Subject Verb Agreement

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

The verb must agree in number with its subject. A singular subject takes a singular verb, and a plural subject takes a plural verb.
Examples:

Singular subject and verb: A pink tulip peeks through the newly thawed ground.

Plural subject and verb: Pink tulips peek through the newly thawed ground.

Multiple Choice

1. Our lake cabin, which was built in the 1950s, (needs, need) a few repairs.

• Needs

• Need

Match

Match the subject with the verb

• Bananas

• Timmy

• Wrong (bananas)

• Wrong (Timmy)

• The birds

are yellow

goes to Kroger

is yellow

go to Kroger

are chirping

• are yellow

• goes to Kroger

• is yellow

• go to Kroger

• are chirping

Multiple Choice

1. The students, who participate in the debate club, (enjoys, enjoy) the competition.

• Enjoy

• Enjoys

Multiple Choice

1. The cows, that graze in the pasture, (provides, provide) milk for butter and yogurt.

• Provide

• Provides

Multiple Choice

Misty, although she also takes guitar lessons, (prefers, prefer) the violin.

• Prefer

• Prefers