Subject-Verb Agreement
The average porcupine (has, have) more than thirty thousand quills.
has
Identify the prepositional phrase:
"The city of Amsterdam has almost ninety islands."
of Amsterdam
Each of the players (wears, wear) a different hat.
wears
Fifty cents (is, are) not much money today.
is
Ruben asked if (his, their) friend could drop him at the corner.
his
I (like, likes) fish for lunch
like
Children from all over the neighborhood (wants, want) to attend the party.
want
Nobody in my classes (looks, look) like that!
looks
Black Folktales (was, were) written by Julius Lester.
was
Lono and Nick called (his, their) parents.
their
It is amazing that oysters (create, creates) beautiful pearls.
create
Those books next to the window (needs, need) dusting.
need
Several of the pictures (is, are) by Georgia O’Keeffe.
are
The United States (is, are) full of public libraries.
is
Either my mother or my aunt will bring (her, their) map.
her
Alicia’s missing hamster (run, runs) out of the closet.
runs
Choose the correct verb: One of the wheels on my in-line skates (sticks, stick).
sticks
(Does, Do) many of the students go home for lunch?
Do
One third plus two thirds (equals, equal) one.
equals
Neither script has marks in (its, their) margins.
its
Write a complete sentence using the singular subject "Eric" and the verb "make" in the present tense.
Eric is making pizza for supper.
Correct this sentence: "The killer whale, along with leopard seals, live in the Antarctic."
live -> lives
In the sentence "One of the firefighters has the dog," identify the subject.
One
When should you use "doesn't" instead of "don't"?
doesn't is singular
don't is plural (except for I and You)
"Each of the aquariums needs a new hose for their air system."
their -> its