CATEGORY 1: Singular Subjects
The dog ___ (run/runs) across the yard.
What is “runs”?
The students ___ (work/works) quietly.
What is “work”?
Either option ___ (is/are) fine with me.
What is “is”? (either = singular)
Everyone ___ (is/are) invited to the party.
What is “is”?
My brother and sister ___ (walk/walks) to school.
What is “walk”?
The teacher ___ (checks/check) the homework.
What is “checks”?
The birds ___ (fly/flies) over the lake.
What is “fly”?
Neither of the answers ___ (seem/seems) correct.
What is “seems”?
Many ___ (was/were) waiting outside.
What is “were”?
The pair of shoes ___ (cost/costs) $40.
What is “costs”?
My friend always ___ (enjoy/enjoys) skating.
What is “enjoys”?
My cousins ___ (live/lives) in Chicago.
What is “live”?
Each of the players ___ (has/have) a uniform.
What is “has”?
Someone ___ (left/leave) their backpack.
What is “left”?
Ten dollars ___ (is/are) a fair price.
What is “is”? (amount of money = singular)
The cat ___ (sleep/sleeps) on the windowsill every afternoon.
What is “sleeps”?
The puppies ___ (chew/chews) on their toys.
What is “chew”?
Both of the boys ___ (was/were) excited.
What is “were”? (both = plural)
Few ___ (knows/know) the real story.
What is “know”?
The books on the shelf ___ (belongs/belong) to me.
What is “belong”?
The bouquet of flowers ___ (is/are) on the table.
What is “is”? (bouquet = singular)
Several books ___ (was/were) missing.
What is “were”?
The team ___ (is/are) winning the game.
What is “is”? (team = collective noun, treated as singular)
Nobody ___ (want/wants) to miss the show.
What is “wants”?
The group of artists ___ (create/creates) murals.
What is “creates”?