Pre-Secondary One Hong Kong Attainment Test · English Language

Subject-verb agreement: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 5 written questions with worked solutions. All on Subject-verb agreement.

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Question 1

1 mark

Choose the correct verb form:
The pieces of furniture in this room ______ very old and need to be replaced.

Question 2

1 mark

The group of dancers ______ performing on the stage right now, and they look very professional.

Question 3

1 mark

Identify the correct verb form:
Ten kilometers ______ a long distance for a young child to walk in one go.

Question 4

1 mark

Which verb correctly completes the sentence?
My brother and his friend ______ to the library together every Saturday.

Question 5

1 mark

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:
The news about the upcoming school picnic ______ quite exciting for the Primary 6 students.

Question 6

2 marks

Complete the sentence using the correct form of the verb 'to be':
Fifty dollars ______ too expensive for a simple plastic notebook.

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Question 7

3 marks

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in the brackets:
The player, along with his teammates, ______ (practice) hard for the final match now.

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Question 8

5 marks

Rewrite the sentence by choosing the correct verb form:
A number of students ______ (was / were) absent because of the heavy rain this morning.

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Question 9

3 marks

Identify the subject-verb agreement errors in the following sentences and write the corrected versions:

(a) Every student and teacher have to wear a mask in the school hall.
(b) Ten kilometers are a long distance for a young child to walk.

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Question 10

3 marks

Determine if the following sentence is grammatically correct. If not, identify the error and rewrite the sentence correctly:

Either the cat or the dogs has broken the vase in the living room.

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