Subject-verb agreement short Bellringer practice

In English, a subject is...

• a verb

• a noun

• an adjective

• something you study in school

Answer explanation

A subject is a noun that does the action in a sentence. For example, in the sentence "Mrs. Kilroy is a teacher," the subject is "Mrs. Kilroy" and the verb is "is"

Is the subject singular or plural?

"Marcus thinks the lion has pretty eyes."

Subject: Marcus

Verb: thinks

• singular

• plural

Is the verb singular or plural?

"Marcus thinks the lion has pretty eyes."

Subject: lion

Verb: has

• singular

• plural

Is the SUBJECT singular or plural?

"The women at the board meeting were bored."

• Singular

• Plural

Is the SUBJECT singular or plural?

"The box of cereal sat on the shelf for months."

• Singular

• Plural

Which verb matches the subject?

Jennie _____ know what her mom thinks of her homecoming dress, and she doesn't care.

• don't

• doesn't

Which subject matches the verb in the sentence:

"The _________ were bored at work. "

• women

• woman

Which verb matches the subject?

These books _____ for sale.

• are

• is

Which verb matches the subject?

The cat and dog _____ outside.

• are

• is