reading the fairy tale.

a) has  b) have  c) is  d) are

2 ) Some of the students ________ left the classroom for lunch.

a) has   b) have  c) was  d) were

3 ) Nobody ________ come for the party yet.We're still waiting.

a) has  b) have  c) is  d) are

4 ) Somebody ________ spilt tea on the table cloth.

a) has  b) have  c) was  d) were

5 ) Each of the teachers ________ willing to attend the meeting at the weekend.

a) are    b) is   c) has  d) have  

6 ) Neither of the two students ________ in the library now.

            a) is      b) are  c) was  d) were

7 ) A pair of jeans ________ in the bathroom.

a) is     b) are  c) was  d) were

8 ) My glasses ________ on the table this morning.

a) was  b) were  c) has  d) have

9 ) Mathematics ________ considered to be a difficult school subject among students.

a) is     b) are  c) was  d) were

10 ) Five and seven ________ twelve.

a) is     b) are  c) has  d) have  

A.     Error Analisis

1.      Error : And since we're being honest, I feel I should tell you
I've been filling up the empty space between you and I.

Correction:
Change you and I to you and me. After a preposition (in this case, between), use the object form of a pronoun (me). 

2.      Error : When its hot, the cable sags, and it catches the top of your mast.

Correction:
Change the possessive determiner its to the contraction it's (it is). 

3.      Error : The discovery of asbestos in the classroom buildings are delaying the repairs.

Correction:
To make the verb agree with its subject (discovery)--and not the object of the preposition(buildings)--change are to is. 

4.      Error : On Halloween, Melanie gave apples to the children wrapped in cellophane.

Correction:
Unless the children actually were "wrapped in cellophane," rearrange the sentence so that the phrase modifies the apples, not the children: On Halloween, Melanie gave the children apples wrapped in cellophane.

5.      Error : The biggest influence on Bobo's life was his mother, she was the owner of the local hardware store.

Correction:
The simplest way to correct this comma splice is to replace the comma with a period and make two separate sentences. Alternatively, you can either delete she was (to turn the second main clause into an appositive) or change she to who (to create an adjective clause).

6.      Error: One of my friends like to cook Italian food. (Agreement Error: One = singular / like = plural)

Correction:

One of my friends likes to cook Italian food. The verb in the adjective clause doesn’t match the noun it’s referring to.

7.      Error: The people who lives next door asked me to get their mail. (Agreement Error: people = singular / lives = plural)

Correction:

The people who live next door asked me to get their mail. The verb comes before the subject

8.      Error: There is many reasons to disagree about politics. (Agreement Error: reasons = plural / is = singular)

Correction:

 There are many reasons to disagree about politics.

9.      Error: Leading the club meeting today is Akiko and Jose. (Agreement Error: Akiko and Jose = plural / is = singular)

Correction:

Leading the club meeting today are Akiko and Jose. The subject is a list of two or more nouns

10.  Error: Microsoft, Starbucks and Boeing hires technical graduates from Edmonds Community College. (Agreement Error: Microsoft, Starbucks and Boeing = plural / hires = singular) 
Correction:

Microsoft, Starbucks and Boeing hire technical graduates from Edmonds Community College.

11.  Error: The number of students in each class vary. (Agreement Error: number = singular / vary = plural)

Correction:

The number of students in each class varies. The subject ends in an -s but is singular in meaning (For example: Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Ethics).

12.  Error: Mathematics prepare students for many different careers. (Agreement Error: Mathematics = singular / prepare = plural)

Correction:

Mathematics prepares students for many different careers. The subject is an indefinite pronoun (For example: Anyone, Everyone, Each, Everybody, Nothing, Everything).

13.  Error: Everyone have to take a health class to earn an AA degree.

Correction:

 Everyone has to take a health class to earn an AA degree. The subject is an uncountable noun (For example: Rice, Water, Grass, Money, Snow, Time).

14.  Error: Time seem to go quickly during a test. (Agreement Error: Time = singular / seem = plural)

Correction: Time seems to go quickly during a test. Subject agrees with the nearest noun in paired conjunctions (For Example: Either – or / Neither – nor / Not only -- But also / Not – but /)

15.  Error: Neither Sam nor his friends wants to miss graduation. (Agreement Error: friends = plural / wants = singular)

Correction:

Neither Sam nor his friends want to miss graduation. (Agreement Error: Sam = singular / want = plural) Correction 2: Neither his friends nor Sam wants to miss graduation.