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Subject-verb Agreement (Advanced) Flashcards

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  1. The site visits (is / are) tailor-made for editorial staff and designers.
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are

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  1. The Public Relations Officer (is / are) responsible for liaising with the counterparts in China.
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is

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  1. Ten new employees (has / have) been hired since December.
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have

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  1. General readers (is / are) unfamiliar with your subject matter.
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are

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  1. Our analysis (is / am) shown below for the management’s consideration.
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is

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  1. This report will (compare / compares) two possible expansion plans.
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compare

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  1. The Chief Editor of ABC Publishers (has / have) proposed exchange visits with the publishers in China.
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has

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  1. Some staff (do / does) not speak Putonghua and they may impede the communication.
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do

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  1. Only twelve functional laptops and five printers (is / are) available and this (slow / slows) down the work procedures of the company.
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are / slows

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  1. An effective training programme should (include / includes) at least five hours of hands-on practice.
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include

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  1. Training (is / are) essential and releasing staff for training during office hours can save costs.
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is

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  1. Buying brand new laptops and printers would (exceed / exceeds) our budget.
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exceed

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  1. There (is / are) currently five staff members working in the shop.
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are

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  1. This report will compare these two plans and (make / makes) recommendations.
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make

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  1. The existing shop (is / are) about 1,000 sq. ft. at a rental of about HK$200,000.
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is

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  1. On the whole, both business plans (allow / allows) the shop to expand its business.
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allow

17
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  1. The monthly rent can (go / goes) up to HK$500,000.
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go

18
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  1. The purpose of the systems (is / are) to ensure smooth power demand for the benefit of electric utilities.
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is

19
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  1. Heaters and refrigerators (is / are) electrical appliances with high energy consumption.
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are

20
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  1. It can (save / saves) energy without affecting the operation of the appliance.
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save

21
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  1. Specialists (understand / understands) the terminology of their field.
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understand

22
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  1. Positive words (is / are) much more appealing to the audience when compared to negative ones.
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are

23
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  1. Jargon should (be / are) avoided where necessary.
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be

24
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  1. Purchasing brand new equipment (is / am) far too expensive.
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is

25
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  1. Flash drives (is / are) useless.
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are

26
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  1. When writing a report, you should (avoid / avoids) the use of first-person pronouns like “I”, “me” and “my”.
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avoid

27
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  1. How (is / are) it different from the other two reports?
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is

28
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  1. There (is / are) generally three different writing styles, “formal”, “semi-formal” and “informal”.
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are

29
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  1. The level of formality (is / are) determined by your purpose.
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is

30
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  1. The steps (was / were) unable to move out from the upper comb plate, creating a wide gap near the upper landing surface.
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were

31
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  1. Sentences with lots of unnecessary words (is / are) not effective.
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are

32
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  1. Hiring part-time staff (is / are) our only option.
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is

33
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  1. The reason for their complaint (is / are) that they usually have to queue for a long time to be served.
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is

34
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  1. The Quality Assurance Officers (has / have) inspected the construction site.
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have

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