Understanding Subject-Verb Agreement

What is a subject in a sentence?

• The subject is the action being performed.

• The subject is the verb in the sentence.

• The subject is the punctuation used in the sentence.

• The subject is the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identify the verb in the sentence: The dog barks.

• barks

• dog

• barks loudly

• the

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

Choose the correct verb: The cats (is/are) playing outside.

• was

• isn't

• are

• were

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.2.1D

Which sentence is correct? (He go/He goes) to school.

• He go to school.

• He going to school.

• He gone to school.

• He goes to school.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Fill in the blank: The boy (run/runs) fast.

• runed

• run fastly

• runs

• running

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the subject in this sentence: The flowers bloom in spring?

• the spring

• the sentence

• the flowers

• bloom

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Choose the correct form: She (like/likes) to read books.

• likes

• like

• loves

• enjoys

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Identify the error: The team are winning the game.

• The team is winning the game.

• The team wins the game.

• The teams is winning the game.

• The team are losing the game.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Which sentence is correct? (They was/They were) happy.

• They is happy.

• They were happy.

• They was happy.

• They be happy.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

Fill in the blank: My friends (is/are) coming over today.

• isn't

• was

• are

• were

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F