SHS English Language · Year 2
Subject-Verb Agreement, Speech Writing and Imagery practice questions
Concord/subject-verb agreement, formal and informal speech writing, and imagery.
20 questions in this topic: 3 recall, 13 applying skills and concepts and 4 strategic thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.
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- Question 1Strategic thinking
In "Neither your aunties nor father has given you permission to go out with your friends", the singular verb "has" agrees with
- afather, the subject closer to the verb
- byour aunties, the subject further from the verb
- cboth subjects equally, since they are joined by neither...nor
- dthe object, permission, rather than either subject
- Question 2Recall
According to the section, which of these indefinite pronouns is treated as singular and takes a singular verb?
- aEverybody
- bSeveral
- cMany
- dFew
- Question 3Recall
Imagery in poetry and drama is best defined as
- athe use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses, creating vivid mental pictures
- bthe use of a single unbroken sentence to describe an entire scene
- cthe strict avoidance of any figurative language in a text
- dthe repetition of the same word at the start of consecutive lines
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