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Rules

100

Subjects and verbs must agree in this.

Number

200

Singular action verbs are formed by doing this.

Adding an -s to the verb.

300

When two subjects are joined by "or" or "nor" you determine the verbs number by doing this.

Looking at the subject that sitting closer to the verb and making sure the verb agrees with it.

400

This is an inverted sentence.

A sentence whose verb comes before the subject.

500

These 4 indefinite pronouns are plural.

Both, few, many, and several.

Compound Subjects

100

Both Jeff and Sam (is, are) going bowling today after school.

Are

200

The actors and Tom will (meet, meets) on the stage at five.

Meet

300

Marla and Sean (dance, dances) for the team.

Dance

400

The sisters or Henry (eat, eats) all of their dinner.

Eats

500

Either Rob or his sisters (sit, sits) in the first row.

Sit

Inverted Sentences

100

Down that dark path (sit, sits) the haunted house.

Sits

200

Here (is, are) the book you wanted to read. 

Is

300

(Does, Do) the victim's bank want the robbers punished?

Does

400

In the book Crimes and Misdeamonrs (appears, appear) many bungling criminals.

Appear

500

Across the floor of the shop (run, runs) a single bright thread, snagged on a rough floorboard.

Runs

Indefinite Pronouns

100

One of my brothers (plants, plant) tomatoes every year.

Plants

200

Everyone in my neighborhood (says, say) the soil is not good enough.

Says

300

Usually everyone in the family (eat, eats) these tomatoes.  

Eats

400

Few (know, knows) how to display their talent.

Know

500

Several of us (prefer, prefers) blue cheese dressing on a salad.

Prefer

Agreement

100

The samples on the tray in the lab (needs, need) testing.

Need

200

The slaughter of animals for their fur (have, has) caused controversy.

Has

300

Find the error with subject-verb agreement. 

When you inhale the diaphragm a muscle beneath the lungs flatten out to make way for the air entering your lungs.

Flatten should be flattens

400

Find the error with subject-verb agreement. 

Nutrient-rich vegetables including beet greens, watercress, and chard helps reduce the risk of chronic diseases.

Helps to help

500

Find the error with subject-verb agreement.

In the 1998 movie Antz an army of ants attack a rival group of termites. A lowly worker ant becomes a hero in the process

initiating events that shake up the ant

world.

Attack to attacks