Practice Questions

Everyone has their own opinion.

A. Everyone has his or her
B. Everyone have their
C. Everyone has their
D. Everyone has his

Formal grammar requires singular pronoun for singular subject.

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He is the person that I was talking of.

A. He is the person of whom
B. He is the person who
C. He is the person that I
D. He is the person about whom

Prepositions prefer 'whom'.

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A number of people was there.

A. A number of people were
B. A number of people is
C. A number of people has
D. A number of people was

'A number of' is plural.

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The number of students are increasing.

A. The number of students is
B. The number of students were
C. The number of students has
D. The number of students are

'The number of' is singular.

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It is I who is responsible.

A. It is I who am
B. It is I who is
C. It is I who were
D. It is I who are

'Who' refers to 'I', so 'am' is correct.

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I have finished the work yesterday.

A. I finished the work
B. I have finished the work
C. I had finished the work
D. I was finishing the work

Simple past is required for a specific time ('yesterday').

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The scissors is sharp.

A. The scissors are
B. The scissors was
C. The scissors has
D. The scissors are

'Scissors' is always plural.

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Neither of the two boys have done the work.

A. Neither of the two boys has
B. Neither of the two boys were
C. Neither of the two boys are
D. Neither of the two boys have

'Neither' is singular.

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She is taller than anyone in the class.

A. She is taller than anyone else
B. She is taller than any
C. She is taller than anyone
D. She is taller than someone

To compare a person with the rest of the group, use 'anyone else'.

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The book, including the notes, were lost.

A. The book, including the notes, was
B. The book, including the notes, have
C. The book, including the notes, are
D. The book, including the notes, were

Subject is 'book' (singular).

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