SVA Check: Correct Verb Use with Indefinite Pronouns Quiz

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1. Everybody ______ ready for the field trip.

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Everybody is singular, so it takes a singular verb.

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Sva Check: Correct Verb Use With Indefinite Pronouns Quiz - Quiz

Is everyone singular or plural? In this indefinite pronouns correct verb quiz, you'll tackle the tricky rules of subject-verb agreement (SVA) with these common words. You'll practice choosing the correct verb form (singular or plural) to match the indefinite pronouns used as the subject. This is your essential SVA check.

2. Each of the students ______ a notebook.

Explanation

Each is singular, so the verb should be has.

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3. Someone ______ left a jacket on the bus.

Explanation

Someone is singular.

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4. Many of the cookies ______ gone already.

Explanation

Many is plural.

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5. The pronoun nobody is treated as singular.

Explanation

Indefinite pronouns like nobody take singular verbs.

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6. Nobody ______ the answer yet.

Explanation

Nobody is singular.

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7. Several of my friends ______ coming to the game.

Explanation

Several is plural.

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8. Match each subject with the correct verb form.

Explanation

Everything and anyone are singular; few is plural.

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9. Anyone ______ welcome to join the art club.

Explanation

Anyone is singular.

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10. Both of the kittens ______ playful today.

Explanation

Both is plural.

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11. The pronoun both takes a plural verb.

Explanation

Both always refers to more than one.

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12. One of the lights ______ broken.

Explanation

One is singular.

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13. Everything ______ quiet after the bell rang.

Explanation

Everything is singular.

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14. Most of the water ______ spilled on the floor.

Explanation

Water is uncountable, so it takes a singular verb.

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15. Which sentences use correct subject–verb agreement?

Explanation

Students is plural → have. Milk is uncountable → is.

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Everybody ______ ready for the field trip.
Each of the students ______ a notebook.
Someone ______ left a jacket on the bus.
Many of the cookies ______ gone already.
The pronoun nobody is treated as singular.
Nobody ______ the answer yet.
Several of my friends ______ coming to the game.
Match each subject with the correct verb form.
Anyone ______ welcome to join the art club.
Both of the kittens ______ playful today.
The pronoun both takes a plural verb.
One of the lights ______ broken.
Everything ______ quiet after the bell rang.
Most of the water ______ spilled on the floor.
Which sentences use correct subject–verb agreement?
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