Subject-Verb Agreement 1
Subject-Verb Agreement 2
Subject-Verb Agreement 3
Subject-Verb Agreement 4
Subject-Verb Agreement 5
100
Over the past year, Jonelle (has, have) been collecting articles about Olympic gymnasts.
has
100

Plants and flowers (is, are) featured on the cover of this book.

are

100
Why (is, are) your parents going to Beijing?
are
100
How (do, does) those new shoes feel?
do
100

Children relished their snacks happily. Identify and state the kind of verb used in the sentence.

relished regular

200

Neither his father nor his mother (was, were) alive.

was

200

The visitors left after they __________  (to finish) their coffee.

finished

200

As the comedian leaves the stage, people (applaud, applauds) wildly.

applaud

200
Both of the dogs (has, have) already been treated for heartworm.
have
200
The last people off the ship (carry, carries) their own luggage.
carry
300
A good present for Tara (is, are) stereo headphones.
is
300

All these things (was, were) needed.

were

300

I _________(to play) netball last weekend, but I only _______(to know) where the match_________(to be) day before.

played, knew, was going to be

300

There were hundreds of gulls circling in the sky.  Identify the verbs in the sentence

were, circling


300

It (seem, seems) like a long distance if you’re walking.

seems

400
Somebody among the reporters covering the trial (is, are) getting inside information from the district attorney.
is
400

I (wakes up,wake up) early on Sundays.

wake up

400

Someone stole my purse. Identify whether the verb is present, past, or future tense. 

stole-past

400

Most of the members of the  committee generally (decide, decides) on its course of action pretty quickly.

decide

400

Write one word that can complete the sentence below. Write the word in the blank. 

You should remember to look both ways before you _________________ the road. 


cross

500

Everyone on the teams (want, wants) to be in the championship game.

wants-Everyone is a singular pronoun/subject.  So it needs a singular verb.

500

Twenty-five percent of his answers (is, are) wrong.

is

You have to look at the noun that follows the percentage.  Answers is plural so you need a plural verb.

500

James or Nora [is, are] bringing cupcakes to the birthday party.

is


Remember! With [OR] only look at the subject closest to the verb.

500

 Which sentence uses the word book as a verb? 

a.We booked tickets for the football match. 

b.Arin wrote a book review for the school magazine. 

c.The scientist’s ideas are explained in his latest book. 

d.Book club meets every Wednesday in the library. 

a.We booked  tickets for the football match.

500

Five thousand dolars (is, are) a lot of money.

is

When a number is the subject of a sentence, the verb should agree with the number as if it were a singular noun, meaning you use a singular verb if the number represents a single quantity or unit.

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