Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. The staff members is preparing the hall.
B. The staff members are preparing the hall.
C. The staff members has preparing the hall.
D. The staff member are preparing the hall.
Correct Answer: B
The plural subject 'staff members' takes a plural verb.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. The police has arrested the suspect.
B. The police have arrested the suspect.
C. The police is arrested the suspect.
D. The police was arresting suspect yesterday always.
Correct Answer: B
'Police' is treated as plural.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct completion: 'Neither of the machines ___ functioning properly.'
A. are
B. is
C. have
D. were
Correct Answer: B
Traditional formal grammar treats 'neither' as singular.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. What we need are a clear strategy.
B. What we need is a clear strategy.
C. What we needs is a clear strategy.
D. What we need have a clear strategy.
Correct Answer: B
The noun clause 'What we need' represents a singular idea here.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. His knowledge of procedures make him valuable.
B. His knowledge of procedures makes him valuable.
C. His knowledge of procedures are making him valuable.
D. His knowledge procedures make him valuable.
Correct Answer: B
The subject 'knowledge' is singular.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct completion: 'One-half of the employees ___ absent.'
A. is
B. are
C. has
D. was
Correct Answer: B
The noun 'employees' is plural, so the verb is plural.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct completion: 'One-half of the cake ___ gone.'
A. are
B. have
C. is
D. were
Correct Answer: C
The noun 'cake' is singular, so the verb is singular.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. The premises is under surveillance.
B. The premises are under surveillance.
C. The premise are under surveillance.
D. The premises has surveillance.
Correct Answer: B
'Premises' meaning a building or site is plural in form and takes a plural verb.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. Economics are taught in this college.
B. Economics is taught in this college.
C. Economics have taught in this college.
D. Economic is taught in this college.
Correct Answer: B
The academic subject 'economics' is singular.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct completion: 'Seventy percent of the workers ___ trained.'
A. is
B. are
C. has
D. was
Correct Answer: B
Agreement follows the plural noun 'workers'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct completion: 'Seventy percent of the rice ___ exported.'
A. are
B. is
C. have
D. were
Correct Answer: B
Agreement follows the uncountable noun 'rice', so a singular verb is used.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. The outskirts of the city is developing rapidly.
B. The outskirts of the city are developing rapidly.
C. The outskirts of the city has developing rapidly.
D. The outskirt of the city are developing rapidly.
Correct Answer: B
'Outskirts' is plural and takes a plural verb.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. The proceeds from the sale is being donated.
B. The proceeds from the sale are being donated.
C. The proceed from the sale are being donated.
D. The proceeds has donated.
Correct Answer: B
'Proceeds' is a plural noun and takes a plural verb.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. A group of tourists were waiting outside.
B. A group of tourists was waiting outside.
C. A group tourists were waiting outside.
D. A group of tourist was waiting outside.
Correct Answer: B
The head noun 'group' is singular when the group acts as one unit.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct completion: 'Either the reports or the summary ___ missing.'
A. are
B. were
C. is
D. have
Correct Answer: C
The nearer subject 'summary' is singular.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct completion: 'Neither the coach nor the players ___ satisfied with the result.'
A. was
B. is
C. are
D. has
Correct Answer: C
With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the nearer plural subject 'players'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct completion: 'The impact of these reforms ___ yet to be assessed.'
A. are
B. is
C. have
D. were
Correct Answer: B
The head noun 'impact' is singular, so 'is' is required.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. She is more better prepared this time.
B. She is better prepared this time.
C. She is most better prepared this time.
D. She is more good prepared this time.
Correct Answer: B
'Better' is already comparative; 'more better' is a double comparative.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. He returned back to the office.
B. He returned to the office.
C. He back returned the office.
D. He returned back into the office again.
Correct Answer: B
'Return' already contains the meaning 'go back', so 'return back' is redundant.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. Unless you do not study, you will fail.
B. Unless you study, you will fail.
C. Unless you will study, you fail.
D. Unless you studied, you will fail.
Correct Answer: B
'Unless' already means 'if not', so an extra 'not' is incorrect.