Subject Verb Agreement & Pronoun Antecedent Agreement

Mary's birthday __________ always fun

• is

• are

• was

• were

Ladybugs ________ the only type of insect my mom likes.

• is

• are

• has

• have

He _________ 220 pounds, but now he's 178 pounds.

• was

• were

• has

• have

Those concert tickets ________ expensive last week.

• was

• were

• is

• have

The angry buzz of the bumblebees_________ me.

• worry

• worries

• was worried

• were worried

Students of the rainforest _________ at the rate of destruction.

• are alarmed

• is alarmed

• will be alarmed

• has been alarmed

No dead plants on the ground _______ left there for long.

• is

• are

The dog, that is chewing on my jeans, _____ usually very good.

• are

• is

• were

Which of the following groups of words are pronouns?

• dog, cat, tree, house, John

• purple, pink, rough, salty, loud, scratchy

• run, jump, looks, am

• he, she, it, them, they, his, her

What are antecedents?

• descriptive words

• words that are replaced by pronouns

• words that show emotion

• nouns