Subject Verb Agreement

Singular Indefinite Pronouns

100

• Each gets a trophy for playing. 

What is each, gets

200

• Everybody enjoys a good book.

What is everybody, enjoys

300

• Nothing has been determined as of yet. 

What is nothing, has

400

• Something is very wrong here.

what is something, is 

500

• Somebody will pay for this.

what is somebody, will pay

Collective Nouns

100

The committee meets here every Thursday.

What is committee, meets

200

The crowd is getting angry

what is crowd, is 

300

The jury has finally reached a decision.

what is jury, has 

400

The majority rules most of the time.

What is majority, rules

500

• The staff have gone their separate ways for the holidays. 

what is staff, have

Midsentence Phrase or Clause

100

• A theory of physics ascertains that a body in motion stays in motion.

What is theory, ascertains

200

A virus in all the company's computers is a real threat to security

what is virus, is 

300

• The causes of this prevalent disease are bad diet and lack of exercise. 

what is causes are 

400

• The members of the choir are very happy with the performance.

what is members, are

500

• The couch and chair I got at the store look really nice in here.

what is couch and chair, look 

Inverted Subjects

100

• There are seven clean plates in the dining room.

what is plates, are

200

There is a hair in my lasagna

what is is, hair 

300

• A good gift is a gift card.

what is gift card, is 

400

• How are the employees enjoying the new building?

what is employees, are 

500

• Over the rainbow flies a bird.

what is flies, bird 

T/F?

100

The Earth is Flat 

What is False 

200

Class is the worst part of high school 

What is true 

300

English is actually a useful subject, that we have the highest chance of using after high school. 

What is true

400

Every desk in Mrs Browns classroom is a circle 

What is false.... Look at the computers. 

500

Mrs Brown is the best senior English teacher. 

What is true.