Subject-verb agreement with prepositional phrases

Q: Identify the correct verbs

During the fall, the Cowboys (run/runs) the ball quickly.

• quickly

• run

• runs

• fall

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Q: Identify the verb

During the season, Steph Curry (dribble/dribbles) down the basketball court.

• dribble

• court

• down

• dribbles

Q: Identify the correct verb tense

Because they have no car, the girls (stroll/strolls) down the sidewalk.

• strolls

• down

• stroll

• because

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Q: Remove the incomplete sentence and the prepositional phrase(s) what do you have left?

Because they paid attention in class, the group of girls (is/are) amazing.

• Because they paid attention

• The group of girls are amazing.

• The group is amazing

• In class, the group of girls are amazing.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Q: Identify your subject and verb

After the second six weeks, the class (vote/votes) on their social contract.

• Second six weeks & vote

• Social contract & votes

• Class & votes

• Class & vote

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Q: What should the remaining sentence be after the prepositional phrases have been removed?

During Halloween, the herd of children screams out of pure terror.

• The herd of children screams.

• During Halloween, the her of children screams out.

• The herd screams.

• During Halloween, the her of children screams.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Q: What sentence is remaining after the prepositional phrases are removed?

In the movie Lion King, the pack of lions (stampede/stampedes) down the pathway.

• The pack stampedes.

• The pack of lions stampede.

• The pack of lions stampedes down the pathway.

• In the movie Lion King, the pack of lions stampedes.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Q: What sentence is remaining after the prepositional phrase has been removed?

During the trial, the jury (render/renders) a verdict.

• The jury renders

• The jury render a verdict.

• the jury renders a verdict

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Q: Identify the correct verb.

After dance practice, Kelly and Vickie (run/runs) to the store.

• run

• runs

• to

• Who knows?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Q: Identify the correct verb tense

Because I begged her, my mom (bake/bakes) cookies every Friday

• My mom

• bakes

• bake

• begged

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D