Subject-Verb Agreement

Subject-Verb Agreement

Multiple Choice

My friend ____ on my street a few blocks away.

• live

• lives

Multiple Choice

They ____ meeting new people.

• enjoy

• enjoys

Multiple Choice

Their job ____ a lot of patience and hard work.

• require

• requires

Multiple Choice

Neither the teacher nor the student _______ prepared for the listening exam.

• were

• was

Multiple Choice

Either the trash can or your socks _________ horrible.

• smells
• smell
• smels
• smel

Multiple Choice

Neither Lois nor Jude ________ able to finish the puzzle.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

A little old man, accompanied by his two big dogs, ____ past my house every day.

• walks

• walk

Multiple Choice

All of my belongings, including my passport, _____ lost by the airline

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

A dog with three legs ___ near my house.

• lives

• live

Multiple Choice

The leaves on the tree outside my window ___ linked by the branches in between them.

• were

• was

Multiple Choice

One of the most common names for dogs in the United States ___ "Rover".

• are
• is
• were
• be

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence correct?
The box of apples is on the porch.

• Correct
• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

Every afternoon the baseball team ___ its coach out to the hot field for practice.

• follow

• follows

Multiple Choice

The wolf pack ___ stalking the herd of caribou.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

The staff ______ hard to meet their goals and deadlines.

• work

• works

Multiple Choice

The class ______ heading to recess after lunch.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

Neither of those sharks circling your boogie board _____ hungry enough to bite.

• looks

• look

Multiple Choice

Each of the students ___ wearing an OJRMS t-shirt on the field trip.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

Everyone, including the parents, ___ yelling when the game ended.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

Both my mom and stepdad _____ coming to tonight's concernt.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

Most of the house ___ been painted.

• has

• have

Multiple Choice

One of my new pens _____ smoothly.

• writes

• write

Multiple Choice

Both taxis and buses _____ at this corner in the morning.

• stops

• stop

Multiple Choice

Many survivors of the sinking of the Titanic ___ about how traumatizing the experience was.

• talks

• talk

Multiple Choice

All of the coffee ___ cold, sorry.

• is

• are

Poll

How do you feel about subject-verb agreement?