Pronoun and Subject Verb agreement

Bob and Randy goes to elementary school together. What is the subject?

• School

• Randy

• Bob and Randy

• Elementary school

People is often ten or twenty years behind the times in their knowledge of the world. Does the subject agree with the verb?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

The subject people is plural and the verb is, is singular. They do no agree.

The dance team of BHS start every pep rally. What is team?

• singular verb

• plural subject

• singular subject

• plural verb

Hurricanes, as well as tropical storms, batter the coast from Florida to Mississippi. What is the subject?

• Tropical Storms

• coast

• Hurricanes

• Florida

The birds, as well as frogs and the crickets, lull me to sleep at night. What is lulls?

• Singular Verb

• Singular Subject

• Plural Verb

• Plural Subject

Jane and Sarah said _____ were too tired to skate any longer.

• She

• him

• you

• they

Select the sentence that is in the incorrect group.

• Each of the students should bring his or her text book to study session.

• Both Chris and Kim brought their children with them to the meeting.

• Everyone wanted to share their observations.

• When people are interrogated relentlessly, they tend to grow weary.

Select the sentence that is incorrect in each group.

• Tracy and Jane are combining their money to purchase a larger gift for their parents.

• Neither Steve nor Gary wanted to present his own ideas.

• Sandy was the only one in the class who had his or her homework.

• Bob is one of those teachers who consider themselves privileged to work with students.

Neither girl will wear ______black pants.

• His

• She

• Their

• her

Every worker in this office needs _____own computer.

• their

• us

• his or her

• they