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'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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