Subject Verb Agreement

Subject Verb Agreement

By Letana Brown

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There _____ books on the Shelf.

• is

• are

• was

• weren't

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Singular subjects need a _____ verb.

• singular

• plural

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girl

• singular

• plural

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Plural subjects need a ______ verb.

• singular

• plural

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teeth

• singular

• plural

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I

• singular

• plural

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They

• singular

• plural

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Peas and carrots _______ good together.

• taste

• tastes

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The horse _____.

• jump

• skip

• jumps

• look

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We ________ our success.

• celebrate

• celebrates

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Bill _____ at night.

• work

• works

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My friends _____ arriving at 2 pm.

• is

• are

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Explorers' quests for adventure (leads, lead) them to new discoveries. 

• leads
• lead

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Greg Childs, together with his team, (has, have) climbed in many unusual locations.

• has
• have
• has had
• have done

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The summit, partly hidden by clouds, (tower, towers) above everything else for miles. 

• towers
• tower

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The mountains of Baffin Island (is, are) seldom climbed by anyone. 

• is
• are

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The sheer height of the cliffs (intimidate, intimidates) even the most seasoned climbers.

• intimidate
• intimidates

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Many writers who work for National Geographic magazine (has, have) accompanied climbing expeditions.

• has
• have

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The climbers on the team (was, were) finished climbing in twenty-three days.

• were
• was

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The weather on the coast _____ to be good this weekend.

• appear
• appears

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The green apples in the basket _________ sour.

• is

• are

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The onions in the potato salad ________ too strong for my liking.

• is

• are

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Eve ________ like to babysit her younger brothers.

• doesn't

• don't

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The nurses at the hospital _______ extremely caring.

• is

• are

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The math teacher ____________things really well.

• explain

• explains

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The chefs at the restaurant _________ amazing dishes.

• prepare

• prepares

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Juan and Jake ______ my best friends.

• is

• are

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Either the trash can or your socks _________ horrible.

• smells
• smell
• smels
• smel

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All the children ________ to school at 8 am.

• go

• goes

• is

• is going

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On the bench, there ______ several incomplete projects.

• is

• are

• was

• were