Subject-Verb Agreement
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Pronoun Usage
Adjective and Adverb Usage
Troublesome Words
100
George and Tamara (doesn't/don't) want to see that movie.
What is don't?
100
Either Bill or John will bring a sample of (his/their) own work.
What is his?
100
Cameron finds his English class especially boring, so (he and Jacob/Jacob and him) have an agreement. If Cameron falls asleep, Jacob has permission to poke his buddy’s thigh with a sharp pencil.
What is "he and Jacob"?
100
She performed (magnificent/magnificently). It was a (magnificent/magnificently) beautiful performance.
What is "magnificently" for both?
100
The chief difference (among/between) a cyclone and a tornado is the storm’s intensity.
What is "between"?
200
One of my sisters (is/are) going on a trip to France.
What is the word "is"?
200
Jane and Jill called (her/their) friend.
What is their?
200
Just between you and (I/me), this algebra class is snore city; let’s slip our while Mr. Williams is solving an equation with his back turned.
What is "me"?
200
He was a very (sensibly/sensible) person. He acted very (sensible/sensibly).
What is "sensible" and "sensibly"?
200
A cyclone occurring over water is called a hurricane or a typhoon. These storms often destroy everything that (lays/lies) in their paths.
What is "lies"?
300
The players, as well as the captain, (want/wants) to win.
What is want?
300
Every student wants to impress (his or her/their) professors.
What is his or her?
300
When Mrs. Olson found Buster the Labrador retriever digging up her flowers, she used her shovel to give (he and his owner/his owner and him) a piece of her mind.
What is "his owner and him"?
300
Mike wrote too (slow/slowly) on the exam. He always writes (slow/slowly).
What is "slowly" for both?
300
Hurricanes can blow over objects that are usually (stationery/stationary), such as trees and buildings.
What is "stationary"?
400
Either answer (is/are) acceptable.
What is the word "is"?
400
Neither John nor Bob was willing to admit that (he/they) cheated.
What is he?
400
Preston ran the 100-meter dash so fast that the coaches smiled at the stop watch. I admired my friend’s speed but hoped that I was even faster than (he/him/himself).
What is "he"?
400
Andrea knows the material very (good/well). She always treats us (good/well).
What is "well" for both?
400
It does not take a (profit/prophet) to know that when the atmospheric pressure falls, a storm will usually follow.
What is "prophet"?
500
Mathematics (is/are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is/are) Andrea's favorite subject.
What is the word "is" for both?
500
Either the employees or Ms. Jones will make (their/her) presentation.
What is her?
500
Professor Warren congratulated (we/us) students on bombing the calculus exam more horribly than any class he had ever taught.
What is "us"?
500
The mechanic's tools were (well/good). The foreman said that his work was (good/well) done.
What is "good" and "well"?
500
Of course, we cannot change the weather; we must (accept/except) whatever we get.
What is "accept"?
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