WorksheetsAgreement Rules
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 49mins
A ___ subject takes a ___ verb.
singular, singular
singular, plural
plural, singular
plural, plural
singular, singular AND plural, plural
Words like each, someone, and either are called ___ pronouns.
personal
demonstrative
interogative
indefinite
Indefinite pronouns can be ____.
verbs
adverbs
subjects
nouns
all of these
A ___ or ____ between the subject and verb does not affect the number of the subject.
subject, verb
phrase, clause
pronoun, antecedent
adjective, verb
A compound subject joined by and is almost always ____ and should take a ____ verb.
singular, singular
singular, plural
plural, singular
plural, plural
none of these
The words each or every in front of a compound subject make the subject ____.
singular
plural
both singular and plural
neither singular nor plural
A compound subject connected with or/nor should agree with the subject ___ to the verb.
farthest
closest
both farthest AND closest
none of these
Neither...nor, either...or, and Not only...but also are called ___. When subjects are joined by them, those subjects should agree with the one ___ to the verb.
coordinating conjunctions, closest
coordinating conjunctions, farthest
correlative conjunctions, closest
correlative conjunctions, farthest
none of these
Inverted subjects are ___ and should always agree with the verb.
subjects that are upside down
subjects that follow the verb
subjects that are written backwards
Words such as team, family, and group are called ___ nouns are usually singular.
irregular
proper
indefinite
possessive
collective
Titles of movies, books, songs, organizations, etc. are always ___ and should take a ___ verb.
singular, singular
singular, plural
plural, singular
plural, plural
none of these
Nouns like scissors and jeans are considered ___.
singular
plural
both singular and plural
neither singular nor plural
Nouns like mumps and dollars are considered ___.
singular
plural
both singular and plural
neither singular nor plural
A pronoun is a word that ___.
describes a noun
shows action
takes the place of a noun
modifies a verb
An antecedent is a(n) ___.
word the pronoun refers to
word that takes the place of a noun
special type of pronoun
none of these
A ___ noun should be replaced with a ___ pronoun.
singular, singular
singular, plural
plural, singular
plural, plural
singular, singular AND plural, plural
A ___ or ___ between the antecedent and pronoun does not change the number of the antecedent.
subject, verb
phrase, clause
pronoun, antecedent
adjective, adverb
Words such as all, many, and some are called ___ and can be antecedents.
reflexive pronouns
indefinite pronouns
personal pronouns
demonstrative pronouns
Compound antecedents joined by and should take a ___ pronoun.
singular
plural
both singular and plural
neither singular nor plural
Putting the word each or every in front of a compound antecedent makes it ___.
singular
plural
either singular or plural
neither singular nor plural
Compound antecedents joined by or/nor take a pronoun that agrees with the antecedent ___ to the pronoun.
farthest
closest
both closest AND farthest
none of these
Collective nouns like team, class, or committee are usually replaced by a ___ pronoun.
singular
plural
both singular and plural
neither singular nor plural
Organizations like Endeavor Charter School or Tito's Taco Palace are considered ___ and should be replace by a ___ pronoun.
singular, singular
singular, plural
plural, singular
plural, plural
none of these
Nouns such as scissors or shorts are considered ___ and should be replace by a ___ pronoun.
singular, singular
singular, plural
plural, singular
plural, plural
none of these
Nouns such as civics or news are considered ___ and should be replaced by a ___ pronoun.
singular, singular
singular, plural
plural, singular
plural, plural
none of these
