Show:
do
you
like
this
column
100
The Colorado River (flow/flows) through the canyon.
flows
100
True or false?  A plural verb ends in 's'
false
100
The North Rim (begin/begins) ten miles away.
begins
100
Wild animals (live/lives) in the zoo.
live
100
True or false?  A singular noun ends in 's'
false
200
The house on the hills (lies/lie) in a grassy area.
lies
200
The room upstairs (look/looks) fancy.
looks
200
The clock (was/were) first rung in 1859.
was
200
All of us (have/has) visited New Orleans.
have
200

What is the rule for choosing the correct verb if you have a plural subject?

Always choose the plural verb.

300
All of the carpet (have/has) blue tinges.
has
300

How can you tell which verb to choose if the subject is an indefinite pronoun that can be either singular?

Look the the object of the prep

300
Each of the players (play/plays) well.

plays


Each is always singular!

300
Everyone in my family (like/likes) smores.
likes
300
Young Orville and Wilbur Wright (play/plays) with toy helicopters.
play
400

The boys  (visit/visits) the museum.

visit

400

Wilbur (graduate/graduates) from high school.

graduates

400

Which of the following sentences has correct subject-verb agreement? a) "The choir sings beautifully." b) "The choir sing beautifully."

a) "The choir sings beautifully."

400
Both (is/are) very beautiful.
are
400

The book by Octave Chanute (is/are) in the library.

is

500

Say one of the rules for subject and verb agreement.

A singular indefinite pronoun should have a singular verb, and a plural indefinite pronoun should have a plural verb.

or

Rule 1: Singular Subjects with Singular Verbs. Plural Subject with plural verbs.

500
Marco and his brother, not the entire family, (are/is) going camping.
are
500

List 3 indefinite pronouns that can be singular

all, any, more, most, none, some

500
The mother's contribution to the preparations (was/were) helpful.
was
500
List 7 indefinite pronouns that are always singular.
Each, body, one, thing, much, either