Subject-Verb Agreement Practice Questions

These scissors ______ so dull that I'm not sure you could slice butter with them!

• is

• are

• has been

• had been

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

At Wendy's Washateria, each of the industrial washing machines ______ so forcefully during the spin cycle that new patrons dash outside, convinced that an earthquake is shaking the building.

• rocks

• rock

• rocked

• will rock

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Everyone at Wendy's Washateria, even Myra and old Mrs. Webster, ______ that she could afford her own washer and dryer at home.

• wished

• have wished

• wish

• wishes

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Every cereal bowl and casserole dish ______ slipped out of Sheila’s soapy hands and shattered on the hard tile of the kitchen floor. Sheila really needs to buy a dishwasher.

• has

• have

• will have

• had

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Not only fat caterpillars but also my neighbor's rabbits ______ chewed my poor tomato plants to leafless nubs.

• has

• have

• will have

• had

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Either The Matrix or Aliens ______ Sam's favorite science-fiction movie.

• was

• were

• is

• are

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

The eight slots on Pam's extra large toaster ______ that no one has to fight over frozen waffles during breakfast.

• meant

• will mean

• means

• mean

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Jennifer's latest software update ______ significantly improved the performance of her aging laptop, allowing her to multitask with ease.

• have

• had

• has

• will have

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The class ______ about the solution to the stuffy condition of the room; ten students want to open the window, but the others remember the flood of frightened cockroaches that poured in the last time Mr. Frampton released the window from the frame.

• disagrees

• disagree

• disagreed

• will continue to disagree

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The janitor, as well as the engineer and his assistant, __ expecting a wage increase.

• was

• were

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F