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Agreement Rules

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ___ subject takes a ___ verb.

a)

singular, singular

b)

singular, plural

c)

plural, singular

d)

plural, plural

e)

singular, singular AND plural, plural

2.

Words like each, someone, and either are called ___ pronouns.

a)

personal

b)

demonstrative

c)

interogative

d)

indefinite

3.

Indefinite pronouns can be ____.

a)

verbs

b)

adverbs

c)

subjects

d)

nouns

e)

all of these

4.

A ___ or ____ between the subject and verb does not affect the number of the subject.

a)

subject, verb

b)

phrase, clause

c)

pronoun, antecedent

d)

adjective, verb

5.

A compound subject joined by and is almost always ____ and should take a ____ verb.

a)

singular, singular

b)

singular, plural

c)

plural, singular

d)

plural, plural

e)

none of these

6.

The words each or every in front of a compound subject make the subject ____.

a)

singular

b)

plural

c)

both singular and plural

d)

neither singular nor plural

7.

A compound subject connected with or/nor should agree with the subject ___ to the verb.

a)

farthest

b)

closest

c)

both farthest AND closest

d)

none of these

8.

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.

a)

coordinating conjunctions, closest

b)

coordinating conjunctions, farthest

c)

correlative conjunctions, closest

d)

correlative conjunctions, farthest

e)

none of these

9.

Inverted subjects are ___ and should always agree with the verb.

a)

subjects that are upside down

b)

subjects that follow the verb

c)

subjects that are written backwards

10.

Words such as team, family, and group are called ___ nouns are usually singular.

a)

irregular

b)

proper

c)

indefinite

d)

possessive

e)

collective

11.

Titles of movies, books, songs, organizations, etc. are always ___ and should take a ___ verb.

a)

singular, singular

b)

singular, plural

c)

plural, singular

d)

plural, plural

e)

none of these

12.

Nouns like scissors and jeans are considered ___.

a)

singular

b)

plural

c)

both singular and plural

d)

neither singular nor plural

13.

Nouns like mumps and dollars are considered ___.

a)

singular

b)

plural

c)

both singular and plural

d)

neither singular nor plural

14.

A pronoun is a word that ___.

a)

describes a noun

b)

shows action

c)

takes the place of a noun

d)

modifies a verb

15.

An antecedent is a(n) ___.

a)

word the pronoun refers to

b)

word that takes the place of a noun

c)

special type of pronoun

d)

none of these

16.

A ___ noun should be replaced with a ___ pronoun.

a)

singular, singular

b)

singular, plural

c)

plural, singular

d)

plural, plural

e)

singular, singular AND plural, plural

17.

A ___ or ___ between the antecedent and pronoun does not change the number of the antecedent.

a)

subject, verb

b)

phrase, clause

c)

pronoun, antecedent

d)

adjective, adverb

18.

Words such as all, many, and some are called ___ and can be antecedents.

a)

reflexive pronouns

b)

indefinite pronouns

c)

personal pronouns

d)

demonstrative pronouns

19.

Compound antecedents joined by and should take a ___ pronoun.

a)

singular

b)

plural

c)

both singular and plural

d)

neither singular nor plural

20.

Putting the word each or every in front of a compound antecedent makes it ___.

a)

singular

b)

plural

c)

either singular or plural

d)

neither singular nor plural

21.

Compound antecedents joined by or/nor take a pronoun that agrees with the antecedent ___ to the pronoun.

a)

farthest

b)

closest

c)

both closest AND farthest

d)

none of these

22.

Collective nouns like team, class, or committee are usually replaced by a ___ pronoun.

a)

singular

b)

plural

c)

both singular and plural

d)

neither singular nor plural

23.

Organizations like Endeavor Charter School or Tito's Taco Palace are considered ___ and should be replace by a ___ pronoun.

a)

singular, singular

b)

singular, plural

c)

plural, singular

d)

plural, plural

e)

none of these

24.

Nouns such as scissors or shorts are considered ___ and should be replace by a ___ pronoun.

a)

singular, singular

b)

singular, plural

c)

plural, singular

d)

plural, plural

e)

none of these

25.

Nouns such as civics or news are considered ___ and should be replaced by a ___ pronoun.

a)

singular, singular

b)

singular, plural

c)

plural, singular

d)

plural, plural

e)

none of these