WorksheetsSubject-verb agreement with prepositional phrases
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
A shipment of cookies (is arriving, are arriving) at the bakery.
is arriving
are arriving
Survivors of the war (is marching, are marching) in the parade.
is marching
are marching
Her frequent changes of residence (is confusing, are confusing) the post office.
are confusing
is confusing
Rising mists from the moor (casts, cast) an aura of mystery over the scene.
casts
cast
Teams from our school (dominates, dominate) most athletic events.
dominate
dominates
People on the beach (was building, were building) sand castles.
was building
were building
Shouts from the crowd (is frightening, are frightening) the baby.
is frightening
are frightening
The socks under the bed (was found, were found) by the puppy.
was found
were found
The socks under the bed (was found, were found) by the puppy.
Was found
were found
Several teaspoons of cinnamon (was added, were added) to the mix
was added
were added
The apples beneath the tree (bakes, bake) well in pies.
bakes
bake
The sailors on the ship (rejoices, rejoice) at seeing land.
rejoices
rejoice
Mr. Alonzo, the baker of these pastries, (does, do) fine work.
does
do
The houses along Pine Street (has, have) tidy yards.
have
has
Cars driving through the tunnel (turns, turn) their lights on
turn
turns
The leaves on the maple tree (is turning, are turning) bright red
is turning
are turning
Employees at Grump’s Department Store (gets, get) a half-hour for lunch.
get
gets
Any traveler in distant lands (has, have) to keep an open mind.
has
have
Students who major in computer science (has, have) good prospects for employment.
has
have
Sounds of distant music (floats, float) through the air.
floats
float
The pot of flowers (looks, look) lovely on the table.
looks
look
The grove of birch trees (is shining, are shining) in the sun.
is shining
are shining
The musicians in the orchestra (is taking, are taking) their seats.
is taking
are taking
The bag of marbles (belongs, belong) to my little sister.
belongs
belong
A box of warm coats (was delivered, were delivered) to the shelter.
was delivered
were delivered
The green areas on the map (indicates, indicate) parks.
indicates
indicate
Many secrets of the universe (has, have) yet to be discovered.
has
have
Life forms beneath the sea (seems, seem) mysterious.
seems
seem
That group of stars (is called, are called) the Big Dipper.
is called
are called
Some explorers of the New World (was looking, were looking) for the Fountain of Youth.
was looking
were looking
