Subject-Verb Agreement Review

Find Subj./Verb

100

Mathematics remains one of the hardest subjects for students. 

Subject: Mathematics

Verb: Remains

200

Sometimes I have a hard time believing the effects chocolate has on my mother. 

Subject: Chocolate

Verb: Has

300

The speeches that Senator Cassius makes impress the people each time. 

Subject: Speeches

Verb: Impress

400

One hundred dollars seems like a fair price for my collection of broken roof tiles. 

Subject: Dollars

Verb: Seems

500

Ten miles of unpaved road lie between my house and the beach.

Subject: Miles

Verb: Lies

Fill in the Blank!

100

•  Four years _______ a long time to spend away from your friends and family.

Answer: Is

200

• Carlos is the only one of the students who __________ lived up to the potential described in the yearbook.

Answer: Has

300

• Each student and instructor in the building __________ for a new facility by next year.

Answer: Hope

400

• Not only the students, but also their instructor ________ been called to the principal's office.

Answer: Has

500

• The International Club, as well as the Choral Society, and the Rowing Club, __________ to submit a new constitution.

Answer: Needs

Find the Subj., Bad Verb, and Replace

100

The students likes when we play games in class.

Subject: Students

Bad Verb: Likes

Correct Verb: Like

200

Martin's speech, "I Have A Dream", are viewed by many today.

Subject: Speech

Bad Verb: Are

Correct Verb: Is

300

Carla just won the lottery, she want to take everyone to Greece.

Subject: Carla

Bad Verb: Want

Correct Verb: Wants

400

The relationship between goby fish and striped shrimp are truly symbiotic, for neither can survive without the other.

Subject: Relationship

Bad Verb: Are

Correct Verb: Is

500

A shipment of twenty tons of rice and eight tons of beans were loaded onto the boat.

Subject: Shipment

Bad Verb: Were 

Correct Verb: Was

Present Tense

100

The sun shine brightly in the sky.

Answer: Shines

200

I writes a letter to my father.

Answer: Writes

300

They plays basketball on weekends.

Answer: Plays

400

We eats dinner together, as a family.

Answer: Eat

500

The students listens actively to the teacher.

Answer: Listen

Multiple ChoiceTrue/False

100

All subjects that end with "s" are plural.

True/False?

False

200

If two subjects are joined by "and" what is the result?

A) The verb will be plural

B) Use the subject closest to the verb

C) The subject will be plural

D) Disregard and

C) The subject will be plural

300

What is a good method for correcting the subject and verb easier?

A) Find what sounds the best together

B) Measure the length of the sentence

C) Take out prepositional phrases

D) All of the above

C) Take out prepositional phrases

400

"As well as", "in addition to", 'including", and "along with" work the same as and.

True/False?

False

500

What is the rule for "either/or"?

A) Use first subject in the sentence

B) Makes the verb plural

C) Use the subject closest to the verb

D) Disregard either/or

C) Use the subject closest to the verb