Identify: Singular or Plural Subject/Verb
Compound Subjects
Simple Subjects/Verbs
Mix and Match
Challenge
100

"Runs" in "The cat runs."

Singular Verb

100

"My friend and I (is/are) going to the park."

are

Subject = My friend and I

100

"The cat (run/runs) fast."

runs

100

"She (do/does) not like apples."

does

Subject = She

100

"The team (play/plays) together."

plays

200

"Dogs" in "The dogs bark."

Plural Subject

200

"Neither the teacher nor the students (was/were) late."

were

Subject = Students (since it's closest to the verb)

200

"The girl (walk/walks) every morning."

walks

200

"The group of students (was/were) noisy."

was

Subject = Group (of students)

200

Another problem (is, are) the many trees we lose each year.

is

Subject = problem

300

"Books" in "The books are on the table."

Plural Subject

300

"John and Mary (is/are) not attending the meeting."

are

Subject = John and Mary 

300

"A book (lie/lies) on the desk."

lies

300

"The flock of birds (fly/flies) south for winter."

flies

Subject = Flock (of birds)

300

Our forests (is, are) also a wonderful resource for recreation.

are

Subject = Forests

400

"Team" in "The team is winning."

Singular Subject

400

"Neither the lions nor the tiger (has/have) escaped."

has

Subject = Tiger (since it's closest to the verb)

400

"The flowers (bloom/blooms) in spring."

bloom

400

"Either my brother or my sisters (drive/drives) the car."

drive

Subject = Sisters (since it's closest to the verb)

400

(Do/Does) this red and brown tie go well with this suit?

Does

Subject = Tie

500

"People" in "Many people are here."

Plural Subject

500

"Neither the dog nor the cats (like/likes) the new food."

like

Subject = Cats (since it's closest to the verb)

500

"A group of students (discuss/discusses) the project."

discusses

Subject = Group (of students)

500

"Here (is/are) the book you were looking for."

is

Subject = Book

500

How (do/does) this red and black hat look with my clothes?

does

Subject = Hat

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