Subject-Verb Agreement
The students _______ the bus every day.
What is ride?
Both Shelley and Stella promised to bring ________ cameras.
What is their?
The teacher ____ on the carpet; the students ___ on the carpet.
What is, "The teacher sits on the carpet; the students sit on the carpet"?
My friends and I ________ soccer.
a. playing
b. play
c. plays
What is play?
Keeping succulent plants alive is easy if you follow simple guidelines: water them very rarely, provide indirect sunlight, and the soil should be well drained.
What is, "Keeping succulent plants alive is easy if you follow simple guidelines: water them very rarely, provide indirect sunlight, and drain the soil well"?
His mother has many things to do. She ___ very busy.
What is "is"?
The litter of cats occupied _______ by running, jumping, and meowing.
What is themselves?
"Learning a new language as an adult can be more difficult than to learn one as a child", could be better stated as...
What is, "Learning a new language as an adult can be more difficult than learning one as a child"?
OR
What is, "to learn a new language as an adult can be more difficult than to learn one as a child"?
Ants and flies found _______ way to our picnic.
a. hers
b. its
c. their
What is their?
Either cooking an elaborate meal or grabbing fast food can have their pros and cons.
What is, "Either cooking an elaborate meal or grabbing fast food can have its pros and cons"?
OR
What is, "Both cooking an elaborate meal and grabbing fast food can have their pros and cons"?
John and Susy ______ to class because they are late!
What is run?
"I shouldn't have done that," Malcolm thought to _______.
What is himself?
"Every morning, I run two miles, walk one mile, and a half a mile on the bike", could be better stated as...
What is, "Every morning, I run two miles, walk one mile, and bicycle a half a mile"?
They _______ fun together.
a. have
b. has
c. haved
What is have?
Singing in the chorus, building sets with the stage crew, and costume design are good ways to participate in the drama club.
What is, "Singing in the chorus, building sets with the stage crew, and designing costumes are good ways to participate in the drama club"?
Everyone in these hills _____ a story to tell about the way life used to be.
What is has?
The valuable collection of baseball cards resides in ____________ fireproof case.
What is its?
"The man walked down the street, stopped at a store window, and was fixing his tie", could be better stated as...
What is, "The man walked down the street, stopped at a store window, and fixed his tie"?
OR
What is, "The man was walking down the street, stopping at a store window, and fixing his tie"?
She could either keep working on the essay past midnight or she could get up before dawn to finish it.
a. She could either work on the essay past midnight or get up to finish it before dawn.
b. She could either stay up past midnight to work on the essay or get up before dawn to finish it.
c. She could either keep working on the essay past midnight or try getting up to finish it before dawn.
What is answer a., b., and c.?
The parliament has met their obligation to consider the law fairly.
What is, "The parliament has met its obligation to consider the law fairly"?
OR
What is, "The parliament members have met their obligation to consider the law fairly"?
There _______ a couple of methods that may help you get rid of hiccups, but nothing is certain to work.
What is are?
The pack followed closely behind ________ mother.
What is its?
"The chef chopped the parsley, peeled the tomatoes, and cut the zucchini into cubes", could be better stated as...
What is, "The chef chopped the parsley, peeled the tomatoes, and cubed the zucchini"?
OR
What is, "The chef was chopping the parsley, peeling the tomatoes, and cutting the zucchini into cubes"?
John or Susan brings _______ violin.
a. their
b. his
c. her
What is her?
The first joke does not even make Miss Stanton smile, but the final series of anecdotes causes her to laugh so hard that tears come to her eyes.
What is correct?