Subject-Verb Agreement

Grandma and grandpa (A) want to go to lunch with their grandchildren who (B) are away at college, but their schedules (C) is busy.

• wants

• is

• are

• No change

Not only the soccer players but also their coach (A) know that they did not play their best game of the season. Coach (B) wants the players to have an extra practice because they (C) need to win their next game.

• knows

• want

• needs

• no change

There (A) are going to be a lot of people absent on the last day of school because each of them (B) want to be done with school and (C) has nothing left to do.

• is

• wants

• have

• no change

The team (A) has only one game left in the season; they each will (B) have a trophy to take home at the end of the season, but their coach (C) wants them to practice over the off-season.

• have

• has

• want

• no change

Here (A) are the pencils I misplaced when going to make copies and there (B) is the papers I set down on my way back from the copy room, but I can't hold everything so I (C) need to make another trip to get the books from the book room.

• is

• are

• needs

• no change

Either water chestnuts or eggplant (A) are the strangest vegetable; although, okra (B) makes a good run at second place and brussel sprouts (C) come third.

• is

• make

• comes

• no change

The teacher (A) was confident that her students would succeed but the students (B) were not convinced that they would be successful. They (C) need to have more confidence in their ability!

• were

• was

• needs

• no change

Neither of those sharks circling your boogie board __________ hungry enough to bite

• look

• looks

• had looked

One hundred and fifty gallons __________ the amount of liquid the average living room rug can absorb. Rachel discovered this fact after taking a long shower when the curtain wasn't tucked inside the tub.

• were

• are

• is

Someone—perhaps Emmanuel or Paul—__________ the right wine to serve with earthworm lasagna.

• know

• knows