Intervening Phrases

Intervening Phrases

Subject-Verb Agreement

Multiple Choice

A bag of groceries (has fallen, have fallen) off the kitchen counter.

• has fallen

• have fallen

Multiple Choice

The girls on the tennis team (is playing, are playing) in a tournament.

• is playing

• are playing

Multiple Choice

Members of the music club (is having, are having) a concert tonight.

• is having

• are having

Multiple Choice

My dog, as well as my two cats, (needs, need) a rabies shot every year.

• needs

• need

Multiple Choice

For me, the best poems in the entire book (was written, were written) by Maya Angelou.

• was written

• were written

Multiple Choice

The new exhibit by the Puerto Rican artists (has been, have been) well attended.

• has been

• have been

Multiple Choice

Those comedians we saw last week at that theater in the city (was, were) really funny.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

The platter, along with the plates and glasses, (was, were) clean.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

The horses, not the sheep or the cow, (has been fed, have been fed).

• has been fed

• have been fed

Multiple Choice

Thunder, as well as lightning and dark clouds, (means, mean) a storm is gathering.

• means

• mean

Multiple Choice

Vivian, not her sisters, (is, are) making Uncle Remo’s birthday cake

• is

• are

Open Ended

Correct the verb in the sentences below. If there are no errors in the sentence, write C for correct.

[1] A family of athletes live in Long Island, New York. [2] The name of the family is Yastrzemski. [3] One of the most famous of this large group of cousins are Carl Yastrzemski. [4] Carl, for many years, were a great baseball player and a member of the Boston Red Sox. [5] Each of the other cousins enjoy sports, too. [6] The youngest cousin of the group are Elizabeth Yastrzemski. [7] She, unlike her older cousins, have chosen in-line skating as her sport. [8] Use of helmets and pads on the knees, wrists, and elbows are important in this sport, as Elizabeth knows well. [9] In-line skating, together with roller-skating and street hockey, are sports accomplished on cement. [10] This kind of skating, like many other sports, require practice.

Multiple Choice

The platter, along with the plates and glasses, (was, were) clean.

• was

• were