Pronoun-verb agreement

Complete the sentence: I ___ so excited for the field trip tomorrow!

• am

• is

• are

• be

Answer explanation

The verb must agree with the first-person singular pronoun 'I'. The correct form of the verb 'to be' for 'I' is 'am'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

Complete the sentence: My brother is a great artist; he ___ amazing pictures of dragons.

• draws

• draw

• drawing

• is draw

Answer explanation

The pronoun 'he' is third-person singular, so the present tense verb needs an '-s' at the end. 'Draws' is the correct form to agree with 'he'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

True or False: The sentence 'We walks to school together' uses correct pronoun-verb agreement.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The pronoun 'we' is first-person plural and requires the base form of the verb, 'walk'. The correct sentence is 'We walk to school together'.

Complete the sentence: Yesterday, you ___ the team captain for the game.

• was

• were

• is

• be

Answer explanation

The pronoun 'you' always uses the plural verb form. In the past tense, the correct form of 'to be' for 'you' is 'were'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

Which question is grammatically correct?

• Does they like the new video game?

• Do she have an extra pencil?

• Does he know the answer?

• Do it look right to you?

Answer explanation

The helping verb 'does' is used with third-person singular pronouns like 'he', 'she', and 'it'. The other options incorrectly pair 'does' with a plural pronoun or 'do' with a singular one.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Complete the sentence: Somebody from my class ___ left their notebook on the bus.

• has

• have

• are

• were

Answer explanation

Indefinite pronouns like 'somebody' are singular and require a singular verb. 'Has' is the correct singular verb to agree with 'somebody'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

True or False: In the sentence 'Several of the kids want ice cream,' the verb 'want' correctly agrees with the pronoun 'several'.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The indefinite pronoun 'several' is always plural, so it requires a plural verb like 'want'. The phrase 'of the kids' does not change the rule.

Select the sentence that correctly shows that the verb doesn't change after a modal verb like 'should'.

• She should goes home now.

• They should listen to the teacher.

• He should finishes his homework.

• I should calls my friend.

Answer explanation

Modal verbs (can, could, will, should, etc.) are always followed by the base form of a verb, regardless of the subject pronoun. 'Listen' is the correct base form.

Choose the sentence with the correct pronoun-verb agreement for a compound subject.

• You and he is in my group.

• My dog and I plays in the park every day.

• She and her friends are going to the mall.

• He and I was late for the movie.

Answer explanation

When two subjects are joined by 'and', they form a plural subject and require a plural verb. 'She and her friends' is a plural subject, so the plural verb 'are' is correct.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Complete the sentence, ignoring the words in between: One of those noisy parrots ___ how to talk.

• knows

• know

• are knowing

• have known

Answer explanation

The subject of the sentence is the singular pronoun 'one', not 'parrots'. A singular subject requires a singular verb, which is 'knows'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B