SerranoNotes+-+Chap+9+Subject+and+Verb+Agreement+-+Answer+Key+for+Quiz+1

QUIZ #1 NOUNS IN PLURAL FORM 1. The news (__is__, are) reported at 5 o’clock. 2. Chicken poxes (is, __are__) a contagious disease. 3. Sports (__attract__, attracts) him. 4. The sport (attract, __attracts__) him. 5. Five dollars (__is__, are) too much to tip the waiter. 6. Tips (is, __are__) important. 7. School __(is__, are) important. 8. Teachers (is, __are__) helpful. 9. Schools (is, __are__) different. 10. The knives (is, __are__) sharp. 11. The knife (__is__, are) sharp. 12. Scissors (is, __are__) dangerous. 13. A gun (__is__, are) dangerous. 14. Parties (is, __are__) fun. 15. Championship (__is__, are) the goal. DETERMINING MODIFIERS 1. Some of the cookie (__is__, are) missing. 2. Some of the cookies (is ,__are__) missing. 3. The number of fans at the game (__was__, were) small. 4. A small number of fans (was, __were__) at the game. 5. Some of the food (__is__, are) missing. 6. Foods (is, __are__) missing. 7. A few of the cakes (is, __are__) gone. 8. A little of the cake (__is__, are) gone. 9. Some of the team (__is__, are) sick. 10. Some of the teams (is, __are__) sick. 11. Some of the fans (was, __were__) supportive. 12. Some of the fan (__was__, were) supportive. 13. The majority of the team (__is__, are) successful. 14. The majority of teams (is, __are__) successful. 15. Some of the coaches (is, __are__) leaving.