Practice HAT Verbal Reasoning questions with answers and explanations.
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'Many a' is followed by a singular noun and a singular verb.
Thus, 'student makes' is correct.
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'Laughed' does not require a direct object.
A verb that expresses a complete action without an object is intransitive.
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'Police' is treated as a plural noun in standard English.
It therefore takes the plural verb 'are.'
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The subject is 'Each,' which is singular.
A singular subject takes the singular verb 'has.'
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When 'every' applies to coordinated singular nouns, the idea remains distributively singular.
Therefore, 'has' is correct.
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With 'neither...nor,' the verb usually agrees with the nearer subject.
The nearer subject 'employees' is plural, so 'are' is correct.
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'Information' is an uncountable singular noun.
Here 'none' means not any information, so 'is' is appropriate.
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'News' ends in -s but is treated as a singular uncountable noun.
It therefore takes the singular verb 'is.'
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'Scissors' is a plural-form noun and takes a plural verb.
The correct expression is 'The scissors are.'
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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.
