Singular and Pronoun Subject Verb Agreement with Compound Subjects

Choose the right word to make the verbs and compound subjects agree:

The piano or the tables _________ to go.

• have

• are

• is

Neither the pillows nor the blanket ________ good in this room.

• look

• looks

• looked

• looking

The fork and spoons ______ to be washed.

• needs

• need

Potato chips and cupcakes ____ bad for you.

• it

• is

• are

• its

Either Sam or Lena __________ the car here each day.

• drive

• driving

• drove

• drives

When the subjects are joined by "or" or "neither/nor," the verb agrees with the subject that is __________________________

• related to the subject

• closest to the verb

• close in similarity

• farthest from the verb

The subject of a sentence is generally defined as the noun or ____________ engaging in the activity of the verb

• conjunction

• pronoun

• adjective

• preposition

When a sentence has two or more subjects, that's called a compound subject. The individual subjects are joined by a coordinating _____________________

• adverb

• interjection

• verb

• conjunction

Beth and Kendra _______ very slowly.

• reading

• reads

• read

These subjects are joined by a conjunction such as ___ , __, or __ .

• is, are, be

• has, have, had

• will, be, it

• and, or, nor