Practice HAT questions with answers and explanations.
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'A number of' means several and takes a plural verb.
The plural verb 'are' agrees with 'applicants.'
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'Trousers' is grammatically plural even when referring to one item of clothing.
It therefore takes 'are.'
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The subject is the singular noun phrase 'The number.'
Therefore, the singular verb 'is' is required.
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The name of an academic subject is treated as singular.
Thus, 'Mathematics is' is grammatically correct.
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The committee is viewed here as one unit because 'its' refers to the group collectively.
A singular collective meaning takes 'has.'
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The phrase refers to one combined meal rather than two separate items.
A singular verb is therefore appropriate.
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With 'either...or,' agreement is normally with the nearer subject.
The nearer subject 'brother' is singular, so 'is' is correct.
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A measurement considered as one total amount takes a singular verb.
The entire distance is treated as one unit.
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The subject is 'One,' not 'books.'
Because 'One' is singular, the verb must be 'is.'
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'Who' introduces a clause describing 'student.'
Relative pronouns connect dependent clauses to nouns.
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The word 'happily' describes how the children played.
A word that modifies a verb in this way functions as an adverb.
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'Before' introduces the dependent clause 'you leave.'
A word joining a subordinate clause to a main clause functions as a conjunction.
