Subject Verb Agreement and Pronoun Review

Two or more singular subjects joined by “or” or “nor” take a _______________ verb.

• singular

• plural

Two or more plural subjects joined by “or” or “nor” take a _______________ verb.

• plural

• singular

When a singular subject and a plural subject are joined by “or” or “nor,” the verb agrees with the subject closest to the _________________.

• verb

• pronoun

• subject

Eight crew members and a captain _______ hired for the cruise.

• were

• was

Neither the juniors nor the seniors ________ allowed to attend without permission slips.

• are

• is

The city of Buenos Aires ___________ the capital of Argentina.

• is

• are

Today, almost nine million citizens ________ in the city.

• live

• lives

Choose the sentence written in first person.

• He was sitting on the beach watching the boats.

• They were sitting on the beach watching the boats.

• I were sitting on the beach watching the boats.

• I was sitting on the beach watching the boats.

Pick the correct sentence looking at the pronouns.

• She was walking down the road when hers shoe fell off.

• He was walking down the road when hims shoe fell off.

• Them were walking down the road when their shoe came off.

• He was walking down the road when his shoe fell off.

Choose the sentence with the correct subject verb agreement.

• Russia are the biggest country in the world.

• Russia is the biggest country in the world.

• Russia be the biggest country in the world.

• Russia was the biggest country in the world.