Subject Verb Agreement

Subject Verb Agreement

Learning Objectives

Identify the rules related to subject-verb agreement.

Apply the rules correctly in sentences.

Pre-assessment

Multiple Choice

If James fails his examination, his teachers, his parents, his friends, or I ________to be blamed.

• are

• is

• am

Multiple Choice

Every man and woman ______ required to check in.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

Red beans and rice ________my mom's favorite dish.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

Here ______ the papers you requested.

• are

• is

Multiple Choice

The information ______useful in deciding which place to visit.

• is

• are

Do you know the right answer?

Poll

The fear of terrorists and militants ________ made them flee the city.

• has

• have

Rule 11

• When the prepositional phrases separate the subjects from the verbs, they have no effect on the verbs.

• Example, The perspective of different people varies from time to time.

• The analysis of the results reveals a significant difference between the groups.

Poll

Most of the news ______good

• is

• are

Rule 12

• The following words may be singular or plural, depending upon their use in a sentence, some, any, all, most. 

• Example; Most of the flowers were yellow

Multiple Select

The participants who enter the study_______ questionnaires.

• receives

• receive

Multiple Select

The material that was applied to the blades of wind turbines ______ rapidly in tests.

• ages

• age

Multiple Choice

All of the children ______ late.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

All of the pizza ________ gone.

• was

• were

Poll

•Excitement, as well as nervousness, ______ the cause of her shaking.

• is

• are

Rule (re-visited)

• Sometimes the subject is separated from the verb by such words as along with, as well as, besides, not, etc. 

• •These words and phrases are called prepositional phrases and are not part of the subject. Ignore them and use a singular verb when the subject is singular.

• Example- The politician, along with the newsmen, is expected shortly.

  
  

Poll

Five dollars _______ too much to ask.

• is

• are

Rule 13

• Expressions of time, money, measurement and weight are usually singular when the amount is considered one unit.

• Ten days is (not are) not nearly enough time. 

Open Ended

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