Subject-verb Agreement (Advanced) Flashcards
1
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- The site visits (is / are) tailor-made for editorial staff and designers.
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are
2
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- The Public Relations Officer (is / are) responsible for liaising with the counterparts in China.
A
is
3
Q
- Ten new employees (has / have) been hired since December.
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have
4
Q
- General readers (is / are) unfamiliar with your subject matter.
A
are
5
Q
- Our analysis (is / am) shown below for the management’s consideration.
A
is
6
Q
- This report will (compare / compares) two possible expansion plans.
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compare
7
Q
- The Chief Editor of ABC Publishers (has / have) proposed exchange visits with the publishers in China.
A
has
8
Q
- Some staff (do / does) not speak Putonghua and they may impede the communication.
A
do
9
Q
- Only twelve functional laptops and five printers (is / are) available and this (slow / slows) down the work procedures of the company.
A
are / slows
10
Q
- An effective training programme should (include / includes) at least five hours of hands-on practice.
A
include
11
Q
- Training (is / are) essential and releasing staff for training during office hours can save costs.
A
is
12
Q
- Buying brand new laptops and printers would (exceed / exceeds) our budget.
A
exceed
13
Q
- There (is / are) currently five staff members working in the shop.
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are
14
Q
- This report will compare these two plans and (make / makes) recommendations.
A
make
15
Q
- The existing shop (is / are) about 1,000 sq. ft. at a rental of about HK$200,000.
A
is
16
Q
- On the whole, both business plans (allow / allows) the shop to expand its business.
A
allow
17
Q
- The monthly rent can (go / goes) up to HK$500,000.
A
go
18
Q
- The purpose of the systems (is / are) to ensure smooth power demand for the benefit of electric utilities.
A
is
19
Q
- Heaters and refrigerators (is / are) electrical appliances with high energy consumption.
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are
20
Q
- It can (save / saves) energy without affecting the operation of the appliance.
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save
21
Q
- Specialists (understand / understands) the terminology of their field.
A
understand
22
Q
- Positive words (is / are) much more appealing to the audience when compared to negative ones.
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are
23
Q
- Jargon should (be / are) avoided where necessary.
A
be
24
Q
- Purchasing brand new equipment (is / am) far too expensive.
A
is
25
Q
- Flash drives (is / are) useless.
A
are
26
Q
- When writing a report, you should (avoid / avoids) the use of first-person pronouns like “I”, “me” and “my”.
A
avoid
27
Q
- How (is / are) it different from the other two reports?
A
is
28
Q
- There (is / are) generally three different writing styles, “formal”, “semi-formal” and “informal”.
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are
29
Q
- The level of formality (is / are) determined by your purpose.
A
is
30
Q
- The steps (was / were) unable to move out from the upper comb plate, creating a wide gap near the upper landing surface.
A
were
31
Q
- Sentences with lots of unnecessary words (is / are) not effective.
A
are
32
Q
- Hiring part-time staff (is / are) our only option.
A
is
33
Q
- The reason for their complaint (is / are) that they usually have to queue for a long time to be served.
A
is
34
Q
- The Quality Assurance Officers (has / have) inspected the construction site.
A
have
