Making Them Agree
Find the Subject and Verb
Collective Nouns
Indefinite Pronouns
SOUE
100

This book (contain, contains) poems by Frost.

contains

100

The writer of these poems are Carl Sandburg.

Writer; are - is

100

The audience (find, finds) their seats.

find

100

One of the poems (use, uses) a spider as its focus.

Singular - uses

100

Name one of the two "in" beverages mentioned in the book.

Aqueous Martini, Parsley Soda

200

Frost (have, has) a great reputation as lyric poet.

has

200

This son of Swedish immigrants is famous.

son; is

200

The class (attend, attends) the poetry reading.

attends

200

Another in this tradition (is, are) Walt Whitman.

Singular - is

200

What is the Squalor's address?

667 Dark Avenue

300

Readers (find, finds) his use of symbols interesting.

find

300

Ideas for his work arises from his travels.

Ideas; arises - arise

300

The class (discuss, discusses) the Pulitzer Prize among themselves.

discuss
300

Both of those poems (is, are) about Abraham Lincoln.

Plural - are

300

What knot does Violet teach her siblings? Bonus points if you can name who invented it.

Devil's Tongue - Female Finnish Pirates

400

Students (talk, talks) about Frost's poem "Fire and Ice."

talk

400

His days in Puerto Rico inspire his earliest poems.

days; inspire

400

The committee (award, awards) the prize each year. 

awards

400

Few (use, uses) rhythm in such a musical way.

Plural - use

400

What element does Lemony Snickett say is not on the table of elements but should be?

the element of surprise

500

Frost's poetry (do, does) require close study.

does

500

Critics around the world praises his work.

Critics; praises - praise

500
The committee (accept, accepts) nominations of American poets.

accepts

500

No one (appreciate, appreciates) Whitman's poetry without effort.

Singular - appreciates

500

Where was the In Auction held?

Veblen Hall