Subject–verb agreement across long interruptions (SAT)

Question 1

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The ruins, together with the ancient road that once connected them to the coast, ___ a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

• A. form
• B. forms

Question 2

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? One of the most influential architects of the twentieth century, Zaha Hadid have designed buildings around the world.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 3

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A team of engineers from three universities ___ developed a battery that charges in minutes.

• A. has
• B. have

Question 4

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? The number of species recorded at the site has risen every year since 2015.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 5

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The sound of thousands of frogs calling across the wetlands ___ deafening at night.

• A. is
• B. are

Question 6

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? The effects of the new policy, which was introduced despite strong objections from several councils, are still being studied.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 7

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A team of engineers from three universities ___ developed a battery that charges in minutes.

• A. has
• B. have

Question 8

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? The effects of the new policy, which was introduced despite strong objections from several councils, are still being studied.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 9

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The collection of letters, diaries and photographs donated by the explorer's family in 2019 ___ now on display.

• A. is
• B. are

Question 10

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? What the researchers found in the frozen soil samples supports the theory.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 11

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? What the researchers found in the frozen soil samples ___ the theory.

• A. support
• B. supports

Question 12

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? The number of species recorded at the site has risen every year since 2015.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 13

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A team of engineers from three universities ___ developed a battery that charges in minutes.

• A. has
• B. have

Question 14

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? A team of engineers from three universities has developed a battery that charges in minutes.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 15

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Each of the novels in the prize-winning trilogy ___ from a different character's point of view.

• A. is told
• B. are told

Question 16

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? Each of the novels in the prize-winning trilogy is told from a different character's point of view.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect