Subject-Verb Agreement Skills

Neither John nor his friends (is/are) available for the meeting.

• is

• was

• am

• be

Either the cat or the dog (was/were) responsible for the mess.

• are

• was

• is

• were

The book on the table (belong/belongs) to Sarah.

• belong

• belongs

• belonged

• belonging

The students in the class (has/have) completed their assignments.

• have

• had

• having

• has

The new car in the garage (look/looks) very sleek.

• lookings

• look

• looks

• looked

The committee (has/have) made their decision.

• were

• has

• have

• is

The flowers in the garden (smells/smell) wonderful.

• smelt

• smelling

• smells

• smell

The data from the survey (support/supports) our hypothesis.

• supported

• supporting

• supports

• support

The cake and ice cream (was/were) delicious.

• were

• was

• are

• is

The team of doctors (is/are) working tirelessly.

• were

• is

• am

• be