Subject-Verb Agreement Quiz - Rules 1-5

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• The cat run across the yard.

• The cats runs across the yard.

• The cat runs across the yard.

• The cats is running across the yard.

Choose the sentence that uses the correct subject-verb agreement.

• The teacher write on the board.

• The teachers writes on the board.

• The teacher writes on the board.

• The teacher are writing on the board.

Which sentence correctly follows the subject-verb agreement rule for plural subjects?

• The boys was playing in the park.

• The boys is playing in the park.

• The boys are playing in the park.

• The boy are playing in the park.

Select the sentence that correctly follows the rule for singular subjects.

• A tree grow in the backyard.

• The trees grows in the backyard.

• A tree grows in the backyard.

• The tree are growing in the backyard.

Which of the following sentences is correct according to subject-verb agreement?

• The dogs bark loudly at night.

• The dog bark loudly at night.

• The dogs barks loudly at night.

• The dog are barking loudly at night.

Choose the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement.

• She run every morning.

• She runs every morning.

• They runs every morning.

• They is running every morning.

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• The motor are running smoothly.

• The motors is running smoothly.

• The motor is running smoothly.

• The motors runs smoothly.

Select the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement when using a verb phrase.

• The girl has been studying for hours.

• The girl have been studying for hours.

• The girls has been studying for hours.

• The girls is been studying for hours.

Choose the correct verb: "It is the only one of the stores that ______ shoes."

• have

• has

• is having

• were having

Choose the correct verb: "This is the only one of the trees that ______."

• bloom

• blooms

• has bloomed

• were blooming