Singular or Plural Subjects
Subjects More Than One Person or Thing
Collective Subjects
Interrupter Phrases
Past Participles
100
An electric computer (solves, solve) difficult problems quickly.
What is "SOLVES"
100
Stars and stripes (represents, represent) the United States.
What is "REPRESENT"
100
The team (is, are) celebrating its victory.
What is "IS"
100
The girls from Michigan State (is, are) arriving early for class.
What is "ARE"
100
Stella had (ate / eaten / ated) all of her steak dinner.
What is "EATEN"
200
Careless people (is, are) often at fault.
What is "ARE"
200
Both of the carpenters ( is/are ) planning to do the job.
What is "ARE"
200
That flock of geese (make, makes) a beautiful pattern in the sky.
What is "MAKES"
200
The leaders of state government (arrive, arrives) for the conference.
What is "ARRIVE"
200
Ryan had (took / taken / tooken) the wrong book off the shelf.
What is "TAKEN"
300
Sometimes lightning (causes, cause) fires, but we (takes, take) shelter.
What is "ARE" and "TAKE"
300
My brother and sister (has, have) been very cooperative lately.
What is "HAVE"
300
Next week the Smith family (leave, leaves) for vacation. They will see an army of ferrets (run, runs) for its life.
What is "LEAVES" and "RUNS"
300
A little practice in the evenings (help, helps) us play better.
What is "HELPS"
300
Taylor has (drank / drunk / drinked) too much Coca-Cola today.
What is "DRUNK"
400
His application form for the new job, which (was, were) posted yesterday, (has, have) gone missing.
What is "WAS" and "HAS"
400
The Trade Union Members' meeting (is / are) downstairs in the conference room.
What is "IS"
400
A swarm of bees (stings, sting) the herd of bears when it (attacks, attack) the honeycomb nest.
What is "STINGS" and "ATTACKS"
400
A package from my daughters (was, were) left on the doorstep, but we (were, was, is) not there to pick it up.
What is "WAS" and "WERE"
400
You should have (brought / brung / brang) your bike.
What is "BROUGHT"
500
The carpet (has, have) so many stains on it that it (need, needs) to be replaced.
What is "HAS" and "NEEDS"
500
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor (has, have) moved in next door to us. He and his dog (was, were, is) playing outside yesterday.
What is "HAVE" and "WERE"
500
Two pieces of pie (was, were) eaten before dinner. Later, that council of pie members (was, were) outraged.
What is "WERE" and "WAS"
500
Mr. Michaels, with his two sons, always (win, wins) the trophy. However, Tamara, from the suburbs, (has, have) come in second place.
What is "WINS" and "HAS"
500
When the actor had (spoke / speaked / spoken), everyone listened, but I (seen / saw) his eyes twitch.
What is "SPOKEN" and "SAW"
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