Subject-Verb Agreement

What type noun names a group that is made up of individuals?

• common

• compound

• collective

• concrete

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1A

Identify the part of the subject that agrees with the underlined verb.

The group of students decides to go buy paletas after school.

• students

• the group

• group of students

• paletas

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Identify the part of the subject that agrees with the underlined verb.

A family of rabbits has been eating all the lettuce in my garden.

• a family

• a family of rabbits

• lettuce

• garden

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Identify the part of the subject that agrees with the underlined verb.

The herd of horses runs freely across the plains.

• the herd

• the herd of horses

• horses

• plains

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Identify the part of the subject that agrees with the underlined verb.

The group of 7th graders looks proud of the security system they created.

• security system

• their

• the group

• 7th graders

• the group of 7th graders

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Identify the part of the subject that agrees with the underlined verb.

The team of competitive air-hockey players meets to practice at the arcade every Friday night.

• arcade

• Friday night

• the team

• the team of competitive air-hockey players

• competitive air-hockey players

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Collective nouns can be singular or plural.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1A

Fix any errors with subject-verb agreement for the sentence below.

Two herds of armadillos needs the toads to stop stealing their ants.

• needs

• need

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Fix any errors with subject-verb agreement for the sentence below.

If that swarm of bees surround Ms. Phillips, she will try not to scream.

• surrounds

• surround

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Fix any errors with subject-verb agreement for the sentence below.

Two groups of students argue over the bag of Takis.

• argue

• argues

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F