Subject-Verb Concord

1. When writing a sentence using either/or or neither/nor, how do you decide whether the verb should be singular or plural?

• Use the first noun in the sentence to decide.

• Use the subject noun closest to the verb to decide.

• It is always singular.

• It is always plural.

Which of the following sentences has an INCORRECT subject-verb agreement?

• Despite all the fuss about formal wedding dinners, I'm serving barbecue at mine.

• Across the bay, fleets of old fishing boats was seen on the horizon.

• Whenever you have time, the architect and his assistant would like to talk to you about the remodel.

• Psychologists who came up with the idea of multitasking have lately been saying they were wrong.

Which of the following indicates that a verb should be singular?

• The subject is singular.

• The subject is plural.

• There is a direct object in the sentence.

• There is an indirect object in the sentence.

Which of the following sentences has an INCORRECT subject-verb agreement?

• Any book about space visits from vampire Martian aliens is my idea of a good weekend read.

• The thought of all the home repairs we need after the bathrooms flooded are daunting.

• It's amazing that there are never any leftovers in my house after the Super Bowl game.

• Subject-verb agreement usually gets trickier as sentences expand into more complex structures.

In the following sentence, _____ is the subject noun and _____ is the verb. 'The two girls, as they stroll past the park, hear the faint sound of church bells chiming the hour.'

• bells; hour

• the; hear

• girls; hear

• two; sound

The rule of concord is also called __?

• Subject-verb rule

• The sentence rule

• The agreement rule

Select the correct verb in the following sentence: Lisa (run/runs) to the park every day.

• runs

• run

Select the correct verb in the following sentence: The dogs (bark/barks) at strangers.

• bark

• barks

Create a sentence using a verb that is in plural.

• The children play

• The children plays

• The child plays

Create a sentence using a verb that is in singular

• The children play

• The children plays

• The child plays